Zdeněk Svěrák
Known for Writing · 85 credits
- Born
- 1936-03-28 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- Also known as
- Zdenek Sverák
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (Czech: Kolja, Academy Award winning film) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman who won the voting for The Greatest Czech in 2005 (only the fact that Cimrman is fictional prevented him from actually winning). Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple (in English, "Umbrella") which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
StarDance
2006
as Special Judge
Úsměvy
1996
as Host
Kam zmizel ten starý song
2004
as Self
Šaráda
1990
Zpátky se Sobotou
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Cimrman sobě
1991
Galasuperšou
1984
Největší Čech
2005
as Zdeněk Svěrák
Veselé příhody z natáčení
1988
Minišou Karla Šípa
2021
as Self
Movies (75)
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
1983
Ball Lightning
1979
as Dr. Ječný
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
1977
as profesor (uncredited)
My Sweet Little Village
1985
as malíř
Lijavec
1997
as Inspektor starobinců
Kolya
1996
as František Louka
Czech Heaven
2008
as Jan Ámos Komenský
The Three Veterans
1984
as ministr
Nepřítelem osudu
2010
as Narrator
Stopa vede do Liptákova
1969
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
1997
as Physician
Daddy
2004
as Self
The Ride
1994
as Driver
The Snowdrop Festival
1984
as řidič trabanta
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983
as Jára Cimrman
Neviditeľný Jan Gogola
2026
as Self
The Horns
1986
The Conquest of the North Pole
2007
as Teaching Assistant
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976
as Šlajs
Kouzelný kopec
2023
as Self
Kooky
2010
as Hergot (voice)
Larks on a String
1990
Inzerát
1984
Three Brothers
2014
as Vypravěč
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
1998
as Teacher
Empties
2007
as Josef Tkaloun
Zdeněk Svěrák 90
2026
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
1985
Psaní do nebe
2017
Dissolved and Effused
1985
as Jelínek
Accumulator 1
1994
as Fišárek
The Stand In
1997
as Vavroch
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
1997
as vypravěč
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981
as Pařízek
Barefoot
2017
as Headmaster
An Uncertain Season
1988
Calamity
1982
as učitel
The Hit
1981
as scénárista Jíša
Secluded, Near Woods
1976
as Lavička
Long, Broad and Nearsight
2007
as Clever-eyesighted
The Nude
1998
as Dr. Turnovský
Africa
2002
as Dr. Emil Žába
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012
as Self
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový
2022
as Self
Perspektiva Ivana Mládka
2023
as Self
Lucie and the Miracles
1971
as Constable (voice)
Cimrman in the World of Music
2006
as colonel "Colonel"
Narostl mu hřebínek
1987
as Vypravěč
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974
as podnikový psycholog Klásek
Chain
1981
as Mikeš (voice)
Pub in the Glade
1997
as Taverner
Silvestr 71
1971
as Self
The Elementary School
1991
as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
Bethlehem Light
2022
as Karel Šejnoha
As Good as Poison
1986
as Pavel Hnyk
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
as kritik v divadle
Já a moji synové...
2002
as Self
Chirurgie
1989
Basically Normal
1982
Pocta V+W
2005
as Self
40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry
2007
Like Rabbits
1982
as otec Dusek
Anatomie gagu
2008
Crime in the Night Club
1968
as Prokurátor
Cimrmani zblízka
2024
Moderní byt
1971
Brontosaurus
1980
as Bobr
What's Up Doc?
1985
as Bohouš Burda
Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem
2023
as Self
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
1979
as Self
Bridal Tour to Jilji
1984
as průvodčí
Tvrdý chleba
1990
Cimrmani
1997
as Self
Dobytí severního pólu
1991
as Teaching Assistant / Lecturer
Operky
2016
About Zdeněk Svěrák
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (… With 85 credits spanning from 1968 to 2026, Zdeněk Svěrák has appeared in 75 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Zdeněk Svěrák Movies
- Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983)
- Ball Lightning (1979) — as Dr. Ječný
- 30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977) — as profesor (uncredited)
- My Sweet Little Village (1985) — as malíř
- Lijavec (1997) — as Inspektor starobinců
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