Jiří Zahajský
Known for Acting · 132 credits
- Born
- 1939-01-19
- Died
- 2007-07-19
- Place of birth
- Mšeno, Czechoslovakia
- Also known as
- Jirí Zahajský · Иржи Загайски · Иржи Загайский
Biography
Jiří Zahajský (19 January 1939, Mšeno - 19 July 2007, Prague) was a Czech actor and dabér. He was a member of the Theater in Vinohrady, Theater behind the gate and longtime member of the Prague Drama Club. He played in a number of Czech films of both serious and comedic.
Jiri Zahajsky was born in Mšeně near Mělník. As a child, he showed a tendency to acting when he played in the amateur performance of Snow White by Dwarf Dwarf. After the war, the Zahajski family moved to Děčín. As a student, he was playing a very good ensemble of amateurs under the direction of director Hipia. He recognized Zahai's talent and negotiated his studies at E. Burian. Zahajsky then studied at the DAMU and became a member of the Vinohrady Theater (1961-1965).
In 1965 Zahajsky became a member of the Theater behind the gate, where he played together with Vladimír Menšík for example in the Maskary of Ostende. In 1972, the Administrative Theater behind the gate was canceled and Zahajský and Libuší Šafránková left for the Činoherní klub. His colleagues included Petr Čepek, Jiřina Třebická, Josef Somr, Jiří Kodet, Jiří Hrzán and others.
Jiri Zahajsky made mainly small characters in film and on television. Unforgettable is his character, Inspector Trachta of the comedy Dissolved and launched. He created several roles of criminologists, his beard gave him the opportunity to perform the roles of the grooms, he played in the roles of his fathers (TV series Křeček in the nightgown). Daddy also played in a number of television fairy tales especially in the 1980s.
Jiri Zahajsky was for 31 years a life partner of TV advertiser Kamila Moučková, since 1992 she was the fourth husband of actress Jana Brejchová. Jiri Zahajsky died in Prague after a long fight with prostate cancer on July 19, 2007.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Bakaláři
1972
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
1976
as Turek
F. L. Věk
1971
Zákony pohybu
1979
Hříšní lidé města pražského
1969
Bronzová spirála
1989
as (voice)
Inženýrská odysea
1980
Sins for Detective Show Viewers
1995
Sňatky z rozumu
1968
Laskavý divák promine
1994
as Tichý
Co teď a co potom?
1991
as Karel
Brakýři
1983
as Jenkins
Okres na severu
1981
Eliška a její rod
1966
Veselé příhody z natáčení
1988
as Himself
Movies (117)
A Major Role for Rosmaryna
1978
Why?
1987
as Marie's Father (voice)
The Beggar's Opera
1991
as Harry Filch
Dissolved and Effused
1985
as Inspektor Trachta
Beauty and the Beast
1979
as Beast (voice)
Sokolovo
1975
Marathon
1968
O Vánocích už nechci slyšet ani slovo
1982
Rodeo
1973
The Apple Game
1978
as Villager (voice)
Město nic neví
1976
O třech rytířích, krásné paní a lněné kytli
1996
as Hradní pán
The Krakonos and the Skiers
1981
as Skelmistr
Na konci světa
1975
as Hostinský Šebek
Zátah
1986
as Moucha (voice)
Sobota odpoledne, počátek léta
1981
Pavučina
1987
as Radka's Father
On the Great River
1978
as Pazour (voice)
Ceiling
1962
as Student (voice)
Útěk do vězení
1991
Jehlice Sluneční paní
1990
Byli jsme to my?
1991
Řád
1994
as hejtman
Dům Na poříčí
1977
Zamilovaná
1993
as Otec
V erbu lvice
1995
And Give My Love to the Swallows
1972
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1987
Zločin na Zlenicích hradě
1972
Poslední mejdan
1984
as MUDr. Hartl (voice)
Sedm sestřiček
1989
as Father
Past na kachnu
1978
Silnější než strach
1979
Nine Circles of Hell
1988
as Capt. Kim (voice)
The Medal
1980
as Lorisch
Tři nevinní
1974
as Hlousek
Bylo nás deset
1963
as soldier Standa Kubík, group leader
Valčík pro milión
1961
Florián
1961
Brontosaurus
1980
Oddělení zvláštní péče
1980
Slečna Rajka
1978
Goodbye, Medeo
1982
as Taxi Driver (voice)
Jestřábí moudrost
1990
as King Ubald (voice)
Count Dracula
1971
as Arthur Holmwood
Tma
1992
Navždy do dálek Tichomoří
1984
Střepy pro Evu
1979
as Glassworker (voice)
Koho ofoukne větříček
1991
as Gamekeeper
Víkend bez rodičů
1982
as Vaněk's Driver (voice)
14. patro, 14. rok
1984
as Otec
Nechci nic slyšet
1978
Proč nevěřit na zázraky
1978
Oddechový čas
1978
Levé křídlo
1984
Nevěsta z obrázku
1983
Rubikova kostka
1985
as soudní lékař
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983
as Holub
Dick Whittington
1993
Pohádka o prolhaném království
1993
Hráči
1983
as Švochněv
Zelený rytíř
1993
as Bertil - Zelený rytíř
Noc klavíristy
1977
Čas pracuje pro vraha
1980
Jak Jaromil ke štěstí přišel
1983
O malíři Adamovi
2006
as otec
Den velkého ticha
1981
Boty plné vody
1976
as Josef Hrubý (segment "Zimní vítr 1951")
Načasovaná smrt
1982
...nebo být zabit
1986
O Popelákovi
1986
as otec
O babičce
1973
Ukradený kaktus
1991
Padla kosa na kámen
1974
O vílách Rojenicích
1998
Čertův švagr
1984
Zákon rovnosti
1979
Královský život otroka
1992
Nedosněné sny
1989
Drátenická pohádka
1987
Svatá noc
1972
Já se vrátím
1978
Čtyři v kruhu
1968
Kinkongova smrt
1987
Píseň o statečném Heřmanovi a sličné Jitce
1986
Jeníček a Mařenka
1999
Lidé jako ty
1960
Jak vyženit z pekla štěstí
1997
Sonata for a Red-Haired Girl
1981
as Tom (voice)
Ants Bring Death
1986
Jak namalovat ptáčka
1980
A New Boy Started Today
1981
as Slávek (voice)
Seven Days in a Week
1965
Balonová pohádka
1989
as King
Vítr na konci léta
1993
„Psáno na pranýř“
1975
Tři v tom
1981
as Zanni
Chceš zabít?
1988
as Doctor (voice)
Hamernická povídačka
1976
Melánie, Melánie
1993
Kam uhnout očima
1977
as otec
Usmívat se, prosím
1991
O Honzovi a princezně Dorince
1986
Soví hnízdo
1982
as Staněk
Modré z nebe
1984
Veronika, prostě Nika
1981
as ředitel školy
Králův kalich
1975
Putování za měsíční nitkou
1985
Dvanáct měsíčků
1992
Ptačí král
1997
Chán Sulejmán a víla Fatmé
1985
Pilát Pontský onoho dne
1991
Strange Airlines
1992
Princ z pohádky
1995
Předeme, předeme zlatou nitku
1982
„Na krásné vyhlídce“
1995
as Wojciech Jasiczek
Jsem nebe
1971
About Jiří Zahajský
Jiří Zahajský (19 January 1939, Mšeno - 19 July 2007, Prague) was a Czech actor and dabér. He was a member of the Theater in Vinohrady, Theater behind the gate and longtime member of the Prague Drama Club. He played in a number of Czech films of both serious and comedic. Jiri Zahajsky was born in Mšeně near Mělník. As a child, he showed a tendency to acting when he played in the amateur performance of Snow White by Dwarf Dwarf. After the war, the Zahajski family moved to Děčín. As a student, he was playing a very good ensemble of amateurs unde… With 132 credits spanning from 1960 to 2006, Jiří Zahajský has appeared in 117 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jiří Zahajský Movies
- A Major Role for Rosmaryna (1978)
- Why? (1987) — as Marie's Father (voice)
- The Beggar's Opera (1991) — as Harry Filch
- Dissolved and Effused (1985) — as Inspektor Trachta
- Beauty and the Beast (1979) — as Beast (voice)
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