Pavel Landovský
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1936-09-11
- Died
- 2014-10-10
- Place of birth
- Havlíčkův Brod
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at The Drama Club and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights' petition Charter 77. He was subsequently banned from working at the theater. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978-79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent and severely beaten and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted.
After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he was able to act again, playing one of the lead characters in the play Audience at club Činoherní - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel.
He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
Movies (87)
Straw Hat
1972
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as Pavel
Leaving
2011
WesternStory
2011
as Trubec
Angel Exit
2000
as Machata
Murderous Tales
2016
Closely Watched Trains
1966
Marketa Lazarová
1967
as Smil
The Uninvited Guest
1991
as host
Young Bohácek's Sufferings
1969
as Boháček
Ragtime
1981
as Solomon Peretz
Houslista
1969
Follow Me
1989
as Professor Pavel Navrátil
Flirt se slečnou Stříbrnou
1969
as Vašek
A Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970
as Fízl
Shameless
2008
as Bedrich
Vintage Car
1957
Citizen Havel Rolls Another Barrel
2009
as Self
The Way Through the Bleak Woods
1997
Klec pro dva
1968
Cesta mstitele své cti
1971
Empties
2007
as Řezáč
The Valley of the Bees
1968
as Young Hunter (voice)
I, Mournful God
1969
as Apostol Certikidis
Válka barev
1995
Adelheid
1970
as Guardsman Jindra
The End of a Priest
1969
Hoteliér
2013
The Stock-Check
1981
Black Barons
1992
as maj. Haluška
Late Night Talks with Mother
2003
as Pavel Landovský
Headstand
1982
as Stunk
Bastards III
2012
as dědeček
Svatby pana Voka
1971
as Rudolf II. Habsburský
Die falschen Fiddler
1989
as rabbi
The Soft Course
1967
Amerika
1994
as Robinson
Halt, Or I'll Miss!
1998
as Petřina
Tramps
1983
as pharmacist
An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World
1997
as Reeve
Audience
1990
as Brewmaster
„Rakev ve snu viděti...“
1968
The Unfortunate Bridegroom
1967
as řidič
Silvestr 71
1971
as Self – Host
Drawn from Memory
1995
as Self (voice)
Silvestrovské kousky Františka Housky
1971
Já a moji synové...
2002
as Self
Chyťte doktora
2007
as Cyril Záruba
Hazard
1995
Flames of Royal Love
1991
as Princess' Father
Die Försterbuben
1984
as Franz
Ark of Fools
1990
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Nikita (voice) (uncredited)
Bis später - ich muss mich erschiessen
1984
as Pugatshov
Every Young Man
1966
as Svobodník
Windstorm
1967
as Standa Kocián
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
1971
Bedtime Story
1968
as O'Brien
A Little Piece of Heaven
2005
as Starej
Stínu neutečeš
2009
as Řehoř
Hry lásky šálivé
1971
10 % nádeje
1976
as Milan Papiež
Sign of the Cancer
1967
Zázračný hlavolam
1968
PARADISE LTD.
1986
as house superintendent
Nejsem chmýrko na bodláku
1970
Hunderennen
1983
as Ladislav Lapák
O svatební krajce
2003
as sklepník
Slečny přijdou později
1966
A Man Who Rose in Price
1968
Hrozné děti
1969
Die goldene Jungfrau
1989
as Film festival director
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
2009
as Jelíček
Max, Sally and the Magic Phone
2001
Piknik
1968
Kidnapped Home
2002
as Podestát
Konec draka Kusodrápa
1971
Revizor
1971
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1972
Podezření
1970
as Robert
Bigbeatová svatba
1970
The Plastic People of the Universe
2001
as Self
Proměny nože
1970
Contemporaries
1983
as Andrej Borowicz
Jarmok márnosti
1974
Brýle
1969
Nechcete jet do Bembrly?
1970
as Annoying Passenger
Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku
1970
as zahradník Ferdinand
About Pavel Landovský
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia. Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television.… With 98 credits spanning from 1957 to 2016, Pavel Landovský has appeared in 87 films and 11 TV shows.
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- Straw Hat (1972)
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) — as Pavel
- Leaving (2011)
- WesternStory (2011) — as Trubec
- Angel Exit (2000) — as Machata
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