Zdeněk Svěrák
Writing
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.
Born: March 28, 1936
Place of Birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Karel Šejnoha
as Headmaster
as Vypravěč
as Self (archive footage)
as Hergot (voice)
as Jan Ámos Komenský
as Clever-eyesighted
as Teaching Assistant
as Josef Tkaloun
as colonel "Colonel"
as Special Judge
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Dr. Emil Žába
as Dr. Turnovský
as Vavroch
as vypravěč
as Inspektor starobinců
as Physician
as Taverner
as František Louka
as Fišárek
as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
as Pavel Hnyk
as malíř
as Bohouš Burda
as Jelínek
as průvodčí
as ministr
as řidič trabanta
as Jára Cimrman
as otec Dusek
as učitel
as Mikeš (voice)
as scénárista Jíša
as Pařízek
as Bobr
as Dr. Ječný
as profesor (uncredited)
as Šlajs
as Lavička
as podnikový psycholog Klásek
as Constable (voice)
as kritik v divadle
as Prokurátor