Zdeněk Svěrák
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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.
Acted in
Cimrmani zblízka
2024
Kouzelný kopec
2023
as Self
Perspektiva Ivana Mládka
2023
as Self
Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem
2023
as Self
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový
2022
as Self
Bethlehem Light
2022
as Karel Šejnoha
Psaní do nebe
2017
Barefoot
2017
as Headmaster
Operky
2016
Three Brothers
2014
as Vypravěč
Zpátky se Sobotou
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Kooky
2010
as Hergot (voice)
Czech Heaven
2008
as Jan Ámos Komenský
Anatomie gagu
2008
40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry
2007
Long, Broad and Nearsight
2007
as Clever-eyesighted
Empties
2007
as Josef Tkaloun
Cimrman in the World of Music
2006
as colonel "Colonel"
StarDance
2006
as Special Judge
Největší Čech
2005
as Zdeněk Svěrák
Pocta V+W
2005
as Self
Daddy
2004
as Self
Kam zmizel ten starý song
2004
as Self
Africa
2002
as Dr. Emil Žába
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
1998
as Teacher
The Nude
1998
as Dr. Turnovský
Cimrmani
1997
as Self
The Stand In
1997
as Vavroch
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
1997
as vypravěč
Lijavec
1997
as Inspektor starobinců
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
1997
as Physician
Pub in the Glade
1997
as Taverner
Kolya
1996
as František Louka
Úsměvy
1996
as Host
Accumulator 1
1994
as Fišárek
Cimrman sobě
1991
The Elementary School
1991
as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
Larks on a String
1990
Tvrdý chleba
1990
An Uncertain Season
1988
Narostl mu hřebínek
1987
as Vypravěč
As Good as Poison
1986
as Pavel Hnyk
The Horns
1986
The Conquest of the North Pole
1985
as Underground Teacher
My Sweet Little Village
1985
as Malíř
What's Up Doc?
1985
as Bohouš Burda
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
1985
Dissolved and Effused
1985
as Jelínek
Bridal Tour to Jilji
1984
as průvodčí
The Three Veterans
1984
as ministr
Inzerát
1984
The Snowdrop Festival
1984
as řidič trabanta
Galasuperšou
1984
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983
as Jára Cimrman
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
1983
Like Rabbits
1982
as otec Dusek
V podstatě jsme normální
1982
Calamity
1982
as učitel
Chain
1981
as Mikeš (voice)
The Hit
1981
as scénárista Jíša
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981
as Pařízek
Brontosaurus
1980
as Bobr
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
1979
as Self
Ball Lightning
1979
as Dr. Ječný
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
1977
as profesor (uncredited)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976
as Šlajs
Secluded, Near Woods
1976
as Lavička
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974
as podnikový psycholog Klásek
Silvestr 71
1971
as Self
Lucie and the Miracles
1971
as Constable (voice)
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
as kritik v divadle
Moderní byt
1971
Stopa vede do Liptákova
1969
Crime in the Night Club
1968
as Prokurátor
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
as Self