Radovan Lukavský
Radovan Lukavský (1 November 1919 – 10 March 2008) was a Czech theatre and film actor.
Lukavský was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1919. He graduated from high school in Český Brod, before continuing his education at the Charles University, where he studied French and English literature. However, at the onset of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, Lukavský was sent to a forced labor camp. He completed his studies at the Charles University only after being released from the camp. He also studied acting at Prague's conservatory.
Lukavský got his first acting job in 1946 at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague district of Vinohrady. He was reportedly usually cast as honest characters due to his appearance and voice. He was offered a position at the National Theatre in Prague in 1957. He continued to work as an actor at the National Theatre for over fifty years. His most famous roles at the theatre included that of Puck in William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream and the Sergeant in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage.
Outside of the theatre and stage, Lukavský enjoyed a number of roles in Czech and Czechoslovakian television and film throughout his career. He may be best known for his role in the 1970s adaptation of Czech novelist Alois Jirásek's F.L. Věk, in which he played Václav Thám, a Czech national revival leader.
In 1986 he appeared in a TV film adaptation of the Božena Benešová short story "Povídka s dobrým koncem" ("A Story with a Happy Ending").
Lukavský received a number of awards for his work during his career. He was given the lifetime achievement award at the 1995 Thalia Awards, which are the leading honors for the Czech Republic's theatre industry. Former Czech President Václav Havel also awarded Lukavský a medal for services to the theatre.
Additionally, he was the author of several books on acting and the theatre. He taught for many years at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
Lukavský returned to the theatre at age 88 when he performed in Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard at the Vinohrady Theatre. The Vinohrady Theatre is the same theatre where he earned his first acting role back in 1946 when he was a recent university graduate.
Lukavský died in Prague on 10 March 2008 at the age of 88.
Acted in
Maharal – Tajemství talismanu
2008
Maharal – Tajemství talismanu
2007
as Bláha
Náves
2006
Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi do deště
2004
O pyšném panovníkovi
1998
Proces s vrahy Martynové
1998
O perlové panně
1997
as Painter
Červený kamínek
1997
as Duch skal
Rok na vsi
1997
Nesmrtelný život a smrt Mikiho Volka, rokenrolového krále
1996
as Commentary (voice)
Má je pomsta
1995
V erbu lvice
1995
as komentář (voice)
GENUS
1995
as Himself
Skrýše a skála
1995
as recitace
Den, kdy unesli papeže
1995
as papež Albrecht IV.
Marie Růžička
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Náhrdelník
1993
Truth and Lie
1992
Pohádka o touze
1991
Šťastlivec Sulla
1991
Přísahám a slibuji
1990
as doc. MUDr. Horálek
Putování po Blažených ostrovech
1989
Cirkus Humberto
1988
as vypravěč
Tichý společník
1988
as Františkův otec
O Háderunovi a víle Elóře
1988
as Elerién
O houslích krále snů
1987
as Král snů
Zlá krev
1987
Pávie pierko
1987
as Oberjäger
Veronika
1986
as Josef Nemec
Scalpel, Please
1986
Synové a dcery Jakuba skláře
1986
The Third Dragon
1985
as Ravadar
Gobseck
1985
as Count
Příliš velká šance
1985
as major Válek
Poslední šance
1985
as MUDr. Pánek
Chytrá princezna
1984
as Král
Záchvěv strachu
1984
Tažní ptáci
1984
as primář
Putování Jana Amose
1983
Schůzka se stíny
1983
Vzpurní svědkové
1983
O labuti
1983
Jehla
1982
Proč se vraždí starší dámy
1982
Zelená vlna
1982
Opera ve vinici
1982
Dřevo se hudbou odívá
1982
as Self
Až já budu velká
1981
The Secret of the Devil's Pocket
1981
as von Stamitz
Romaneto
1981
Měsíční tónina
1981
as Professor Wieck
Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce
1980
as Zápolský
The Medal
1980
as General Gross
Svítalo celou noc
1980
How to Dupe a Lawyer
1980
as The presiding judge
Rukojmí v Bella Vista
1980
Dnes v jednom domě
1980
as Danda Sr.
Julek
1980
as Narrator (voice)
Ako listy jedného stromu
1980
Alfons Mucha
1980
as Commentary (voice)
Zlaté rybky
1978
The Bay of Happiness
1978
as Boyl
Tichý Američan v Praze
1978
Pasiáns
1977
Já zůstanu věrný
1977
Paličova dcera
1977
Master Hanus
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Dům Na poříčí
1977
Louis Pasteur
1977
Až bude padat hvězda
1976
The Little Mermaid
1976
as King of All Seas
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
1976
My z konce světa
1975
Akce v Istanbulu
1975
as Patr Halva
Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus
1975
as Knan
Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárně
1975
Královská ozvěna
1974
as Veterán Tonyno
Podezření
1973
Operation Bororo
1973
as A. V. Frič (voice)
Fair Wind
1973
as Smit
Z pohádky do pohádky
1973
The Devil's Elixirs
1973
Román lásky a cti
1972
Zlatá svatba
1972
as báňský inženýr Oldřich, syn Kubzových
Kat nepočká
1972
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1972
as Sherlock Holmes
Bakaláři
1972
Black Wolf
1972
Lekce
1972
Mrtvý princ
1972
Magnolia
1972
Kamenný kvítek
1972
Zvláštní případ
1971
as Nadporučík Vašátko
Sunday Father
1971
as Kraus
F. L. Věk
1971
Mata Hari
1971
Za ranních červánků
1970
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970
as Profesor Beiel
Aesop
1970
as Kobon
Long White Yard
1970
as Commentary (voice)
Bellevue
1969
as herec
Ohnice
1969
Sňatky z rozumu
1968
Pan Jordán a Habada
1968
Dragon's Return
1968
as Dragon
Lucerna
1967
Dívka s třemi velbloudy
1967
Waterloo
1967
Cesta řeky k moři
1966
5 Million Witnesses
1965
as kapitán VB Suda
The Bells Toll for the Barefooted
1965
as German Lieutenant
Šach mat
1964
Der Andere neben dir
1964
as Dr. Ludek Melichar
William Shakespeare: Monology
1964
Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda
1963
as král
Prague Blues
1963
Ikarie XB 1
1963
as Commander MacDonald
Horoucí srdce
1963
Fortress on the Rhine
1962
Malý Bobeš ve městě
1962
as Bobšův otec
Zelené obzory
1962
Man in Outer Space
1962
as Peter
Little Bobesh
1962
as Bobšův otec
Pouta
1961
as Dr. Jirí Klimes
Páté oddělení
1961
as Jan Šimek
Higher Principle
1960
as Vondráček
King of the Sumava
1959
as Lt. Vaclav Kot
Death in the Saddle
1959
as Křepelka
Puppies
1958
as Foreman
A Box of Film
1958
as Self
At the Terminus
1957
as Police officer
Against All
1957
as Hetman
V pátek ráno
1957
Lost Children
1957
as Jira
Vintage Car
1957
as Václav Klement
Johnny's Journey
1957
as passenger
Sons of the Mountains
1956
as Commentary (voice)
Silvery Wind
1956
as Jiří
Jan Žižka
1956
as Bilinský - Priest
The Windy Mountain
1956
as Engineer
Jan Hus
1955
as kaplan v Horní Falci
Na stříbrném zrcadle
1955
Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover
1955
as Railwayman Svoboda
Dog's Heads
1955
The Secret of Blood
1953
as Kolcava
Dvaasedmdesátka
1953
Nástup
1953
Early Days
1953
as Prof. Hippler
Milujeme
1952
Action B
1952
as lurking
Mikoláš Aleš
1952
Přiznání
1951
The Trap
1951
as striking metal-rolling specialist
Revoluční rok 1848
1949
as důstojník oznamující kapitulaci
Pan Habětín odchází
1949
Silent Barricade
1949
White Darkness
1948
Nadlidé
1946
Men Without Wings
1946
as execution squad commander