Zdeněk Svěrák
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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.
Known for
Credits
Ball Lightning (1979)
as Dr. Ječný
Kolya (1996)
as František Louka
Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983)
Actor
30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977)
as profesor (uncredited)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
as malíř
The Three Veterans (1984)
as ministr
Czech Heaven (2008)
as Jan Ámos Komenský
The Elementary School (1991)
as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
Kouzelný kopec (2023)
as Self
Empties (2007)
as Josef Tkaloun
Kooky (2010)
as Hergot (voice)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
as Jára Cimrman
Zdeněk Svěrák 90 (2026)
Actor
Larks on a String (1990)
Actor
The Snowdrop Festival (1984)
as řidič trabanta
Three Brothers (2014)
as Vypravěč
Barefoot (2017)
as Headmaster
Daddy (2004)
as Self
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
as Lavička
Dissolved and Effused (1985)
as Jelínek
Stopa vede do Liptákova (1969)
Actor
Inzerát (1984)
Actor
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (1997)
as vypravěč
The Invisible Jan Gogola (2026)
as Self
The Ride (1994)
as Driver
You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)
as kritik v divadle
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
as podnikový psycholog Klásek
Basically Normal (1982)
Actor
Calamity (1982)
as učitel
The Horns (1986)
Actor
Accumulator 1 (1994)
as Fišárek
Run, Waiter, Run! (1981)
as Pařízek
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
as Šlajs
Bethlehem Light (2022)
as Karel Šejnoha
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig (2012)
as Self
Chain (1981)
as Mikeš (voice)
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový (2022)
as Self
Silvestr 71 (1971)
as Self
Brontosaurus (1980)
as Bobr
Lijavec (1997)
as Inspektor starobinců
Perspektiva Ivana Mládka (2023)
as Self
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985)
Actor
The Hit (1981)
as scénárista Jíša
Bridal Tour to Jilji (1984)
as průvodčí
40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry (2007)
Actor
Like Rabbits (1982)
as otec Dusek
Lucie and the Miracles (1971)
as Constable (voice)
The Conquest of the North Pole (2007)
as Teaching Assistant
Pocta V+W (2005)
as Self
Moderní byt (1971)
Actor
Psaní do nebe (2017)
Actor
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan (1997)
as Physician
Crime in the Night Club (1968)
as Prokurátor
An Uncertain Season (1988)
Actor
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book (1998)
as Teacher
As Good as Poison (1986)
as Pavel Hnyk
What's Up Doc? (1985)
as Bohouš Burda
Anatomie gagu (2008)
Actor
The Nude (1998)
as Dr. Turnovský
Chirurgie (1989)
Actor
Africa (2002)
as Dr. Emil Žába
The Stand In (1997)
as Vavroch
Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem (2023)
as Self
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti (1979)
as Self
Cimrmani (1997)
as Self
Já a moji synové... (2002)
as Self
Cimrmani zblízka (2024)
Actor
Narostl mu hřebínek (1987)
as Vypravěč
Cimrman in the World of Music (2006)
as colonel "Colonel"
Nepřítelem osudu (2010)
as Narrator
Long, Broad and Nearsight (2007)
as Clever-eyesighted
Tvrdý chleba (1990)
Actor
Pub in the Glade (1997)
as Taverner
Operky (2016)
Actor
Dobytí severního pólu (1991)
as Teaching Assistant / Lecturer