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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-12-09 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Ladislav Smoljak

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Prague.

Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter. Together with Zdeněk Svěrák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC) in Prague, named after a fictitious genius. Smoljak wrote scripts and directed several films; these became very successful in the Czech Republic.

He died of cancer on 6 June 2010 in Kladno.

Known For

Acting

2012

Zpátky se Sobotou as Self (archive footage)

2009

Jiří z Poděbrad as narrator

2008

Czech Heaven as Jan Ámos Komenský

2007

2005

Největší Čech as Ladislav Smoljak

2004

Daddy as Self

2000

1998

The Nude as Láďa Pýcha

1997

Lijavec as Inspektor starobinců
Posel z Liptákova as Grim Reaper
Pub in the Glade as Escapee Kulhánek
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan as Gamekeeper / Baron Walter von Grünbach / Wassermann
Plum Tree as Přemysl Hájek, Railway Ganger Ret.
Blaník as Veverka z Bitýšky
Cimrmani as Self

1996

Kolya as Houdek

1991

1988

1985

The Conquest of the North Pole as Varel Frištenský

1984

Bridal Tour to Jilji as úředník - Ztrátya nálezy

1983

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping as c. k. policajt u Moře v Praze

1981

The Hit as Kohoutek, Director

1979

Ball Lightning as Ing. Severín

1977

1976

Secluded, Near Woods as Radim Zvon

1974

Joachim, Put It in the Machine as vedoucí servisu Karfík

1972

Homolka and Pocketbook as hotelový host

1971

You Are a Widow, Sir as kritik v divadle

1968

1964

Directing

2009

2008

Czech Heaven as Director

2002

Africa as Director

1997

Lijavec as Director
Posel z Liptákova as Director
Blaník as Director
Pub in the Glade as Director
The Stand In as Director
Plum Tree as Director

1992

1990

Tvrdý chleba as Director

1984

Inzerát as Director

1981

Run, Waiter, Run! as Director

1979

Ball Lightning as Director

1977

Dveře as Director

Writing

2008

Czech Heaven as Writer

2002

Africa as Writer

1991

Cimrman sobě as Story

1990

Tvrdý chleba as Screenplay

1984

Inzerát as Screenplay
Inzerát as Story

1981

The Hit as Screenplay
The Hit as Story

1979

Ball Lightning as Screenplay