Zdeněk Svěrák
Born: 1936-03-28 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2026
2024
2023
- Kouzelný kopec as Self
- Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem as Self
- Perspektiva Ivana Mládka as Self
2022
- Prince Mama's Boy ... (Script Supervisor)
- Bethlehem Light as Karel Šejnoha
- Chinaski: Každej ví kulový as Self
2021
- Minišou Karla Šípa as Self
2019
- My Freedom ... (Director)
2017
- Barefoot as Headmaster
- Psaní do nebe
2016
2014
- Three Brothers as Vypravěč
2012
- Zpátky se Sobotou as Self (archive footage)
- The Presence of Arnošt Lustig as Self
2011
- Fimfarum - To the good of all ... (Original Music Composer)
2010
- Nepřítelem osudu as Narrator
- Kooky as Hergot (voice)
2009
- Láska rohatá ... (Lyricist)
2008
- Czech Heaven as Jan Ámos Komenský
- Anatomie gagu
2007
- Empties as Josef Tkaloun
- 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry
- The Conquest of the North Pole as Teaching Assistant
- Long, Broad and Nearsight as Clever-eyesighted
2006
- StarDance as Special Judge
- Cimrman in the World of Music as colonel "Colonel"
2005
- Největší Čech as Zdeněk Svěrák
- Pocta V+W as Self
2004
- Kam zmizel ten starý song as Self
- Daddy as Self
2002
- Já a moji synové... as Self
- Africa as Dr. Emil Žába
2001
- Dark Blue World ... (Screenplay)
1998
- The Nude as Dr. Turnovský
- Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book as Teacher
1997
- Blaník ... (Writer)
- Ruffiano and Sweeteeth as vypravěč
- Lijavec as Inspektor starobinců
- Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan as Physician
- Plum Tree ... (Writer)
- Posel z Liptákova ... (Writer)
- Cimrmani as Self
- The Stand In as Vavroch
- Dvě z policejní brašny ... (Writer)
- Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment ... (Writer)
- Pub in the Glade as Taverner
1994
- The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin ... (Screenplay)
- Accumulator 1 as Fišárek
- The Ride as Driver
1992
- Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici ... (Writer)
1991
- Cimrman sobě
- The Elementary School as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
- The Witches of the Suburbs ... (Lyricist)
- Dobytí severního pólu as Teaching Assistant / Lecturer
1989
- Radovanovy radovánky ... (Screenplay)
- Utopím si ho sám ... (Writer)
- Chirurgie
1987
- Narostl mu hřebínek as Vypravěč
1986
- As Good as Poison as Pavel Hnyk
- The Horns
1985
- My Sweet Little Village as malíř
- Give the Devil His Due ... (Lyricist)
- How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
- What's Up Doc? as Bohouš Burda
- Prípad Platfus ... (Writer)
- Dissolved and Effused as Jelínek
1984
- Galasuperšou
- The Three Veterans as ministr
- The Snowdrop Festival as řidič trabanta
- Inzerát
- Bridal Tour to Jilji as průvodčí
- Ruffiano and Sweeteeth ... (Lyricist)
1983
- Hearty Greetings from the Globe
- Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping as Jára Cimrman
1982
- Calamity as učitel
- Basically Normal
- Like Rabbits as otec Dusek
1981
- The Hit as scénárista Jíša
- Run, Waiter, Run! as Pařízek
- Chain as Mikeš (voice)
- Princové jsou na draka ... (Lyricist)
1980
- Brontosaurus as Bobr
1979
- Ball Lightning as Dr. Ječný
- Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti as Self
1977
- Long Live Ghosts! ... (Screenplay)
- 30 Maidens and Pythagoras as profesor (uncredited)
- Dveře ... (Screenplay)
1976
- Secluded, Near Woods as Lavička
- Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! as Šlajs
1975
- Hledám paní na hlídání ... (Screenplay)
1974
- Joachim, Put It in the Machine as podnikový psycholog Klásek
- Who Looks for Gold? ... (Screenplay)
- Muž, který se spustil ... (Screenplay)
1973
- Spolužáci ... (Story)
1971
- Lucie and the Miracles as Constable (voice)
- You Are a Widow, Sir as kritik v divadle
- Moderní byt
- Silvestr 71 as Self
1968
- Crime in the Night Club as Prokurátor