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
- Perspektiva Ivana Mládka as Self
- Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem 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
- Kooky as Hergot (voice)
- Nepřítelem osudu as Narrator
2009
- Láska rohatá ... (Lyricist)
2008
- Czech Heaven as Jan Ámos Komenský
- Anatomie gagu
2007
- Empties as Josef Tkaloun
- The Conquest of the North Pole as Teaching Assistant
- Long, Broad and Nearsight as Clever-eyesighted
- 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry
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
- Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book as Teacher
- The Nude as Dr. Turnovský
1997
- Posel z Liptákova ... (Writer)
- Blaník ... (Writer)
- Lijavec as Inspektor starobinců
- Ruffiano and Sweeteeth as vypravěč
- Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan as Physician
- Cimrmani as Self
- Dvě z policejní brašny ... (Writer)
- The Stand In as Vavroch
- Plum Tree ... (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
- The Elementary School as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
- Cimrman sobě
- 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
- The Horns
- As Good as Poison as Pavel Hnyk
1985
- My Sweet Little Village as malíř
- Give the Devil His Due ... (Lyricist)
- How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
- Dissolved and Effused as Jelínek
- Prípad Platfus ... (Writer)
- What's Up Doc? as Bohouš Burda
1984
- Galasuperšou
- The Three Veterans as ministr
- Inzerát
- The Snowdrop Festival as řidič trabanta
- 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
- Run, Waiter, Run! as Pařízek
- The Hit as scénárista Jíša
- Princové jsou na draka ... (Lyricist)
- Chain as Mikeš (voice)
1980
- Brontosaurus as Bobr
1979
- Ball Lightning as Dr. Ječný
- Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti as Self
1977
- 30 Maidens and Pythagoras as profesor (uncredited)
- Long Live Ghosts! ... (Screenplay)
- Dveře ... (Screenplay)
1976
- Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! as Šlajs
- Secluded, Near Woods as Lavička
1975
- Hledám paní na hlídání ... (Screenplay)
1974
- Who Looks for Gold? ... (Lyricist)
- Joachim, Put It in the Machine as podnikový psycholog Klásek
- Muž, který se spustil ... (Screenplay)
1973
- Spolužáci ... (Screenplay)
1971
- You Are a Widow, Sir as kritik v divadle
- Moderní byt
- Silvestr 71 as Self
- Lucie and the Miracles as Constable (voice)
1968
- Crime in the Night Club as Prokurátor