Vlastimil Harapes
Born: 1946-07-24 in Chomutov
Died: 2024-05-15
Known For: Acting
Biography
Vlastimil Harapes (July 24, 1946 – May 15, 2024) was a Czech dancer, choreographer, and actor. He was a soloist at the National Theatre Ballet in Prague and later became its artistic director. Harapes was widely recognized for his contributions to ballet and his performances in films such as Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Jak vytrhnout velrybě stoličku (1977). Born in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia, he trained at the Prague Dance Conservatory and studied ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His career spanned decades, during which he performed internationally and took on roles in theater and television. He was also involved in political activism, running as an independent candidate in the 2016 Czech Senate election. Harapes was married to Hana Zagorová from 1986 to 1992 and had a long-term relationship with Josef Topol, which remained private until 2013. He passed away from lung cancer at the age of 77.
Filmography
2020
- Kabinet Dr. Honzáka as Self
- Kostýmy: Irena Greifová as Self
2019
- Čechovi as Vilém Adamec
2015
- Místo zločinu Plzeň as Roman Dragoun
2014
- The Inheritance or You Shouldn't Say That as člen poroty
2006
- Taming Crocodiles
- StarDance as Judge
2004
- Rodinná pouta as Vladimír Smejkal
- Cesta ke štěstí
2000
- Krásný ztráty as Self
1999
- Return to Paradise Lost ... (Choreographer)
1995
- GENUS as Self
1993
- Anička s lískovými oříšky ... (Choreographer)
1991
- Rudá Divuše ... (Choreographer)
1987
- My Daughter's Operation as Dušan
1982
- Paganini as Nicoló Paganini
1981
- Dluhy Hany Zagorové as Princ
1980
- Zastretý farebný svet as Jakub Obrovský
1979
- Beauty and the Beast as Beast
1978
1977
- Day for My Love as Petr
- Konečně si rozumíme as Ballet Dancer
- How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth as Jindřich
1974
- Il Divino Boemo as Dancer
1971
1968
1967
- Marketa Lazarová as Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau