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Born:
1931-12-09

Birthplace:
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Credits:
46 Total Roles

Ladislav Smoljak

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2012 Zpátky se Sobotou TV Self (archive footage)
2009 Hymna aneb Urfidlovačka MOVIE Mareš
2009 Jiří z Poděbrad MOVIE narrator
2008 Czech Heaven MOVIE Jan Ámos Komenský
2008 Anatomie gagu MOVIE Self
2007 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry MOVIE Self
2007 The Conquest of the North Pole MOVIE Varel Frištenský
2005 Největší Čech TV Ladislav Smoljak
2004 Daddy MOVIE Self
2000 Krásný ztráty TV Self

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