Zdeněk Svěrák
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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.
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Films (99)
The Invisible Jan Gogola
2026 · Self
Zdeněk Svěrák 90
2026
Cimrmani zblízka
2024
Kouzelný kopec
2023 · Self
Perspektiva Ivana Mládka
2023 · Self
Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem
2023 · Self
Prince Mama's Boy
2022 · Script Supervisor
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový
2022 · Self
Bethlehem Light
2022 · Karel Šejnoha, Book
My Freedom
2019 · Director
Psaní do nebe
2017
Barefoot
2017 · Headmaster, Screenplay
Operky
2016 · Screenplay
Trois frères
2014 · Vypravěč, Screenplay
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012 · Self
Le Jardinier qui voulait être roi
2011 · Original Music Composer
Nepřítelem osudu
2010 · Narrator
Kooky
2010 · Hergot (voice)
Láska rohatá
2009 · Lyricist
Czech Heaven
2008 · Jan Ámos Komenský, Writer
Anatomie gagu
2008
40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry
2007 · Screenplay
Long, Broad and Nearsight
2007 · Clever-eyesighted, Writer
The Conquest of the North Pole
2007 · Teaching Assistant, Theatre Play
Après l'hiver
2007 · Josef Tkaloun, Screenplay
Cimrman in the World of Music
2006 · colonel "Colonel", Screenplay
Pocta V+W
2005 · Self
Daddy
2004 · Self
Africa
2002 · Dr. Emil Žába, Writer
Já a moji synové...
2002 · Self
Dark Blue World
2001 · Screenplay, Story
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
1998 · Teacher, Writer
The Nude
1998 · Dr. Turnovský, Writer
Cimrmani
1997 · Self
The Stand In
1997 · Vavroch, Writer
Plum Tree
1997 · Writer
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
1997 · vypravěč, Screenplay, Story, Lyricist
Dvě z policejní brašny
1997 · Writer
Lijavec
1997 · Inspektor starobinců, Author
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
1997 · Physician, Writer
Pub in the Glade
1997 · Taverner, Writer
Posel z Liptákova
1997 · Writer
Blaník
1997 · Writer
Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment
1997 · Writer
Kolya
1996 · František Louka, Screenplay
Les Aventures d'ivan Tchonkine
1994 · Screenplay
Jízda
1994 · Driver
Accumulator 1
1994 · Fišárek, Screenplay
Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici
1992 · Writer
L'École élémentaire
1991 · Fan Souček, Eda's dad, Story, Screenplay
The Witches of the Suburbs
1991 · Lyricist
Dobytí severního pólu
1991 · Teaching Assistant / Lecturer, Theatre Play
Alouettes, le fil à la patte
1990
Tvrdý chleba
1990
Utopím si ho sám
1989 · Writer
Chirurgie
1989
An Uncertain Season
1988 · Story, Screenplay
Narostl mu hřebínek
1987 · Vypravěč, Writer
As Good as Poison
1986 · Pavel Hnyk
The Horns
1986
Give the Devil His Due
1985 · Lyricist
Prípad Platfus
1985 · Writer
My Sweet Little Village
1985 · malíř, Screenplay, Story
What's Up Doc?
1985 · Bohouš Burda, Screenplay
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
1985
Dissolved and Effused
1985 · Jelínek, Screenplay, Theatre Play
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
1984 · Lyricist
Bridal Tour to Jilji
1984 · průvodčí
The Three Veterans
1984 · ministr, Lyricist, Screenplay
Inzerát
1984 · Screenplay, Story
The Snowdrop Festival
1984 · řidič trabanta
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983 · Jára Cimrman, Screenplay, Story
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
1983
Like Rabbits
1982 · otec Dusek
We Are Basically Normal
1982
Calamity
1982 · učitel
Chain
1981 · Mikeš (voice)
Princové jsou na draka
1981 · Lyricist
The Hit
1981 · scénárista Jíša, Screenplay, Story
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981 · Pařízek, Screenplay, Story
Brontosaurus
1980 · Bobr
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
1979 · Self
Ball Lightning
1979 · Dr. Ječný, Screenplay, Story
Long Live Ghosts!
1977 · Screenplay, Lyricist
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
1977 · profesor (uncredited), Screenplay
Dveře
1977 · Screenplay
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976 · Šlajs, Story, Screenplay
Secluded, Near Woods
1976 · Lavička, Screenplay, Story
Hledám paní na hlídání
1975 · Screenplay
Who Looks for Gold?
1974 · Lyricist, Screenplay
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974 · podnikový psycholog Klásek, Screenplay, Story
Muž, který se spustil
1974 · Screenplay
Spolužáci
1973 · Screenplay, Story
Silvestr 71
1971 · Self
Lucie and the Miracles
1971 · Constable (voice)
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971 · kritik v divadle
Moderní byt
1971
Stopa vede do Liptákova
1969
Crime in the Night Club
1968 · Prokurátor
Séries (11)
Minišou Karla Šípa
2021 · Self
Zpátky se Sobotou
2012 · Self (archive footage)
StarDance
2006 · Special Judge
Největší Čech
2005 · Zdeněk Svěrák
Kam zmizel ten starý song
2004 · Self
Úsměvy
1996 · Host
Cimrman sobě
1991 · Theatre Play
Šaráda
1990
Radovanovy radovánky
1989 · Screenplay
Veselé příhody z natáčení
1988 · Writer
Galasuperšou
1984