Ladislav Smoljak
Known For
Directing
Born
1931-12-09 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died
2010-06-06
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.
Most Known For
Krásný ztráty
as Self
Lijavec
as Inspektor starobinců
Blaník
as Veverka z Bitýšky
Czech Heaven
as Jan Ámos Komenský
Ball Lightning
as Ing. Severín
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
as Gamekeeper / Baron Walter von Grünbach / Wassermann
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
as Headmaster
Jiří z Poděbrad
as narrator
Daddy
as Self
Kolya
as Houdek
Cimrman sobě
An Uncertain Season
Secluded, Near Woods
as Radim Zvon
Veselé příhody z natáčení
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
as vedoucí servisu Karfík
Zpátky se Sobotou
as Self (archive footage)
Joseph Kilian
Homolka and Pocketbook
as hotelový host
Největší Čech
as Ladislav Smoljak
