Writing
Zdeněk Svěrák
Born 1936-03-28
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Zdeněk Svěrák
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Kolya
1996
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Dark Blue World
2001
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My Sweet Little Village
1985
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Empties
2007
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The Elementary School
1991
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Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976
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Kooky
2010
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Give the Devil His Due
1985
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Larks on a String
1990
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The Three Veterans
1984
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (168 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Invisible Jan Gogola | Self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Zdeněk Svěrák 90 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
| Cimrmani zblízka | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 | |
| Kouzelný kopec | Self | Movie | 2023 | |
| Perspektiva Ivana Mládka | Self | Movie | 2023 | |
| Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem | Self | Movie | 2023 | |
 | Prince Mama's Boy | Script Supervisor | Movie | 2022 |
 | Chinaski: Každej ví kulový | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Bethlehem Light | Karel Šejnoha | Movie | 2022 |
| Bethlehem Light | Book | Movie | 2022 |
| Minišou Karla Šípa | Self | TV Series | 2021 | |
 | My Freedom | Director | Movie | 2019 |
 | Psaní do nebe | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Barefoot | Headmaster | Movie | 2017 |
| Barefoot | Screenplay | Movie | 2017 |
| Operky | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 | |
| Operky | Screenplay | Movie | 2016 | |
 | Three Brothers | Vypravěč | Movie | 2014 |
| Three Brothers | Screenplay | Movie | 2014 |
 | Zpátky se Sobotou | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2012 |
| The Presence of Arnošt Lustig | Self | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Fimfarum - To the good of all | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Nepřítelem osudu | Narrator | Movie | 2010 |
 | Kooky | Hergot (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Láska rohatá | Lyricist | Movie | 2009 |
 | Czech Heaven | Jan Ámos Komenský | Movie | 2008 |
| Czech Heaven | Writer | Movie | 2008 |
| Anatomie gagu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 | |
 | 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
| 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry | Screenplay | Movie | 2007 |
 | Long, Broad and Nearsight | Clever-eyesighted | Movie | 2007 |
| Long, Broad and Nearsight | Writer | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Conquest of the North Pole | Teaching Assistant | Movie | 2007 |
| The Conquest of the North Pole | Theatre Play | Movie | 2007 |
 | Empties | Josef Tkaloun | Movie | 2007 |
| Empties | Screenplay | Movie | 2007 |
 | Cimrman in the World of Music | colonel "Colonel" | Movie | 2006 |
| Cimrman in the World of Music | Screenplay | Movie | 2006 |
 | StarDance | Special Judge | TV Series | 2006 |
| Největší Čech | Zdeněk Svěrák | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | Pocta V+W | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Daddy | Self | Movie | 2004 |
| Kam zmizel ten starý song | Self | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Africa | Dr. Emil Žába | Movie | 2002 |
| Africa | Writer | Movie | 2002 |
| Já a moji synové... | Self | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Dark Blue World | Story | Movie | 2001 |
| Dark Blue World | Screenplay | Movie | 2001 |
 | Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book | Teacher | Movie | 1998 |
| Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book | Writer | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Nude | Dr. Turnovský | Movie | 1998 |
| The Nude | Writer | Movie | 1998 |
| Cimrmani | Self | Movie | 1997 | |
 | The Stand In | Vavroch | Movie | 1997 |
| The Stand In | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
 | Plum Tree | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
 | Ruffiano and Sweeteeth | vypravěč | Movie | 1997 |
| Ruffiano and Sweeteeth | Story | Movie | 1997 |
| Ruffiano and Sweeteeth | Screenplay | Movie | 1997 |
| Ruffiano and Sweeteeth | Lyricist | Movie | 1997 |
| Dvě z policejní brašny | Writer | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Lijavec | Inspektor starobinců | Movie | 1997 |
 | Pub in the Glade | Taverner | Movie | 1997 |
 | Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan | Physician | Movie | 1997 |
| Lijavec | Author | Movie | 1997 |
 | Posel z Liptákova | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
 | Blaník | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
 | Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| Pub in the Glade | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
 | Kolya | František Louka | Movie | 1996 |
| Kolya | Screenplay | Movie | 1996 |
| Úsměvy | Host | TV Series | 1996 | |
 | The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin | Screenplay | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Ride | Driver | Movie | 1994 |
 | Accumulator 1 | Fišárek | Movie | 1994 |
| Accumulator 1 | Screenplay | Movie | 1994 |
 | Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici | Writer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Cimrman sobě | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
| Cimrman sobě | Theatre Play | TV Series | 1991 |
 | The Elementary School | Fan Souček, Eda's dad | Movie | 1991 |
| The Elementary School | Story | Movie | 1991 |
| The Elementary School | Screenplay | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Witches of the Suburbs | Lyricist | Movie | 1991 |
| Dobytí severního pólu | Teaching Assistant / Lecturer | Movie | 1991 | |
| Dobytí severního pólu | Theatre Play | Movie | 1991 | |
| Šaráda | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 | |
 | Larks on a String | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
| Tvrdý chleba | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Utopím si ho sám | Writer | Movie | 1989 |
| Radovanovy radovánky | Screenplay | TV Series | 1989 | |
| Chirurgie | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 | |
 | An Uncertain Season | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| An Uncertain Season | Story | Movie | 1988 |
| An Uncertain Season | Screenplay | Movie | 1988 |
 | Veselé příhody z natáčení | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
| Veselé příhody z natáčení | Writer | TV Series | 1988 |
| Narostl mu hřebínek | Vypravěč | Movie | 1987 | |
| Narostl mu hřebínek | Writer | Movie | 1987 | |
 | As Good as Poison | Pavel Hnyk | Movie | 1986 |
| The Horns | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Give the Devil His Due | Lyricist | Movie | 1985 |
| Prípad Platfus | Writer | Movie | 1985 | |
 | My Sweet Little Village | malíř | Movie | 1985 |
| My Sweet Little Village | Screenplay | Movie | 1985 |
| My Sweet Little Village | Story | Movie | 1985 |
 | What's Up Doc? | Bohouš Burda | Movie | 1985 |
| What's Up Doc? | Screenplay | Movie | 1985 |
 | How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
 | Dissolved and Effused | Jelínek | Movie | 1985 |
| Dissolved and Effused | Screenplay | Movie | 1985 |
| Dissolved and Effused | Theatre Play | Movie | 1985 |
 | Ruffiano and Sweeteeth | Lyricist | Movie | 1984 |
 | Bridal Tour to Jilji | průvodčí | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Three Veterans | ministr | Movie | 1984 |
| The Three Veterans | Lyricist | Movie | 1984 |
| The Three Veterans | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 |
| Inzerát | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
| Inzerát | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 | |
| Inzerát | Story | Movie | 1984 | |
 | The Snowdrop Festival | řidič trabanta | Movie | 1984 |
| Galasuperšou | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | Jára Cimrman | Movie | 1983 |
| Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | Screenplay | Movie | 1983 |
| Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | Story | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hearty Greetings from the Globe | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Like Rabbits | otec Dusek | Movie | 1982 |
 | Basically Normal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Calamity | učitel | Movie | 1982 |
 | Chain | Mikeš (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Princové jsou na draka | Lyricist | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Hit | scénárista Jíša | Movie | 1981 |
| The Hit | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
| The Hit | Story | Movie | 1981 |
 | Run, Waiter, Run! | Pařízek | Movie | 1981 |
| Run, Waiter, Run! | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
| Run, Waiter, Run! | Story | Movie | 1981 |
 | Brontosaurus | Bobr | Movie | 1980 |
 | Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti | Self | Movie | 1979 |
 | Ball Lightning | Dr. Ječný | Movie | 1979 |
| Ball Lightning | Screenplay | Movie | 1979 |
| Ball Lightning | Story | Movie | 1979 |
 | Long Live Ghosts! | Screenplay | Movie | 1977 |
| Long Live Ghosts! | Lyricist | Movie | 1977 |
 | 30 Maidens and Pythagoras | profesor (uncredited) | Movie | 1977 |
| 30 Maidens and Pythagoras | Screenplay | Movie | 1977 |
| Dveře | Screenplay | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Šlajs | Movie | 1976 |
| Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Story | Movie | 1976 |
| Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Screenplay | Movie | 1976 |
 | Secluded, Near Woods | Lavička | Movie | 1976 |
| Secluded, Near Woods | Screenplay | Movie | 1976 |
| Secluded, Near Woods | Story | Movie | 1976 |
| Hledám paní na hlídání | Screenplay | Movie | 1975 | |
 | Who Looks for Gold? | Screenplay | Movie | 1974 |
| Who Looks for Gold? | Lyricist | Movie | 1974 |
 | Joachim, Put It in the Machine | podnikový psycholog Klásek | Movie | 1974 |
| Joachim, Put It in the Machine | Story | Movie | 1974 |
| Joachim, Put It in the Machine | Screenplay | Movie | 1974 |
| Muž, který se spustil | Screenplay | Movie | 1974 | |
| Spolužáci | Story | Movie | 1973 | |
| Spolužáci | Screenplay | Movie | 1973 | |
| Silvestr 71 | Self | Movie | 1971 | |
 | Lucie and the Miracles | Constable (voice) | Movie | 1971 |
 | You Are a Widow, Sir | kritik v divadle | Movie | 1971 |
| Moderní byt | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 | |
 | Stopa vede do Liptákova | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Crime in the Night Club | Prokurátor | Movie | 1968 |