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Ladislav Smoljak
Born 1931-12-09Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Hymna aneb UrfidlovačkaMarešJiří z PoděbradnarratorCzech HeavenJan Ámos KomenskýAnatomie gaguRole40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hryRoleThe Conquest of the North PoleVarel FrištenskýDaddySelfInvestigation of the Loss of a Class BookHeadmasterThe NudeLáďa PýchaCimrmaniSelfPlum TreePřemysl Hájek, Railway Ganger Ret.LijavecInspektor starobincůPosel z LiptákovaStandaPosel z LiptákovaGrim ReaperPub in the GladeEscapee KulhánekMurder in a Parlor Car CompartmentInspector TrachtaDumb Bobes, or Czech TarzanGamekeeper / Baron Walter von Grünbach / WassermannBlaníkVeverka z BitýškyA znovu Žebrácká operaSelfKolyaHoudekAccumulator 1CaretakerThe Immortal WomanRoleDobytí severního póluVarel FrištenskýAn Uncertain SeasonRole