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Jiří Zahajský

Actor
Born January 19, 1939Died July 19, 2007 (68 years)
Jiří Zahajský (19 January 1939, Mšeno - 19 July 2007, Prague) was a Czech actor and dabér. He was a member of the Theater in Vinohrady, Theater behind the gate and longtime member of the Prague Drama Club. He played in a number of Czech films of both serious and comedic.

Jiri Zahajsky was born in Mšeně near Mělník. As a child, he showed a tendency to acting when he played in the amateur performance of Snow White by Dwarf Dwarf. After the war, the Zahajski family moved to Děčín. As a student, he was playing a very good ensemble of amateurs under the direction of director Hipia. He recognized Zahai's talent and negotiated his studies at E. Burian. Zahajsky then studied at the DAMU and became a member of the Vinohrady Theater (1961-1965).

In 1965 Zahajsky became a member of the Theater behind the gate, where he played together with Vladimír Menšík for example in the Maskary of Ostende. In 1972, the Administrative Theater behind the gate was canceled and Zahajský and Libuší Šafránková left for the Činoherní klub. His colleagues included Petr Čepek, Jiřina Třebická, Josef Somr, Jiří Kodet, Jiří Hrzán and others.

Jiri Zahajsky made mainly small characters in film and on television. Unforgettable is his character, Inspector Trachta of the comedy Dissolved and launched. He created several roles of criminologists, his beard gave him the opportunity to perform the roles of the grooms, he played in the roles of his fathers (TV series Křeček in the nightgown). Daddy also played in a number of television fairy tales especially in the 1980s.

Jiri Zahajsky was for 31 years a life partner of TV advertiser Kamila Moučková, since 1992 she was the fourth husband of actress Jana Brejchová. Jiri Zahajsky died in Prague after a long fight with prostate cancer on July 19, 2007.

(Wikipedia)

Known For

  • Dissolved and Effused
  • Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
  • The Beggar's Opera
  • Mravenci nesou smrt
  • Cas pracuje pro vraha

Filmography

1995
Life at the Palace (TV Series) · as Hruska
1994
Rád · as Hejtman
1993
Arabela Returns (TV Series) · as Mr. Wilder
1991
The Beggar's Opera · as Kapsár Harry Filch
1988
Hamster in a Nightshirt (TV Series) · as Ing. Berka - Father
1988
Devet kruhu pekla · as Capt. Kim (voice)
1987
1986
The Octopuses from the Second Floor (TV Series) · as Rezisér
1986
1985
Zátah · as Moucha (voice)
1985
Dissolved and Effused · as Inspektor Trachta
1983
1982
Cabaret on Commission · as Taxi Driver (voice)
1981
Krakonos a lyzníci · as Skelmistr
1980
The Medal · as Lorisch
1980
1980
1978
Zákony pohybu (TV Series)
1978
1978
Wallenstein (TV Series) · as Cast
1978
Na veliké rece · as Pazour (voice)
1978
1978
1978
Beauty and the Beast · as Beast (voice)
1977
1977
Hra o jablko · as Villager (voice)
1975
30 cases of Major Zeman (TV Series) · as Turek
1975
1972
1971
F. L. Věk (TV Series)
1971
Hrabé Drakula · as Arthur Holmwood
1969
The Mystery of Conundrum (TV Series) · as Vont Fighter (1969)
1968
1968
1968
1962
Ceiling · as Student (voice)

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