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Pavel Landovský
Actor
Born September 11, 1936Died October 10, 2014 (78 years)
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Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at The Drama Club and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights' petition Charter 77. He was subsequently banned from working at the theater. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978-79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent and severely beaten and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted.
After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he was able to act again, playing one of the lead characters in the play Audience at club Činoherní - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel.
He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78.
Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at The Drama Club and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights' petition Charter 77. He was subsequently banned from working at the theater. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978-79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent and severely beaten and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted.
After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he was able to act again, playing one of the lead characters in the play Audience at club Činoherní - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel.
He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78.
Known For
Filmography
| 2016 | |
| 2012 | Bastardi 3 · as Dědeček |
| 2011 | Leaving · as Cast |
| 2008 | Shameless · as Bedrich |
| 2007 | Chytte doktora · as Cyril Záruba |
| 2007 | Empties · as Řezáč |
| 2005 | Kousek nebe · as Starej |
| 2002 | Kidnapped Home · as Podestát |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Uprising · as King Of The Blackmailers |
| 2000 | Angel Exit · as Machata |
| 1999 | Hotel Herbich (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1998 | Halt, or I'll Miss! · as Petřina |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Land Gone Wild (TV Series) · as Medicinbal |
| 1997 | An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World · as Rychtar, The Magistrate |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Amerika · as Robinson |
| 1992 | Cerní baroni · as Maj. Haluška |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | Der Kaufmann von Venedig · as Doge |
| 1990 | Wilhelm Tell · as Ulrich Der Schmied |
| 1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being · as Pavel |
| 1987 | The Emperor's Treasure (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1985 | Via Mala (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1985 | Der Bulle & das Mädchen · as Scrapyard Guard |
| 1984 | Die Försterbuben · as Franz |
| 1984 | Bis später, ich muss mich erschiessen · as Pugatshov |
| 1983 | Tramps · as Pharmacist |
| 1982 | The Uppercrust · as Jakob Kralicek |
| 1981 | Ragtime · as Solomon Peretz |
| 1981 | Kopfstand · as Stunk |
| 1977 | The Old Fox (TV Series) · as Papa Dop |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | F. L. Věk (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Svatby pana Voka · as Rudolf Ii. Habsburský |
| 1971 | We Are Familly (TV Series) · as Painter |
| 1970 | Pan Tau (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Tschechoslowakischer Geheimdienstmann |
| 1970 | Case for a Rookie Hangman · as Fízl |
| 1969 | Adelheid · as Guardsman Jindra |
| 1969 | Já, truchlivý buh · as Apostol Certikidis |
| 1969 | Young Bohácek's Sufferings · as Boháček |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | Hříšní lidé města pražského (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Valley of the Bees · as Young Hunter (voice) |
| 1968 | Pension pro svobodné pány · as O'brien |
| 1967 | Private Torment · as Standa Kocián |
| 1967 | Marketa Lazarová · as Smil |
| 1967 | The Unfortunate Bridegroom · as Řidič |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Kazdy mlady muz · as Svobodník |
| 1957 |