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.
75 movies · 10 shows
Neviditeľný Jan Gogola
2026·0.0
Zdeněk Svěrák 90
2026·0.0
Cimrmani zblízka
2024·0.0
Kouzelný kopec
2023·0.0
Perspektiva Ivana Mládka
2023·0.0
Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem
2023·0.0
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový
2022·0.0
Bethlehem Light
2022·3.7
Psaní do nebe
2017·7.0
Barefoot
2017·5.6
Operky
2016·0.0
Three Brothers
2014·6.5
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012·0.0
Nepřítelem osudu
2010·0.0
Kooky
2010·6.7
Czech Heaven
2008·7.6
Anatomie gagu
2008·0.0
40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry
2007·0.0
Long, Broad and Nearsight
2007·7.8
The Conquest of the North Pole
2007·7.9
Empties
2007·6.8
Cimrman in the World of Music
2006·10.0
Pocta V+W
2005·0.0
Daddy
2004·7.0
Africa
2002·8.5
Já a moji synové...
2002·0.0
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
1998·7.1
The Nude
1998·7.5
Cimrmani
1997·0.0
The Stand In
1997·10.0
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
1997·7.1
Lijavec
1997·7.3
Pub in the Glade
1997·6.4
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
1997·7.0
Kolya
1996·7.4
The Ride
1994·6.9
Accumulator 1
1994·6.9
The Elementary School
1991·7.3
Dobytí severního pólu
1991·9.0
Larks on a String
1990·6.9
Tvrdý chleba
1990·0.0
Chirurgie
1989·0.0
An Uncertain Season
1988·7.8
Narostl mu hřebínek
1987·9.0
As Good as Poison
1986·7.2
The Horns
1986·10.0
My Sweet Little Village
1985·7.4
What's Up Doc?
1985·6.4
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
1985·6.1
Dissolved and Effused
1985·6.9
Bridal Tour to Jilji
1984·7.5
The Three Veterans
1984·7.8
Inzerát
1984·0.0
The Snowdrop Festival
1984·6.6
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983·8.1
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
1983·6.9
Like Rabbits
1982·5.0
Basically Normal
1982·4.8
Calamity
1982·5.7
Chain
1981·4.7
The Hit
1981·7.2
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981·7.2
Brontosaurus
1980·6.2
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
1979·0.0
Ball Lightning
1979·7.3
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
1977·4.6
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976·7.8
Secluded, Near Woods
1976·7.3
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974·7.3
Silvestr 71
1971·0.0
Lucie and the Miracles
1971·4.6
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971·6.8
Moderní byt
1971·3.3
Stopa vede do Liptákova
1969·0.0
Crime in the Night Club
1968·6.3