Pavel Landovský
Pavel Landovský | |
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Born | Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia | 11 September 1936
Died | 10 October 2014 Kytín, Czech Republic | (aged 78)
Alma mater | Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |
Occupations |
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Spouse | Helena Albertová (1962–1973)[1] |
Children | Jakub Landovský[2] |
Awards | Medal of Merit |
Pavel Landovský (11 September 1936 – 10 October 2014), nicknamed Lanďák, was a Czech actor, playwright, and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
Biography
Landovský was born in
Faculty of Theatre in Prague, without success. He started his acting career as a supernumerary actor in the regional theatre in Teplice and continued to perform in regional theatres in Šumperk, Klatovy, and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní klub
theatre in Prague on 11 May 1969.
In 1971, the
Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978–79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent, severely beaten, and had his leg broken.[4] Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when he was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted. While there, he participated in productions by Peter Zadek
, among others.
After the
Divadlo v Dlouhé, and Divadlo Hybernia between 1990 and 2008. He played one of the lead characters in Audience—written by his friend Václav Havel, who had recently been elected president of Czechoslovakia— at Činoherní klub. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel.[5]
Landovský acted in a number of famous Czech films, including Closely Watched Trains, Marketa Lazarová, Adelheid, and Černí baroni.
Towards the end of his life, the actor suffered from diabetes and, after having had a stroke, used a wheelchair. He died at home in Kytín on 10 October 2014 from a heart attack, aged 78.[6][7][8]
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1957 | Dědeček automobil | Wedding guest with trumpet | |
1969 | Každý mladý muž | Lance corporal | |
Slečny přijdou později | Butler Pavka | ||
Closely Watched Trains | Thief | Uncredited | |
1967 | Znamení raka | Hyneček Hása | |
Svatba jako řemen | Driver | ||
Marketa Lazarová | Smil | ||
Soukromá vichřice | Standa Kocian | ||
Zázračný hlavolam | Constable | ||
Piknik | Burda | ||
1968 | Klec pro dva | Youth | |
Pension pro svobodné pány | Nájemník | ||
Muž, který stoupl v ceně | Tajný | ||
Rakev ve snu viděti | Zdeněk Stýbr | ||
1969 | End of a Priest | Watcher | |
Utrpení mladého Boháčka | Tonda Boháček | ||
Flirt se slečnou Stříbrnou | Vašek | ||
Já, truchlivý bůh | Apostol Certikidis | ||
1970 | Adelheid | Guardsman Jindra | |
Case for a Rookie Hangman | Cop | ||
1971 | Svatby pana Voka | Emperor Rudolph II | |
The Tricky Game of Love | Servant | (segment "Náusnice") | |
Touha Sherlocka Holmese | Zabiják | ||
1972 | Slaměný klobouk | Officer Emil | |
1981 | Ragtime | Solomon Peretz | |
Kopfstand | Stunk | ||
Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt | Jakob Králíček | ||
1983 | Hunderennen | Ladislav Lapák | |
1984 | Lieber Vater | Concierge | |
1985 | The Cop and the Girl | Scrapyard guard | |
1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Pavel | |
1989 | Die goldenen Jungrau | Festival director | |
Follow Me | Professor Pavel Navrátil | ||
1991 | V žáru královské lásky | Father | |
1992 | Černí baroni | Major Haluška | |
1993 | Válka barev | Airport administrator | |
1994 | Amerika | Robinson | |
1995 | Hazard | Demo | |
1997 | An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World | Reeve | |
Cesta pustým lesem | Kokesch | ||
1998 | Stůj, nebo se netrefím! | Petřina | |
2000 | Andel Exit | Machata | |
2001 | Mach, Šebestová a kouzelné sluchátko | Mr. Prucha | |
Bez tváře | Bus driver | ||
2005 | Kousek nebe | Starej | |
2007 | Empties | Řezáč | |
Chyťte doktora | Cyril Záruba | ||
2008 | Shameless | Bedřich, Oskar's father | |
2009 | Stínu neutečeš | Granddad Rehor | |
2011 | Westernstory | Trubec | |
2012 | Bastardi 3 | Grandfather | |
2016 | Smrtelné historky | Grandfather | (final film role) |
References
- ^ "Helena Albertová". slovnikceskeliteratury.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "ČSSD zkusí známé jméno, do boje o primátora Prahy nasadí mladého "Lanďáka"" [The CSSD will try a well-known name, deploy a young "Lanďák" to fight for the mayor of Prague]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Pavel Landovský" (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ISBN 0-88687-739-3.
- ^ Whitney, Craig R. (13 January 1990). "When the Playwright's the President, Now That's Really a Premiere". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ Spáčilová, Mirka (11 October 2014). "Neurvalý, osamělý, ale ke všem rovný. Zemřel herec Pavel Landovský". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Czech Actor Pavel Landovsky Dies at 78". ABC News.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Pavel Landovsky, Actor and Vocal Czech Dissident, Dies at 78
External links
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- Pavel Landovský at IMDb