Ladislav Smoljak

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1931-12-09

Deathday 2010-06-06 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Ladislav Smoljak

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

2009
2008
Czech Heaven

as Director

2002
Africa

as Director

1998
The Nude

as Director

1997
Lijavec

as Director

1997
Posel z Liptákova

as Director

1997
Blaník

as Director

1997
Pub in the Glade

as Director

1997
The Stand In

as Director

1997
Plum Tree

as Director

1992
1990
Tvrdý chleba

as Director

1988
1985
1984
Inzerát

as Director

1981
Run, Waiter, Run!

as Director

1979
Ball Lightning

as Director

1977
Dveře

as Director

Actor

2012
Zpátky se Sobotou

as Self (archive footage)

2009
Jiří z Poděbrad

as narrator

2008
Czech Heaven

as Jan Ámos Komenský

2005
Největší Čech

as Ladislav Smoljak

2004
Daddy

as Self

2000
1998
The Nude

as Láďa Pýcha

1997
Cimrmani

as Self

1997
Plum Tree

as Přemysl Hájek, Railway Ganger Ret.

1997
Lijavec

as Inspektor starobinců

1997
1997
Posel z Liptákova

as Grim Reaper

1997
Pub in the Glade

as Escapee Kulhánek

1997
1997
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

as Gamekeeper / Baron Walter von Grünbach / Wassermann

1997
Blaník

as Veverka z Bitýšky

1996
Kolya

as Houdek

1985
The Conquest of the North Pole

as Varel Frištenský

1984
Bridal Tour to Jilji

as úředník - Ztrátya nálezy

1983
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

as c. k. policajt u Moře v Praze

1981
The Hit

as Kohoutek, Director

1981
1979
Ball Lightning

as Ing. Severín

1976
Secluded, Near Woods

as Radim Zvon

1974
Joachim, Put It in the Machine

as vedoucí servisu Karfík

1972
Homolka and Pocketbook

as hotelový host

1971
You Are a Widow, Sir

as kritik v divadle

1968

Writer

2008
Czech Heaven

as Writer

2002
Africa

as Writer

1998
The Nude

as Writer

1997
Lijavec

as Author

1997
1997
Blaník

as Writer

1997
1997
The Stand In

as Writer

1997
Plum Tree

as Writer

1991
Cimrman sobě

as Story

1988
1985
Dissolved and Effused

as Screenplay

1985
Dissolved and Effused

as Theatre Play

1984
Inzerát

as Screenplay

1984
Inzerát

as Story

1981
The Hit

as Screenplay

1981
The Hit

as Story

1979
Ball Lightning

as Screenplay

1979
1976
Secluded, Near Woods

as Screenplay

1976