Zdeněk Miler

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-02-21

Deathday 2011-11-30 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Also Known As Zdeněk Müller

Zdeněk Miler

Biography

Zdeněk Miler (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈmɪlɛr]; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures. Miler was born in Kladno just west of Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. He became an animator partly because of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He took part in the demonstrations held consequent to the death of Jan Opletal, which led to the closing of universities and colleges. He escaped being sent to a concentration camp and instead wound up working as an animator. Miler enjoyed painting as a child. His hobby developed when he joined the national graphic school in Prague in 1942. He later studied at the College of Arts and Crafts (Uměleckoprůmyslová škola Praha). In 1948, he began work at the cartoon studio Baťa in Zlín. There, he learned the important practical skills relating to film production, specializing in animated films. After the Second World War, he started work at the cartoon company Bratři v triku and worked first as draughtsman, then author and director. He later became the head of the company.

Known For

Director

2013
About the Puppy

as Director

2011
2001
1994
Mole and the Clock

as Director

1992
Mole and the Eagle

as Director

1988
1987
1984
Mole in a Dream

as Director

1983
O cvrčkovi

as Director

1982
1979
Cvrček a slepice

as Director

1975
1975
1975
1975
1974
1974
1970
1969
1969
The Mole in a Zoo

as Director

1968
Sametka

as Director

1966
1963
1959
Moon Fairy Tale

as Director

1954
1953
1952
1950
Brigáda II.

as Director

Writer

2011
1983
O cvrčkovi

as Screenplay

1982
The Mole in the City

as Screenplay

1979
Cvrček a slepice

as Screenplay

1974
The Mole as a Chemist

as Screenplay

1968
Sametka

as Writer

1963
The Mole and the Car

as Screenplay

1959
Moon Fairy Tale

as Screenplay

1954
1952
Kdo je nejmocnější

as Screenplay

1950
Brigáda II.

as Story

1950
Brigáda II.

as Screenplay

Art

2011
Here Comes the Mole

as Art Direction

1982
The Mole in the City

as Art Direction

1979
Cvrček a slepice

as Art Direction

1974
The Mole as a Chemist

as Graphic Designer

1968
Sametka

as Art Designer

1963
The Mole and the Car

as Art Direction

1960
Darbujan and Pandrhola

as Title Designer

1959
Moon Fairy Tale

as Art Direction

1957
Kalamajka

as Art Designer

1956
Liška a vlk

as Art Designer

1955
Kubula a Kuba Kubikula

as Art Direction

1954
O kohoutkovi a slepičce

as Art Designer

1950
Brigáda II.

as Art Designer

1949
Lenora

as Art Designer

Visual Effects

1993
1947
Vodník ve mlýně

as Animation

1946

Actor

Producer

Creator

Crew

1982