Ladislav Smoljak

Ladislav Smoljak

1931-12-09 – 2010-06-06 (age 78) Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning

1979

as Ing. Severín

Kolya
Kolya

1996

as Houdek

Czech Heaven
Czech Heaven

2008

as Jan Ámos Komenský

Lijavec
Lijavec

1997

as Inspektor starobinců

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

1983

as c. k. policajt u Moře v Praze

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Daddy
Daddy

2004

as Self

Blaník
Blaník

1997

as Veverka z Bitýšky

Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

1997

as Gamekeeper / Baron Walter von Grünbach / Wassermann

You Are a Widow, Sir
You Are a Widow, Sir

1971

as kritik v divadle

Homolka and Pocketbook
Homolka and Pocketbook

1972

as hotelový host

Posel z Liptákova
Posel z Liptákova

1997

as Standa

Posel z Liptákova
Posel z Liptákova

1997

as Grim Reaper

The Immortal Woman
Accumulator 1
Accumulator 1

1994

as Caretaker

The Conquest of the North Pole
The Conquest of the North Pole

2007

as Varel Frištenský

To byla svatba, strýčku
Secluded, Near Woods
Secluded, Near Woods

1976

as Radim Zvon