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

Kolya

as Houdek

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

as Tuček

Run, Waiter, Run!

as psovod

Secluded, Near Woods

as Radim Zvon

Joachim, Put It in the Machine

as vedoucí servisu Karfík

You Are a Widow, Sir

as kritik v divadle

Joseph Kilian

Ball Lightning

as Ing. Severín

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

as c. k. policajt u Moře v Praze

Dissolved and Effused