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

Kolya
Kolya

1996

as Houdek

Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning

1979

as Ing. Severín

Run, Waiter, Run!
Run, Waiter, Run!

1981

as psovod

The Hit
The Hit

1981

as Kohoutek, Director

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

1983

as c. k. policajt u Moře v Praze

Secluded, Near Woods
Secluded, Near Woods

1976

as Radim Zvon

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

1971

as kritik v divadle

Joachim, Put It in the Machine
Joachim, Put It in the Machine

1974

as vedoucí servisu Karfík

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Czech Heaven
Czech Heaven

2008

as Jan Ámos Komenský

Crime in the Night Club
Crime in the Night Club

1968

as Novinár

The Immortal Woman
Accumulator 1
Accumulator 1

1994

as Caretaker

To byla svatba, strýčku
Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment
Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment

1997

as Inspector Trachta

Homolka and Pocketbook
Homolka and Pocketbook

1972

as hotelový host

Bridal Tour to Jilji
Bridal Tour to Jilji

1984

as úředník - Ztrátya nálezy

What's Up Doc?
🎦
Cimrmani

1997

as Self

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

2007

as Varel Frištenský