Ladislav Smoljak

Ladislav Smoljak

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Ladislav Smoljak

Czech Heaven

Czech Heaven (2008)

as Jan Ámos Komenský
The Nude

The Nude (1998)

as Láďa Pýcha
Plum Tree

Plum Tree (1997)

as Přemysl Hájek, Railway Ganger Ret.
Lijavec

Lijavec (1997)

as Inspektor starobinců
Pub in the Glade

Pub in the Glade (1997)

as Escapee Kulhánek
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan (1997)

as Gamekeeper / Baron Walter von Grünbach / Wassermann
Blaník

Blaník (1997)

as Veverka z Bitýšky
Bridal Tour to Jilji

Bridal Tour to Jilji (1984)

as úředník - Ztrátya nálezy
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)

as c. k. policajt u Moře v Praze
The Hit

The Hit (1981)

as Kohoutek, Director
Ball Lightning

Ball Lightning (1979)

as Ing. Severín
Joachim, Put It in the Machine

Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)

as vedoucí servisu Karfík