Alois Švehlík

• Name — Alois Švehlík • Born — 30 July 1939 • Birthplace — Pardubice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia • Died — 2 April 2025 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1972–2025 • Spouse — Florentina Švehlíková (m. 1967) • Children — David Švehlík

Švehlík was born in Pardubice, then part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, in 1939. Together with his older brother Jaroslav, he became involved in theatre from an early age. He graduated from technical college in Chrudim in 1958 and after basic military service, worked briefly in a factory, where he met his future wife. Theatre was a constant draw for him, however, and Švehlík attempted to get into DAMU, unsuccessfully. Instead, he joined the Central Bohemian Theatre in Kladno, later doing acting stints in Most, Olomouc, and Liberec. From the mid-1970s, Švehlík began appearing in film and television roles, including Sokolovo (1974), The Young Man and Moby Dick (1979), and Forbidden Dreams (1986). He gained prominence in the 1990s, appearing in numerous productions, including Černí baroni (1992). In addition to acting, Švehlík lent his voice to various foreign productions, dubbing such works as The Professionals, Schimanski, Starman, Back to the Future II, The War of the Roses, and As Good as It Gets into the Czech language, winning several awards in the process. Since 2004, Švehlík has been teaching drama at DAMU. He was a member of the National Theatre in Prague.

In 1967, Švehlík married economist Florentina Švehlíková (née Štěpánová). They had three children, including son David, who is also an actor. Švehlík appeared with his son in various productions in theatre, television, and film, as well as in dubbing and voice acting. Švehlík died on 2 April 2025, at the age of 85.

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1976 — Muž na radnici — Karel Švehla — 4 episodes • 1977 — Žena za pultem — David, taxi driver — 1 episode • 1979 — Inženýrská odysea — Jiří Strnad • 1980 — Thirty Cases of Major Zeman — Kornet — 1 episode • 1981 — Okres na severu — Vízner — 5 episodes • 1984 — Sanitka — Chief Magistrate of Prague — 1 episode • 1988 — Panoptikum města pražského — Guard — 1 episode • 1990 — Dobrodružství kriminalistiky — Ervin Gladstone, manufacturer — 1 episode • 2013 — Burning Bush — Chief Horyna — 3 episodes • 2014 — Czech Century — Alexander Dubček • 2017 — Maria Theresia — Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf — 2 episodes

List of dubbed productions, with year, title, and role shown • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1998 — As Good as It Gets — Melvin Udall • 2002 — Dempsey and Makepeace — Gordon Spikings