František Filipovský
František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czech actor and voice actor. Since 1994, Czech actors have been awarded the annual František Filipovský Award for best voice acting.
Also recorded as Frantisek Filipovsky
František Filipovský

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- Name
- František Filipovský
- Born
- 23 September 1907
- Birthplace
- Přelouč, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 26 October 1993
- Place of death
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia · Czech Republic
- Honours
- Národní umělec · Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia
- Languages
- Czech
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František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czech actor and voice actor. Since 1994, Czech actors have been awarded the annual František Filipovský Award for best voice acting.
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• Name — František Filipovský • Born — 23 September 1907 • Birthplace — Přelouč, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary • Died — 26 October 1993 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Burial Place — Olšany Cemetery • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1932–1993
Life and family
Life and family
Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of Austria-Hungary. His father was musician František Filipovský Sr., who was 62 at the time his son was born. Filipovský died on 26 October 1993 in Prague. He is buried at the Olšany Cemetery in Prague. Filipovský's daughter is actress and singer Pavlína Filipovská. Her daughter is journalist Pavlína Wolfová.
Career
Career
The young Filipovský was interested in acting from an early age and began performing in theatre in the 1930s, with stints in Emil František Burian's Voiceband and at Osvobozené divadlo. Among other engagements, he worked as stage director in Jára Kohout's U Nováků Theatre in 1939, later moving to Švanda Theatre in Smíchov. From 1945 to 1992, for 47 years, he performed at the National Theatre in Prague. He played mostly small roles, often comic ones. His most famous stage role was that of Harpagon in the adaptation of Molière's The Miser, which the National Theatre staged from 1950. Throughout his career, Filipovský acted in more than a hundred Czechoslovak films and television productions. He dubbed many roles for the Czech versions of foreign films and became known primarily as the exclusive voice provider for French actor Louis de Funès.
Television
Television
List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1968–69 — The Sinful People of Prague — Detective Mrázek — 10 episodes • 1970 — Fantom operety — Pianist — 4 episodes • 1970–74 — O klukovi z plakátu — Narrator — 11 episodes • 1970–75 — Pan Tau — Grandfather Urban — 14 episodes • 1976–77 — Thirty Cases of Major Zeman — Bína / Houdek — 3 episodes • 1976–85 — Bakaláři — various — 4 episodes • 1978 — Zákony pohybu — Bohuslav Tomášek — 11 episodes • 1980 — Dnes v jednom dome — Mr. Týfa — 5 episodes • 1980–81 — Arabela — Stunk — 8 episodes • 1982 — Dobrá Voda — wrangler — 4 episodes • 1983 — Létající Čestmír — Koloušek — 5 episodes • 1984 — Bambinot — Joachim — 2 episodes • 1986 — Panoptikum města pražského — Mrázek — 3 episodes • 1987–88 — Jája a Pája — Narrator / Jája / Pája — 13 episodes • 1988 — O Kubovi a Stázině — Kačmar — 13 episodes • 1993–94 — Arabela se vrací — Blekota — 3 episodes
Identity
Identity
František Filipovský is recorded as a citizen of Czech Republic. Recorded with the occupation film actor.
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1907
František Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907.
1993
František Filipovský died on 26 October 1993.
Film
List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1934 — Workers, Let's Go — Shuffer • U nás v Kocourkově — councilor • 1937 — Lidé na kře — Agent Hvězda • Lawyer Vera — Apache • The World Is Ours — Pinker • Virginity — Jenda • 1938 — Škola základ života — Václav Krhounek • 1939 — U pokladny stál... — clerk • Christian — Dvoráček • Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše — Mazánek • 1940 — Studujeme za školou — accountant • The Catacombs — Šmíd • Baron Prášil — waiter • Pro kamaráda — legal trainee • 1941 — Rukavička • A Charming Man — Jaroslav Stárek • The Hard Life of an Adventurer — Stařík • Provdám svou ženu — Zmatlík • The Blue Star Hotel — accountant • From the Czech Mills — Krákora • Turbina — Uncredited • 1942 — Gabriela — František Kalista • Ryba na suchu — Rypáček • Prijdu hned — solicitor • Městečko na dlani — Stýblo • 1943 — Experiment — guest at the vernissage • Fourteen at the Table — Kilián • Barbora Hlavsová — Bartyzal — Uncredited • 1944 — The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice — Flaška • 1945 — Prosťáček — tramp • Rozina, the Love Child — barber • 1946 — Řeka čaruje — barber • The Avalanche — Cerný • The Heroes Are Silent — Vilém Kolta • A Big Case — Redaktor • 1947 — Čapek's Tales — police agent Pistora • Nobody Knows Anything — Petr Nivý • 1948 — Getting on in the World — servant • 1952 — The Emperor and the Golem — court astrologer • 1953 — Divotvorný klobouk — judge (voice) • The Secret of Blood — doctor at lecture • 1954 — Haškovy povídky ze starého mocnářství — chaplain • Komedianti — reeve • Cirkus bude! — Ostrý • 1956 — Muž v povětří — Zatrapa • Focus, Please! — secretary • The Good Soldier Schweik — Bretschneider • 1957 — I Dutifully Report — Dub • 1958 — O věcech nadpřirozených — insurance agent • 1959 — Jak se Franta naučil bát — ghost Cyril • 1960 — Zpívající pudřenka — Dr. Švarc • U nás v Mechově — Dr. Hertl • 1961 — Procesí k Panence — Prskavec • 1963 — Something Different • 1964 — Mezi námi zloději — Béďa Musil • 1965 — The House in Karp Lane — Alter Kauders • 1966 — The Phantom of Morrisville — Doctor Stolly • 1967 — The Stolen Airship — judge • Svatba jako řemen — father of the bride • 1971 — You Are a Widow, Sir — King Oscar XV. • Four Murders Are Enough, Darling — Shediran • 1972 — Dívka na koštěti — Roušek • 1974 — How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer — Bertík Vodička • 1975 — Circus in the Circus — reporter • 1976 — Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! — Lapáček • Náš dědek Josef — Jan Pokorný • 1977 — Což takhle dát si špenát — Grandfather Liška • 1979 — The Ninth Heart — clown • The Prince and the Evening Star — Kacafírek • 1980 — The Tale of John and Mary — dwarves (voices) • 1982 — How the World Is Losing Poets — Valerián • 1985 — How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions — Valerián • 1986 — Young Wine — Marustík • 1988 — How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives — Valerián
Legacy
• Illustration — Memorial plaque on Filipovský's birth house in Přelouč The František Filipovský Awards (Ceny Františka Filipovského), named after the actor, are an annual Czech prize for voice acting, held in Filipovský's hometown of Přelouč. Officially launched in 1995, an inaugural event was held in 1994, when Filipovský was awarded in memoriam for his lifelong contribution to Czech voice acting. Filipovského street in Prague's Satalice district is named after the actor. A memorial plaque was erected at Filipovský's birth house in Přelouč in 1994.
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- 1.Czech Radio. Malý portrét velkého herce – František Filipovský. 27 September 2012.
- 2.CzechTourism. Vycházka na Olšanské hřbitovy – Příběhy, které nesmějí být zapomenuty.
- 3.Ceny Františka Filipovského za dabing.
- 4.Filipovského. mapy.cz.
- 5.Přeloučský Regenschori? František Filipovský Starší. kppardubicka.cz.
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Frantisek Filipovsky. His recorded language was Czech. One child is recorded: Pavlína Filipovská. Other recorded relations include Pavlína Wolfová.
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