Pavel Landovský
Pavel Landovský (11 September 1936 – 10 October 2014), nicknamed Lanďák, was a Czech actor, playwright, and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
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Pavel Landovský

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- Name
- Pavel Landovský
- Born
- 11 September 1936
- Birthplace
- Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 10 October 2014
- Place of death
- Kytín, Czech Republic
- Education
- Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Spouse
- Helena Albertová (1962–1973)
- Awards
- Medal of Merit
- Nationality
- Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia.
- Honours
- Czech Medal of Merit, 3rd class, participant in the resistance and resistance against communism and Annual award ACFK.
- Languages
- German and Czech.
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Pavel Landovský (11 September 1936 – 10 October 2014), nicknamed Lanďák, was a Czech actor, playwright, and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
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Pavel Landovský (1936–2014) was a Czech and Czechoslovak actor, dramaturge and playwright, among other activities. Born in Havlíčkův Brod, the actor died in Kytín.
Pavel Landovský studied at Academy of Performing Arts. The actor worked for Burgtheater and The Drama Club and was a member of scouting. Pavel Landovský worked in Šumperk.
Languages used include Czech and German. The actor received Annual award ACFK, Czech Medal of Merit, 3rd class and participant in the resistance and resistance against communism.
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Biography
Biography
Pavel Landovský studied at Academy of Performing Arts. The recorded working language is German and Czech. Places of work recorded in the authority are Šumperk. Employment is recorded with The Drama Club and Burgtheater. Distinctions recorded are Czech Medal of Merit, 3rd class, participant in the resistance and resistance against communism and Annual award ACFK.

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• Name — Pavel Landovský • Born — 11 September 1936 • Birthplace — Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia • Died — 10 October 2014 • Place of death — Kytín, Czech Republic • Education — Academy of Performing Arts in Prague • Occupation — * Actor • playwright • director • Spouse — Helena Albertová (1962–1973) • Children — Jakub Landovský • Awards — Medal of Merit
Biography
Biography
Landovský was born in Havlíčkův Brod in 1936, and after finishing his studies at the secondary technical school of mechanical engineering, he tried four times to enter the Faculty of Theatre in Prague, without success. He started his acting career as a supernumerary actor in the regional theatre in Teplice and continued to perform in regional theatres in Šumperk, Klatovy, and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní klub theatre in Prague on 11 May 1969. In 1971, the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at Činoherní klub and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights petition Charter 77 and along with Václav Havel and Ludvík Vaculík, was one of the three official spokesmen for the resulting civil rights movement. He was subsequently banned from working at the theatre. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978–79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent, severely beaten, and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when he was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted. While there, he participated in productions by Peter Zadek, among others. After the Velvet Revolution, Landovský was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he began to act again, performing regularly at the Theatre on the Balustrade, the National Theatre, Divadlo v Dlouhé, and Divadlo Hybernia between 1990 and 2008. He played one of the lead characters in Audience—written by his friend Václav Havel, who had recently been elected president of Czechoslovakia— at Činoherní klub. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel. Landovský acted in a number of famous Czech films, including Closely Watched Trains, Marketa Lazarová, Adelheid, and Černí baroni. Towards the end of his life, the actor suffered from diabetes and, after having had a stroke, used a wheelchair. He died at home in Kytín on 10 October 2014 from a heart attack, aged 78.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
List of appearances, with year, title, and role shown • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1957 — Dědeček automobil — Wedding guest with trumpet • 1969 — Každý mladý muž — Lance corporal • Slečny přijdou později — Butler Pavka • Closely Watched Trains — Thief — Uncredited • 1967 — Znamení raka — Hyneček Hása • Svatba jako řemen — Driver • Marketa Lazarová — Smil • Soukromá vichřice — Standa Kocian • Zázračný hlavolam — Constable • Piknik — Burda • 1968 — Klec pro dva — Youth • Pension pro svobodné pány — Nájemník • Muž, který stoupl v ceně — Tajný • Rakev ve snu viděti — Zdeněk Stýbr • 1969 — End of a Priest — Watcher • Utrpení mladého Boháčka — Tonda Boháček • Flirt se slečnou Stříbrnou — Vašek • Já, truchlivý bůh — Apostol Certikidis • 1970 — Adelheid — Guardsman Jindra • Case for a Rookie Hangman — Cop • 1971 — Svatby pana Voka — Emperor Rudolph II • The Tricky Game of Love — Servant — (segment "Náusnice") • Touha Sherlocka Holmese — Zabiják • 1972 — Slaměný klobouk — Officer Emil • 1981 — Ragtime — Solomon Peretz • Kopfstand — Stunk • Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt — Jakob Králíček • 1983 — Hunderennen — Ladislav Lapák • 1984 — Lieber Vater — Concierge • 1985 — The Cop and the Girl — Scrapyard guard • 1988 — The Unbearable Lightness of Being — Pavel • 1989 — Die goldenen Jungrau — Festival director • Follow Me — Professor Pavel Navrátil • 1991 — V žáru královské lásky — Father • 1992 — Černí baroni — Major Haluška • 1993 — Válka barev — Airport administrator • 1994 — Amerika — Robinson • 1995 — Hazard — Demo • 1997 — An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World — Reeve • Cesta pustým lesem — Kokesch • 1998 — Stůj, nebo se netrefím! — Petřina • 2000 — Andel Exit — Machata • 2001 — Mach, Šebestová a kouzelné sluchátko — Mr. Prucha • Bez tváře — Bus driver • 2005 — Kousek nebe — Starej • 2007 — Empties — Řezáč • Chyťte doktora — Cyril Záruba • 2008 — Shameless — Bedřich, Oskar's father • 2009 — Stínu neutečeš — Granddad Rehor • 2011 — Westernstory — Trubec • 2012 — Bastardi 3 — Grandfather • 2016 — Smrtelné historky — Grandfather — (final film role)
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1936
Pavel Landovský born at Havlíčkův Brod.
2014
Pavel Landovský died at Kytín.
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Havlíčkův Brod.
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- 1.Helena Albertová. slovnikceskeliteratury.cz.
- 2.ČSSD zkusí známé jméno, do boje o primátora Prahy nasadí mladého "Lanďáka". idnes.cz. 2 May 2018.
- 3.Pavel Landovský.
- 4.Eda Kriseová. Václav Havel: The Authorized Biography. St. Martins Press. 165–166. 1993. 0-88687-739-3.
- 5.Whitney, Craig R. When the Playwright's the President, Now That's Really a Premiere. The New York Times. 13 January 1990.
- 6.Spáčilová, Mirka. Neurvalý, osamělý, ale ke všem rovný. Zemřel herec Pavel Landovský. iDNES.cz. 11 October 2014.
- 7.ABC News.com. Czech Actor Pavel Landovsky Dies at 78.
- 8.Pavel Landovsky, Actor and Vocal Czech Dissident, Dies at 78
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The authorities additionally record the heading Pavel Landovsky. His recorded languages were German and Czech. He married Helena Albertová. One child is recorded: Jakub Landovský. Other recorded relations include Pavel Slabý. Landovský received Czech Medal of Merit, 3rd class, participant in the resistance and resistance against communism and Annual award ACFK. Pavel Landovský is recorded as writer, playwright, actor, screenwriter and dramaturge.
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