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Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at The Drama Club and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights' petition Charter 77. He was subsequently banned from working at the theater. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978-79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent and severely beaten and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted.
After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he was able to act again, playing one of the lead characters in the play Audience at club Činoherní - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel.
He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78.
Born
Friday, 11 September 1936
Died
Friday, 10 October 2014
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Adelheid | Guardsman Jindra | 2022 |
Murderous Tales | Grandfather | 2016 |
Hoteliér | Self | 2013 |
Bastardi 3 | Dedecek / dědeček | 2012 |
Westernstory | Trubec | 2011 |
Leaving | 2011 | |
25 from the Sixties, or The Czechoslovak New Wave | Self | 2010 |
Citizen Havel Is Rolling the Empty Barrels | Self | 2009 |
No Escape from the Shadow | Granddad Rehor | 2009 |
Shameless | Bedrich | 2008 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Adelheid | Guardsman Jindra | 2022 |
Murderous Tales | Grandfather | 2016 |
Hoteliér | Self | 2013 |
Bastardi 3 | Dedecek / dědeček | 2012 |
Westernstory | Trubec | 2011 |
Leaving | 2011 | |
25 from the Sixties, or The Czechoslovak New Wave | Self | 2010 |
Citizen Havel Is Rolling the Empty Barrels | Self | 2009 |
No Escape from the Shadow | Granddad Rehor | 2009 |
Shameless | Bedrich | 2008 |
Chytte doktora | Cyril Záruba | 2007 |
Empties | Rezác / Řezáč | 2007 |
Kousek nebe | Starej | 2005 |
Kidnapped Home | 2002 | |
Uprising | King of The Blackmailers | 2001 |
Max, Sally and the Magic Phone | Mr. Prucha | 2001 |
Milan Hlavsa a Plastic People of the Universe | Self | 2001 |
Late Night Talks with Mother | Pavel Landovský | 2000 |
Angel Exit | Machata | 2000 |
Já, truchlivý buh | Apostol Certikidis | 2000 |
Halt, or I'll Miss! | Petrina / Petřina | 1998 |
Cesta pustým lesem | Kokesch | 1997 |
The Land Gone Wild | Medicinbal | 1997 |
An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World | Rychtar, the magistrate | 1997 |
Drawn from Memory | Self / Self (voice) | 1995 |
Hazard | Demo | 1995 |
Amerika | Robinson | 1994 |
Cerní baroni | Maj. Haluska-Terazky - Battalion Commander / maj. Haluška | 1992 |
In the Light of the King's Love | Father | 1991 |
Der Kaufmann von Venedig | Doge | 1990 |
Wilhelm Tell | Ulrich der Schmied / Arbeiter / Leibgarde des Geßler / Hochzeitszug | 1990 |
The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Pavel | 1988 |
Heiteres Bezirksgericht | Birkl | 1987 |
Paradise Ges.m.b.H. | house superintendent | 1986 |
Der Bulle & das Mädchen | Scrapyard guard | 1985 |
Lieber Vater | Der Concierge | 1984 |
Dog-Race | Ladislav Lapak | 1983 |
Tramps | pharmacist | 1983 |
Zeitgenossen | Andrej Borowicz / Andrej | 1983 |
Kopfstand | Stunk | 1982 |
Ragtime | Solomon Peretz | 1981 |
The Uppercrust | Jakob Kralicek | 1981 |
The Old Fox | Papa Dop | 1977 |
Straw Hat | Officer Emil | 1972 |
The Tricky Game of Love | Sluha (segment "Náusnice") | 1972 |
F.L. Vek | Rejsek | 1972 |
Svatby pana Voka | cisar Rudolf II. / Rudolf II. Habsburský | 1971 |
Pan Tau | Taxi Driver | 1971 |
Case for a Rookie Hangman | Fízl | 2016 |
Young Bohácek's Sufferings | Boháček / Tonda Bohácek | 1970 |
A Flirt with Miss Stribrna | Vasek / Vašek | 1969 |
Muz, ktery stoupl v cene | Tajný | 1969 |
The End of a Priest | Pozorovatel | 1969 |
The Valley of the Bees | Young Hunter (voice) | 1968 |
Private Torment | Standa Kocian / Standa Kocián | 1968 |
Klec pro dva | Youth | 1968 |
Rakev ve snu videti... | Zdenek Stýbr | 1968 |
Svatba jako remen | Ridic / řidič | 1968 |
Pension pro svobodné pány | Nájemník / O'Brien | 1968 |
Marketa Lazarová | Smil | 1967 |
Der sanfte Lauf | 1967 | |
Sign of the Cancer | Hynecek Hása | 1967 |
Kazdy mlady muz | Lance-corporal / Svobodník | 1967 |
Closely Watched Trains | Zlodej | 1967 |
Slecny prijdou pozdeji | zrízenec Pavka | 1966 |
Vintage Car | Wedding guest with trumpet | 1957 |