Biography
Radovan Lukavský (1 November 1919 – 10 March 2008) was a Czech theatre and film actor.Lukavský was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1919. He graduated from high school in Český Brod, before continuing his education at the Charles University, where he studied French and English literature. However, at the onset of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, Lukavský was sent to a forced labor camp. He completed his studies at the Charles University only after being released from the camp. He also studied acting at Prague's conservatory.Lukavský got his first acting job in 1946 at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague district of Vinohrady. He was reportedly usually cast as honest characters due to his appearance and voice. He was offered a position at the National Theatre in Prague in 1957. He continued to work as an actor at the National Theatre for over fifty years. His most famous roles at the theatre included that of Puck in William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream and the Sergeant in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage.Outside of the theatre and stage, Lukavský enjoyed a number of roles in Czech and Czechoslovakian television and film throughout his career. He may be best known for his role in the 1970s adaptation of Czech novelist Alois Jirásek's F.L. Věk, in which he played Václav Thám, a Czech national revival leader.In 1986 he appeared in a TV film adaptation of the Božena Benešová short story "Povídka s dobrým koncem" ("A Story with a Happy Ending").
Lukavský received a number of awards for his work during his career. He was given the lifetime achievement award at the 1995 Thalia Awards, which are the leading honors for the Czech Republic's theatre industry. Former Czech President Václav Havel also awarded Lukavský a medal for services to the theatre.Additionally, he was the author of several books on acting and the theatre. He taught for many years at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.Lukavský returned to the theatre at age 88 when he performed in Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard at the Vinohrady Theatre. The Vinohrady Theatre is the same theatre where he earned his first acting role back in 1946 when he was a recent university graduate.Lukavský died in Prague on 10 March 2008 at the age of 88.
Filmography
all 156
Movies 136
TV Shows 20
Voice 8
self 3
Narrator 2
Maharal – Tajemství talismanu (2008)
Maharal – Tajemství talismanu (2007)
Náves (2006)
Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi do deště (2004)
O pyšném panovníkovi (1998)
O perlové panně (1997)
Červený kamínek (1997)
Rok na vsi (1997)
Nesmrtelný život a smrt Mikiho Volka, rokenrolového krále (1996)
Muž v pozadí (1995)
Má je pomsta (1995)
V erbu lvice (1995)
GENUS (1995)
Den, kdy unesli papeže (1995)
Marie Růžička (1994)
Náhrdelník (1993)
Pravda a lež (1992)
Pohádka o touze (1991)
Šťastlivec Sulla (1991)
Přísahám a slibuji (1990)
Putování po Blažených ostrovech (1989)
Cirkus Humberto (1988)
Tichý společník (1988)
O Háderunovi a víle Elóře (1988)
O houslích krále snů (1987)
Zlá krev (1987)
Pávie pierko (1987)
Veronika (1986)
Synové a dcery Jakuba skláře (1986)
The Third Dragon (1985)
Příliš velká šance (1985)
...nebo být zabit (1985)
Chytrá princezna (1984)
Záchvěv strachu (1984)
Tažní ptáci (1984)
Schůzka se stíny (1983)
O labuti (1983)
Jehla (1982)
Proč se vraždí starší dámy (1982)
Zelená vlna (1982)
Opera ve vinici (1982)
Dřevo se hudbou odívá (1982)
Až já budu velká (1981)
The Secret of the Devil's Pocket (1981)
Romaneto (1981)
Měsíční tónina (1981)
Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce (1980)
The Medal (1980)
Svítalo celou noc (1980)
How to Dupe a Lawyer (1980)
Rukojmí v Bella Vista (1980)
Dnes v jednom domě (1980)
Julek (1980)
Ako listy jedného stromu (1980)
Alfons Mucha (1980)
Zlaté rybky (1978)
Tichý Američan v Praze (1978)
Pasiáns (1977)
Já zůstanu věrný (1977)
Paličova dcera (1977)
Master Hanus (1977)
Dům Na poříčí (1977)
The Bay of Happiness (1977)
Louis Pasteur (1977)
Až bude padat hvězda (1976)
The Little Mermaid (1976)
Thirty Cases of Major Zema (1976)
My z konce světa (1975)
Akce v Istanbulu (1975)
Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus (1975)
Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárně (1975)
Královská ozvěna (1974)
Podezření (1973)
Operation Bororo (1973)
Fair Wind (1973)
Z pohádky do pohádky (1973)
The Devil's Elixirs (1973)
Román lásky a cti (1972)
Zlatá svatba (1972)
Kat nepočká (1972)
Touha Sherlocka Holmese (1972)
Bakaláři (1972)
Black Wolf (1972)
Lekce (1972)
Mrtvý princ (1972)
Magnolia (1972)
Kamenný kvítek (1972)
Magnolia (1972)
Zvláštní případ (1971)
Sunday Father (1971)
F. L. Věk (1971)
Mata Hari (1971)
Za ranních červánků (1970)
Die blinden Ameisen (1970)
Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)
Aesop (1970)
Long White Yard (1970)
Bellevue (1969)
Ohnice (1969)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968)
Pan Jordán a Habada (1968)
Dragon's Return (1968)
Lucerna (1967)
Dívka s třemi velbloudy (1967)
Waterloo (1967)
Cesta řeky k moři (1966)
5 Million Witnesses (1965)
The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (1965)
Šach mat (1964)
Der Andere neben dir (1964)
William Shakespeare: Monology (1964)
Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda (1963)
Prague Blues (1963)
Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
Horoucí srdce (1963)
Fortress on the Rhine (1962)
Malý Bobeš ve městě (1962)
Zelené obzory (1962)
Man in Outer Space (1962)
Little Bobesh (1962)
Pouta (1961)
Páté oddělení (1961)
Higher Principle (1960)
King of the Sumava (1959)
Death in the Saddle (1959)
Puppies (1958)
A Box of Film (1958)
At the Terminus (1957)
Against All (1957)
V pátek ráno (1957)
Lost Children (1957)
Vintage Car (1957)
Johnny's Journey (1957)
Sons of the Mountains (1956)
Silvery Wind (1956)
Jan Žižka (1956)
The Windy Mountain (1956)
Jan Hus (1955)
Na stříbrném zrcadle (1955)
Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover (1955)
Dog's Heads (1955)
The Secret of Blood (1953)
Dvaasedmdesátka (1953)
Nástup (1953)
Early Days (1953)
Milujeme (1952)
Action B (1952)
Mikoláš Aleš (1952)
Přiznání (1951)
The Trap (1951)
Revoluční rok 1848 (1949)
Pan Habětín odchází (1949)
Silent Barricade (1949)
White Darkness (1948)
Nadlidé (1946)
Men Without Wings (1946)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-11-01
Deathday2008-03-10 (88 years old)
Birth PlacePrague, Czech Republic
ReligionCatholic Church
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia, Czech Republic
Also Known AsRadovan Lukavsky, R. Lukavský, Karel Janota, Радован Лукавский, Radovan Lukavski
AwardsMeritorious Artist, Czech Medal of Merit
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