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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.
Filmography
all 91
Movies 81
TV Shows 10
self 6
Voice 1
Murderous Tales (2016)
Hoteliér (2013)
Bastardi III (2012)
WesternStory (2011)
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou (2009)
Shameless (2008)
Chyťte doktora (2007)
Empties (2007)
A Little Piece of Heaven (2005)
O svatební krajce (2003)
Late Night Talks with Mother (2003)
Únos domů (2002)
Max, Sally and the Magic Phone (2001)
The Plastic People of the Universe (2001)
Angel Exit (2000)
Příběhy slavných (2000)
Krásný ztráty (2000)
Policajti z předměstí (1998)
Halt, Or I'll Miss! (1998)
The Way Through the Bleak Woods (1997)
Drawn from Memory (1995)
Válka barev (1995)
Hazard (1995)
Amerika (1994)
Cerni baroni (1992)
The Uninvited Guest (1991)
Flames of Royal Love (1991)
Audience (1990)
Follow Me (1989)
Die goldene Jungfrau (1989)
Die falschen Fiddler (1989)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
PARADISE LTD. (1986)
Die Försterbuben (1984)
Bis später - ich muss mich erschiessen (1984)
Tramps (1983)
Contemporaries (1983)
Headstand (1982)
Ragtime (1981)
The Uppercrust (1981)
The Stock-Check (1981)
The Old Fox (1977)
10 % nádeje (1976)
Jarmok márnosti (1974)
Straw Hat (1972)
Touha Sherlocka Holmese (1972)
Silvestr 71 (1971)
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla (1971)
Hry lásky šálivé (1971)
F. L. Věk (1971)
Svatby pana Voka (1971)
Fantom operety (1971)
Silvestrovské kousky Františka Housky (1971)
Konec draka Kusodrápa (1971)
Revizor (1971)
Cesta mstitele své cti (1971)
Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku (1970)
Nejsem chmýrko na bodláku (1970)
Pan Tau (1970)
Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)
Nechcete jet do Bembrly? (1970)
Proměny nože (1970)
Bližní na tapetě (1970)
Adelheid (1970)
Podezření (1970)
Bigbeatová svatba (1970)
I, Mournful God (1969)
Hříšní lidé města pražského (1969)
Flirt se slečnou Stříbrnou (1969)
Young Bohácek's Sufferings (1969)
Brýle (1969)
The End of a Priest (1969)
Houslista (1969)
Hrozné děti (1969)
„Rakev ve snu viděti...“ (1968)
A Man Who Rose in Price (1968)
The Valley of the Bees (1968)
Bedtime Story (1968)
Zázračný hlavolam (1968)
Klec pro dva (1968)
Piknik (1968)
Private Torment (1967)
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Wedding Under Supervision (1967)
Der sanfte Lauf (1967)
Sign of the Cancer (1967)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Slečny přijdou později (1966)
Every Young Man (1966)
Bejvávalo (1966)
Vintage Car (1957)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-09-11
Deathday2014-10-10 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceMěsto Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
ChildrenJakub Landovský
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia, Czech Republic
Awardsparticipant in the resistance and resistance against communism, Czech Medal of Merit
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