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Ilja Prachař
Actor

Ilja Prachař

30 Apr 1924Born
10 Aug 2005Died
81Age at death
144Credits

Biography

Ilja Prachař ( April 30, 1924, Malenovice – August 10, 2005, Prague ) was a Czech actor and playwright.

He was born in Malenovice near Zlín as the middle of three sons of František Prachar (1899–2001), an official of the district health insurance company in Zlín, and his wife Ludmila (1901–1981). The elder brother Drahomír (1922–2008) later worked in a foreign trade company, the younger Kamil (1931–2020) became a theater actor and worked almost his entire professional career in the theater in Cheb . In Zlín and Malenovice, the parents actively engaged in associational life and performed volunteer theater.

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His wife Jana (*1937) is a puppeteer, his son David (*1959), grandson Jakub (*1983), granddaughter Mariana (*1994) and great-granddaughter Alžběta Malá (*1997) are acting.

He began his acting career as a member of the drama group of the Army Art Ensemble of Vít Nejedlý (1945–1947), in the Workers' Theater in Zlín (1947–1952) and in the theater in Ostrava (1952–1954). From 1954 he performed at the S. K. Neumann Theater in Prague and from 1959 to 1990 at the Vinohrady Theatre. His best-known film role is probably the greedy and miserly landowner Trautenberk in the evening series Krkonošské pohádyky.

He is the author of several plays and television scripts. Already in 1951, he received the State Prize for the play " Hádajú se o rozumné " and for his acting he was awarded the award for outstanding work (1967), the title of meritorious artist (1983) and the František Filipovský Award for lifetime mastery in dubbing (1997).

Ilja Prachař was a member of the Communist Party . In November 1989, he gave a speech at the Summer Speech as a representative of the actors from the Vinohrady Theatre .

In his personal life, Ilja Prachař was a big supporter of the football club Slavia . At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, he was even the chairman of the civic association of the Friends of Slavia for seven years.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 144 credits.

  1. 1998Proces s vrahy MartynovéFilm
  2. 1994The FortressFilm
  3. 1990VlciFilm: Quesnel
  4. 1990Squandered SundayFilm: Grizzly (voice)
  5. 1990ZvonokosyFilm: Duplikát
  6. 1989Čestné koloFilm
  7. 1988Lék pod kůžiFilm
  8. 1988Uloupené dětstvíFilm: Pleschke
  9. 1988Narozeniny režiséra Z. K.Film
  10. 1988Stařeček vavříny vídeňské slávy ověnčený aneb ZpronevěraFilm
  11. 1987Kdo se bojí, utíkáFilm: Fores
  12. 1987Cesta za hvězdným prachemSeries (3 episodes)
  13. 1986Dobré světloFilm
  14. 1985Černá zeměSeries: Jurek (1 episode)
  15. 1985Stopy zločinuSeries (3 episodes)
  16. 1985Rozpaky kuchaře SvatoplukaSeries: kuchař Tesárek (1 episode)
  17. 1985Domek u lesaFilm
  18. 1984Modrý kosatecFilm
  19. 1984InzerátFilm
  20. 1984The Little Shepherd Boy from the ValleyFilm
  21. 1983Tři cesty k domovuSeries: Němeček (2 episodes)
  22. 1983Parcela 60, katastr LukoviceFilm
  23. 1982Slečna se špatnou pověstíFilm
  24. 1981Střecha pod vodouFilm
  25. 1981Okres na severuSeries (12 episodes)
  26. 1981Královská hraFilm
  27. 1981Příjemce platí v dolarechFilm
  28. 1981Ubohý pan KufaltSeries: Jeweler (1 episode)
  29. 1980Děti zítřkůFilm
  30. 1980The MedalFilm: General Berger
  31. 1980Inženýrská odyseaSeries (12 episodes)
  32. 1980Kdo přichází před půlnocíFilm
  33. 1980Zastretý farebný svetSeries: J. J. Langer (2 episodes)
  34. 1979Postavení mimo hruFilm
  35. 1979Tvář za sklemFilm
  36. 1979Zákony pohybuSeries (11 episodes)
  37. 1979Indians from VetrovFilm: pplk. Pávek
  38. 1979Chased and SuspectedFilm: Hardt
  39. 1979Ve znamení MerkuraSeries (1 episode)
  40. 1978Shadows of a Hot SummerFilm: Poručík Grygar
  41. 1978Jak se zranit ve služběFilm
  42. 1978Sázka pro dvaFilm
  43. 1978Podivný výletFilm
  44. 1978The Moravian LandFilm
  45. 1978Pětina průměrného životaFilm
  46. 1978The Apple GameFilm: Train Passenger
  47. 1978PenelopaFilm: Mišo Bajzík
  48. 1977Pan Kobkán vdává dceruFilm
  49. 1977Shadow of a Flying BirdFilm
  50. 1977Preclíková válkaFilm
  51. 1977Dům Na poříčíFilm
  52. 1976Paleta láskyFilm
  53. 1976Slovácko sa nesúdíSeries (1 episode)
  54. 1976A Girl Fit to Be KilledFilm: Sláma
  55. 1976Thirty Cases of Major ZemaSeries: továrník Čadek (2 episodes)
  56. 1976Střílej oběma rukamaFilm
  57. 1975ChalupářiSeries (3 episodes)
  58. 1975Dobrodruh a kavalírFilm: Zaremba
  59. 1975Nejmladší z rodu HamrůSeries (6 episodes)
  60. 1975The Motive for MurderFilm: Karas (segment "Víkend")
  61. 1975Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárněFilm
  62. 1974The Fair Is HereFilm: Tony (voice)
  63. 1974Krkonošská pohádkaSeries: Trautenberk (20 episodes)
  64. 1974Družina černého peraFilm: Karel Světlan (voice)
  65. 1974Horká zimaFilm
  66. 1974Jakou barvu má láskaFilm
  67. 1974Královský gambitFilm
  68. 1973Kronika žhavého létaFilm
  69. 1973The Secret of the Gold BuddhaFilm
  70. 1973Počkám, až zabiješFilm
  71. 1973Days of BetrayalFilm
  72. 1972Pohádka o drakoviFilm
  73. 1972Ctná paní LucieSeries (6 episodes)
  74. 1972Otcové a dětiFilm
  75. 1972Straw HatFilm
  76. 1972BakalářiSeries (8 episodes)
  77. 1972Zázrak v OužlebičkáchFilm
  78. 1972LekceFilm
  79. 1972Klíč pod rohožkouFilm
  80. 1972Medvěd pro hostaFilm

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