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Vlastimil Harapes
Actor

Vlastimil Harapes

24 Jul 1946Born
15 May 2024Died
77Age at death
28Credits

Biography

Vlastimil Harapes (July 24, 1946 – May 15, 2024) was a Czech dancer, choreographer, and actor. He was a soloist at the National Theatre Ballet in Prague and later became its artistic director. Harapes was widely recognized for his contributions to ballet and his performances in films such as Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Jak vytrhnout velrybě stoličku (1977).

Born in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia, he trained at the Prague Dance Conservatory and studied ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His career spanned decades, during which he performed internationally and took on roles in theater and television.

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He was also involved in political activism, running as an independent candidate in the 2016 Czech Senate election.

Harapes was married to Hana Zagorová from 1986 to 1992 and had a long-term relationship with Josef Topol, which remained private until 2013. He passed away from lung cancer at the age of 77.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2019ČechoviSeries: Vilém Adamec (7 episodes)
  2. 2015Místo zločinu PlzeňSeries: Roman Dragoun (1 episode)
  3. 2014The Inheritance or You Shouldn't Say ThatFilm: člen poroty
  4. 2011Jseš mrtvej, tak nebrečSeries (1 episode)
  5. 2006StarDanceSeries: Judge (8 episodes)
  6. 2006Taming CrocodilesFilm
  7. 2004Cesta ke štěstíFilm
  8. 2004Rodinná poutaSeries: Vladimír Smejkal (4 episodes)
  9. 1987My Daughter's OperationFilm: Dušan
  10. 1984Anynka a čertFilm: čert
  11. 1984The Very Late Afternoon of a FaunFilm
  12. 1984Polka vivaFilm
  13. 1982PaganiniFilm: Nicoló Paganini
  14. 1981Dluhy Hany ZagorovéSeries: Princ (8 episodes)
  15. 1980Zastretý farebný svetSeries: Jakub Obrovský (1 episode)
  16. 1979Beauty and the BeastFilm: Beast
  17. 1978How to Get Daddy to ChangeFilm: Jindřich
  18. 1978Melodie bílého klavíruFilm
  19. 1977Dary hadího králeFilm
  20. 1977How to Pull Out a Whale's ToothFilm: Jindřich
  21. 1977Day for My LoveFilm: Petr
  22. 1977Konečně si rozumímeFilm: Ballet Dancer
  23. 1974Il Divino BoemoFilm: Dancer
  24. 1971F. L. VěkSeries (1 episode)
  25. 1968Královský omylFilm
  26. 1967Marketa LazarováFilm: Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
  27. 1965Odcházeti s podzimemFilm
  28. 1964The Hop-PickersFilm

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