Jaroslav Marvan (11 December 1901 – 21 May 1974) was a

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actor. He was born in

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. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter (Alena Marvanová) with Alena Jančaříková. He passed his school-leaving exam in 1919 and became a member of the Central Office of posts. He was sent to Uzghorod on business matters (1920–1923). He was a member of

Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (9 April 1891, in Liberec – 31 January 1962, in Prague) was an internationally renowned Czechoslovak film and stage actor, singer, comedian, footballer and film director. In the Czech Repu ...

's Theatre 1926–1943, then of the Vinohradské divadlo (1943–1950) and then of the Městská divadla pražská (1950–1954), from where he became a member of the Národní divadlo (National Theatre), where he served for until two years before his death, in 1972.

Roles

Silent film era

His first roles in the silent film era include partaking in the following films: * Dobrý voják Švejk * Falešná kočička * Pantáta Bezoušek * Lásky Kačenky Strnadové * Švejk v ruském zajetí * Páter Vojtěch * Modrý démant * Svatý Václav * Plukovník Švec

Sound film era

Afterwards, in the sound era, he worked exclusively with Burian, in the following films: * C. a k. polní maršálek * To neznáte Hadimršku * Funebrák * Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec *

Pobočník Jeho Výsosti ''Pobočník Jeho Výsosti'' is a Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1933. Cast * Vlasta Burian as 2nd Lt. Alois Patera * Nora Stallich as Princ Evzen * Suzanne Marwille Marta Schölerová (better known by her s ...

Revizor ''The Government Inspector'', also known as ''The Inspector General'' ( rus, links=no, Ревизор, Revizor, literally: "Inspector"), is a satirical play by Russian dramatist and novelist, Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the pla ...

* Hrdinný kapitán Korkorán * Nezlobte dědečka *

Hrdina jedné noci ''Hrdina jedné noci '' is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1935. A German-language version, ''Held einer Nacht'', was filmed at the same time. Cast * Vlasta Burian - Florián Svícicka * Truda Grosslic ...

Tři vejce do skla ''Tři vejce do skla '' (Three Eggs in a Glass) is a Czech language, Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1937...Vincenc Babočka, a meaningless employee of police station, thinks he is a detective with exceptional abili ...

* Ducháček to zařídí * U pokladny stál... * Ulice zpívá * Katakomby * Baron Prášil *

Přednosta stanice ''Station Master'' (Original Czech-language title: ''Přednosta stanice'') is a 1941 Czech language film, starring the then star comedian Vlasta Burian. It has a running time of 88 minutes and was directed by Jan Sviták. It deals with an unpayin ...

* Provdám svou ženu * Ryba na suchu * Zlaté dno His most famous roles without Burian are roles of professors in the movies Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše (1939) and Škola, základ života (1938) and the role of tram inspector Anděl in the movies ''

Dovolená s Andělem ''Dovolená s Andělem'' is a 1952 Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr. Cast *Jaroslav Marvan as Gustav Andel *Josef Pehr as Václav Masek *Josef Kemr as Bohous Vyhlídka *Vladimír Ráž as Karel Pavlát *Jana Dítět ...

'' (1952), '' Anděl na horách'' (1955), (though both movies include heavy pro communist propaganda, like showing the ideal union of workers at a workers summer resort, where they all rather work together on a kindergarten building then vacation).

Books

He died in 1974 in Prague, with his three books of memorials being published posthumously. These include: * „Nejen o sobě“ ("About not only my/himself") (1975) * „Jaroslav Marvan vypravuje“ ("Jaroslav Marvan relates") (1975) * „Herecké eso“ ("Ace Actor") (1995)

External links

Jaroslav Marvan in Czech National Theater Archive
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ČSFD.cz - Jaroslav Marvan (in Czech)
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