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Luděk Munzar (20 March 1933 in
Nová Včelnice Nová Včelnice (until 1950 Nový Etynk-Včelnice; ) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Geography Nová Včelnice is located about northeast of Jindřichů ...
– 26 January 2019 in
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,
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) was a Czech actor. He appeared in the
Czech New Wave The Czechoslovak New Wave (also Czech/Slovak New Wave) is a term used for the Czechoslovak filmmakers who started making films in the 1960s. The directors commonly included are Miloš Forman, Věra Chytilová, Jan Švankmajer, Ivan Passer, Pave ...
film '' The Joke'' (
Jaromil Jireš Jaromil Jireš (10 December 1935 – 24 October 2001) was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. Work His 1963 film '' The Cry'' was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film o ...
, 1969) and starred in the film ''
Poslední propadne peklu Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (;  – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (; ), was a Russian and Soviet writer and proponent of socialism. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an auth ...
'' under director
Ludvík Ráža Ludvík Ráža (3 October 1929, in Mukachevo – 4 October 2000, in Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, l ...
in 1982. Quote of the article at
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: "Munzar war einer der bedeutendsten Film- und Bühnendarsteller seiner Zeit, er genießt hierzulande den Ruf einer Legende. Er gehörte über 30 Jahre zum Schauspielensemble des Prager Nationaltheaters. Auf der Bühne trat er oft gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Jana Hlaváčová auf." (in English: "Munzar was one of the most important film and stage actors of his time, he enjoys the reputation of a legend here in the
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He belonged to the acting ensemble of the Prague National Theatre for more than 30 years. On stage he often appeared together with his wife
Jana Hlaváčová Jana Hlaváčová (26 March 1938 – 13 January 2024) was a Czech actress. She starred in the film ''Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach Jiří Strach (born 29 September 1973) is a Czech film director and actor. He is considered o ...
.") In the
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he was also known as the synchronized voice of
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in movies.


Decorations

Awarded by Czech Republic * Medal of Merit (2024)


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1933 births 2019 deaths People from Nová Včelnice Czech male film actors Czech male stage actors Czech male television actors Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Recipients of the Thalia Award Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub