Oldřich Kaiser (born 16 May 1955) is a
Czech television, film, and stage actor known mostly for his comedic roles.
Education and career
Kaiser graduated from the
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the larg ...
in 1978. He began his acting career with theatre performances, working at ''Studio Ypsilon'' in Liberec and later at the
National Theatre in Prague. He made his screen debut in
Karel Kachyňa
Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades.
Early life
He was born on May 1, 1920, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother wa ...
's 1973 film ''
Láska''.
Together with
Jiří Lábus, he formed the comedy duo "Kaiser a Lábus", which took part in such television comedy shows as ''Možná přijde i kouzelník'' (1982) and ''
Ruská ruleta'' (1994).
Personal life and trivia
Between 1980 and 2005, Kaiser was married to Czech actress
Naďa Konvalinková
Naďa Konvalinková (''Naděžda Konvalinková''; born 18 April 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actress.
After graduating from the Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, she worked in the J. K. Tyl Theatre, ...
, with whom he has a daughter, actress
Karolína Kaiserová. In 2020, he married singer
Dáša Vokatá.
In 2004, he discovered a new species of
ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal f ...
in Asia with entomologist and neurosurgeon Vladimír Beneš. The insect was subsequently named ''
Cychrus kaiseri'', after the actor.
In July 2019, Kaiser survived a heart attack.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Awards and recognition
* Nominated for
Czech Lion Award
The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of members of the Czech Fi ...
, Best Actor for ''
I Served the King of England
''I Served the King of England'' ( cs, Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) is a novel by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal. The story is set in Prague in the 1940s, during the Nazi occupation and early communism, and follows a young man who alterna ...
'' (2007)
* Nominated for Czech Lion Award, Best Supporting Actor for ''
Walking Too Fast'' (2010)
* Nominated for Czech Lion Award, Best Supporting Actor for ''
Leaving'' (2011)
* Nominated for Czech Lion Award, Best Supporting Actor for ''
Vendeta'' (2011)
* Czech Lion Award, Best Actor for ''
A Prominent Patient'' (2016)
* Czech Lion Award, Best Actor for ''
Po strništi bos'' (2017)
References
External links
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Czech male television actors
Czech male film actors
Czech male stage actors
Czech male voice actors
1955 births
Living people
Actors from Liberec
Sun in a Net Awards winners
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
Czech Lion Awards winners