Vladimír Čech (6 July 1951 – 22 March 2013) was a Czech actor, presenter and former politician. Čech was born and died in Prague. He was the son of anchorwoman Heda Čechová (1928–2020) and actor Vladimír Čech, Sr. (1916–1990). In 1977, Vladimír Čech graduated from the

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acting field and then played in Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava, the

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Theatre in

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, Ostrava State Theatre, the Český Těšín Theatre, Oldřich Stibor State Theatre in Olomouc (today Moravian Theatre) and in the East Bohemia Theatre in

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. From 1990 to 1992 he worked as a member of the

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. Since 1999 he was a freelance actor, a member of File City theatres in Prague. He was also a host of the Czech version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? called

Chcete být milionářem? ''Chcete být milionářem?'' (English translation: ''Do you want to be a millionaire?'') is a Czech game show based on the original British format of '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. The show was hosted by Vladimír Čech, , Ondřej Hejma, ...

, where he worked until September 2003. In 2008, Česká televize made a documentary series ' with Vladimír Čech as the main character. On ČT he was the moderator of the program '. He was also known for his voice in dubbing, such as the title character in the cartoons and films about Garfield. He played dozens of theatrical roles and appeared e.g. as Vavřen in ', as Edmund in '' King Lear'', as Mercutio in ''

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'', in '' Hamlet'', as Antony in ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around ...

'', as Jiří in the Czech adaptation of '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', as Iago in ''

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...

'' and many others. Between 2001 and 2003 he was elected the host of most popular competition in the television ''TýTý''. He died of Lynch syndrome and pneumonia in 2013, at the age of 61.

Czech dubbing

* ' ('' Walking with Monsters''), 2005, dubbing 2008 * '' Van Helsing'' * ' (''

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'', part 1 and 2), 2005, dubbing 2008 * ' ('' Garfield and Friends'') * ' ('' Garfield: The Movie''), 2004 * ''Garfield 2'' ('' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties''), 2006 * ' ('' Garfield Gets Real''), 2007 *' ('' Slumdog Millionaire'') 2008

References

External links

Biography of Vladimír Čech on ČT website

Biography of Vladimír Čech on worldonline.cz website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cech, Vladimir 1951 births 2013 deaths Male actors from Prague Czech male stage actors Czech male voice actors Deaths from colorectal cancer Deaths from cancer in the Czech Republic Deaths from pneumonia in the Czech Republic