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Václav Havel(1936-2011)

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  • Actor
  • Director
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Václav Havel
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Václav Havel was born on 5 October 1936 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Leaving (2011), The Beggar's Opera (1991) and Television Theater (1953). He was married to Dagmar Havlová and Olga Splíchalová. He died on 18 December 2011 in Hrádecek, Czech Republic.
BornOctober 5, 1936
DiedDecember 18, 2011(75)
BornOctober 5, 1936
DiedDecember 18, 2011(75)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Leaving (2011)
Leaving
5.9
  • Writer
  • 2011
Josef Abrhám and Libuše Šafránková in The Beggar's Opera (1991)
The Beggar's Opera
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1991
Television Theater (1953)
Television Theater
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Heart Beat 3D (2010)
Heart Beat 3D
5.6
  • Writer
  • 2010

Credits

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Writer

  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • author
    • 2017
  • Leaving (2011)
    Leaving
    5.9
    • play
    • 2011
  • Heart Beat 3D (2010)
    Heart Beat 3D
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Leaving
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2010
  • The Garden Party
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2010
  • Anatomie gagu (2008)
    Anatomie gagu
    6.3
    Short
    • essay "Anatomie gagu"
    • 2008
  • The Mountain Hotel
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1999
  • My Beautiful Bohemia
    TV Movie
    • radio program
    • 1998
  • Ornest Jiří and Magdalena Sidonová in The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (1998)
    The Increased Difficulty of Concentration
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1998
  • La faute (1994)
    La faute
    Short
    • play "Chyba"
    • 1994
  • Mlýny (1994)
    Mlýny
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • play "Zivot pred sebou"
    • 1994
  • Zítra to spustíme
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1992
  • Largo desolato
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1991
  • Butterfly on the Antenna
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1991
  • Largo desolato (1991)
    Largo desolato
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1991

Actor

  • Leaving (2011)
    Leaving
    5.9
    • 2011
  • Up and Down (2004)
    Up and Down
    6.9
    • The President
    • 2004
  • Kamenný most (1996)
    Kamenný most
    6.4
    • President
    • 1996
  • Inventura
    • 1981
  • Kazdý mladý muz (1966)
    Kazdý mladý muz
    6.6
    • Patient
    • 1966

Director

  • Leaving (2011)
    Leaving
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2011

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Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • President Vaclav Havel
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • October 5, 1936
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • December 18, 2011
    • Hrádecek, Czech Republic(respiratory failure)
  • Spouses
      Dagmar HavlováJanuary 4, 1997 - December 18, 2011 (his death)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Protest".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Interview
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    First president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003.
  • Quotes
    If you look at somebody for a long time and you encounter him over such a long time, on television in the evening, it will eventually begin to annoy you slightly. The person will begin to bore you, especially if he keeps repeating minority views.

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