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Ota Hofman(1928-1989)

  • Writer
  • Production Department
  • Actor
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Ota Hofman
Ota Hofman was born on 10 April 1928 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for The Visitors (1983), Beauty and the Beast (1978) and 30 panen a Pythagoras (1977). He was married to Irena. He died on 17 May 1989 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
BornApril 10, 1928
DiedMay 17, 1989(61)
BornApril 10, 1928
DiedMay 17, 1989(61)
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Known for

Josef Bláha, Jirí Datel Novotný, Dagmar Patrasová, and Josef Dvořák in The Visitors (1983)
The Visitors
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Beauty and the Beast (1978)
Beauty and the Beast
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1978
30 panen a Pythagoras (1977)
30 panen a Pythagoras
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1977
Sedmý kontinent (1960)
Sedmý kontinent
  • Writer
  • 1960

Credits

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Writer

  • Utek (2025)
    Utek
    5.7
    • novel "Útek"
    • original screenplay "Útek"
    • 2025
  • Pan Tau (2020)
    Pan Tau
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Pan Tau character (2020)
    • 2020
  • The Last Butterfly (1991)
    The Last Butterfly
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Ich, Pan Tau - Erinnerungen des Schauspielers Otto Simanek an 20 Jahre PAN TAU
    TV Movie
    • characters
    • 1988
  • Pan Tau - Der Film (1988)
    Pan Tau - Der Film
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Merry Christmas Octopus (1987)
    Merry Christmas Octopus
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • The Octopuses from the Second Floor (1987)
    The Octopuses from the Second Floor
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Chobotnice z druhého patra (1986)
    Chobotnice z druhého patra
    6.9
    TV Series
    • idea and screenplay
    • 1986
  • ...a zase ta Lucie! (1984)
    ...a zase ta Lucie!
    6.4
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1984
  • Lucie, postrach ulice (1984)
    Lucie, postrach ulice
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1984
  • Josef Bláha, Jirí Datel Novotný, Dagmar Patrasová, and Josef Dvořák in The Visitors (1983)
    The Visitors
    8.2
    TV Series
    • scenario
    • created by
    • story by ...
    • 1983
  • The Third Prince (1983)
    The Third Prince
    6.5
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Tomás Holý, Benno Sterzenbach, Josef Horácek, and Lucie Vojtechová in Unterwegs nach Atlantis (1982)
    Unterwegs nach Atlantis
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1982
  • Lucie, postrach ulice (1980)
    Lucie, postrach ulice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • idea
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • Cat Prince (1979)
    Cat Prince
    6.2
    • scenario
    • 1979

Production Department

  • Prázdniny pro psa (1981)
    Prázdniny pro psa
    6.5
    • production team
    • 1981
  • The Ninth Heart (1979)
    The Ninth Heart
    6.6
    • production coordinator
    • 1979
  • Let, ptáku, let! (1978)
    Let, ptáku, let!
    6.7
    • production team
    • 1978
  • Gentlemen, Boys (1976)
    Gentlemen, Boys
    7.4
    • production team
    • 1976
  • Hodina modrych slonu (1971)
    Hodina modrych slonu
    7.3
    • production team
    • 1971

Actor

  • Pan Tau (1970)
    Pan Tau
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Man at Type-Writer #1 (1969)
    • 1970–1978

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Gruppe Ota Hofman
  • Born
    • April 10, 1928
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • May 17, 1989
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Spouse
    • Irena1950 - May 17, 1989 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His name is pronounced "Oh-tah Hof-mahn".
  • Trademark
    Frequently collaborated with director Jindřich Polák.

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