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Karel Houska(1916-1987)

  • Actor
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Karel Houska in Bellevue (1969)
Karel Houska was born on 15 October 1916 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Jára Cimrman lezící, spící (1983), Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966) and The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981). He died on 22 December 1987 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
BornOctober 15, 1916
DiedDecember 22, 1987(71)
BornOctober 15, 1916
DiedDecember 22, 1987(71)
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Known for

Zdeněk Svěrák, Eliska Sirová, Alice Stechová, and Filip Švarc in Jára Cimrman lezící, spící (1983)
Jára Cimrman lezící, spící
7.9
  • hudební skladatel Antonín Dvorák(as K. Houska)
  • 1983
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
7.2
  • Kolega
  • 1966
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
7.1
  • Sedlák
  • 1981
Akce B (1952)
Akce B
3.9
  • Actor
  • 1952

Credits

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Actor

  • Pan Samochodzik i praskie tajemnice (1989)
    Pan Samochodzik i praskie tajemnice
    4.5
    • Antikvár
    • 1989
  • Hamster in a Nightshirt (1988)
    Hamster in a Nightshirt
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • 1989
  • Jak básníkum chutná zivot (1988)
    Jak básníkum chutná zivot
    7.1
    • 1988
  • A Prague Underworld (1988)
    A Prague Underworld
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Jeweller
    • 1988
  • Jana Brezinová in Jsi krásná (1987)
    Jsi krásná
    TV Movie
    • Profesor Slinivka
    • 1987
  • Devadesát jedna bílych koní (1986)
    Devadesát jedna bílych koní
    Short
    • 1986
  • Hlava plná slunce
    TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Veronika Freimanová and Oldřich Kaiser in Muj obchod se psy (1986)
    Muj obchod se psy
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Synové a dcery Jakuba skláre
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1986
  • Cesta do Itálie
    Short
    • 1985
  • Oldřich Kaiser and Regina Rázlová in Gobseck (1985)
    Gobseck
    TV Movie
    • Lékar
    • 1985
  • Sanitka (1984)
    Sanitka
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1984
  • Jako knize Rohan
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Doktor
    • 1984
  • Celý svet nad hlavou
    TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Létající Cestmír (1983)
    Létající Cestmír
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • K. Houska
  • Born
    • October 15, 1916
    • Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • December 22, 1987
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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