Ilya Prachar
Ilja Prachař (born April 30, 1924 in Malenovice near Zlín , † August 10, 2005 in Prague ) was a Czech actor.
Prachař began his career with the Army Artistic Ensemble in Zlín and Ostrava . In 1954 he appeared in the theater of the SKNeumann and since 1959 in the Divadlo na Vinohradech in Prague. He has appeared on stage in more than 80 theater roles, in 90 films and 130 television films and series in front of the camera. He was best known to the Czech audience as Trautenberk in the television series Krkonošské pohádky (1974) (German: Giant Mountains Tale ). In Germany he was seen in the King of the Bohemian Forest (1959), but also in the film adaptation of Ladislav Fuks' Der Leichenverbrenner (1968).
His son David Prachař is also an actor.
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: Transport from Paradise (Transport z ráje)
- 1968: The Incinerator (Spalovač mrtvol)
- 1969: Traces of blood (Po stopách krve)
- 1970: One of them is the killer (every z nich je vrah)
- 1970: Lord Carlton's puppy dog (Psíci lorda Carltona)
- 1973: Dog Command (Počkám až zabiješ)
- 1975: The trail leads to the mountain hotel (Holka na zabití)
- 1975: A cheerful house (Chalupáři)
- 1977: Strange Excursion (Podivný výlet)
- 1977: Shadow of a hot summer (Stíny horkého léta)
- 1977: Shadow of the Flying Bird (Stín létajicího ptáka)
- 1978: Penelope
- 1978: Persecuted and Suspected (Stíhan a podezřelý)
- 1980: Signum Laudis
- 1983: Shepherd boy from the valley (Pasáček z doliny)
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Ilja Prachař in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Ilja Prachař in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prachař, Ilya |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malenovice near Zlín |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 2005 |
| Place of death | Prague |