Jiří Adamíra

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Jiří Adamíra (born April 2, 1926 in Dobrovice , † August 8, 1993 in Prague ) was a Czech actor. He was married to the actress Hana Maciuchová .

Life

Adamíra starred in several films, TV productions and series. However, he had the greatest success on the theater stage. He started in the theater as early as 1945. He first appeared in front of the camera in the 1950s, but then took on roles outside of Prague. His work in the State Theater in Ostrava from 1952 to 1962 was particularly significant . He then played in the Realistické divadlo (reality theater) in Prague until 1990 . His greatest roles were characters of intellectuals and aristocrats , in which he defends himself against the banality of nobility with satire. So he played Richard III. by Shakespeare or Pelopa in the play Courtship of Pelop (Námluvy Pelopovy) by Jaroslav Vrchlický .

In 1964 Adamíra played the role of Zdeněk Brynych in the film The Fifth Rider Is Fear (… a pátý jezdec je strach), which is based on the story of Hana Bělohradská . It is about the dramatic fate of a Jewish doctor during the time of the Protectorate , which he lived through as a nightmare. He also starred in television series, including Once Upon a Time (Byl jednou Any dům), The Crimes of Major Zeman (30 případů majora Zemana), Panoptikum of the City of Prague (Panoptikum města pražského).

His artistic career ended in the National Theater in Prague . Adamíra died in Prague on August 8, 1993.

Film rolls

  • 1951 Victorious Wings (Vítezná kridla)
  • 1952 Tomorrow the whole world will dance (Zítra se bude tancit vsude)
  • 1964: The fifth rider is fear (… a pátý jezdec je Strach)
  • 1967: Jewel robbers are hunted (Hra bez pravidel)
  • 1967: The House of Lost Souls (Dum ztracenych dusi)
  • 1969: A Star (Hvezda)
  • 1969: A ridiculous old man (Smesny pan)
  • 1971: The Young Mr Vek (FL Vek) (TV series)
  • 1971: One of them is the killer (every one nich one vrah)
  • 1971: Daring Play (Svedectví mrtvých ocí)
  • 1972: Suspicion (Podezření)
  • 1974: House owners and tenants (Byl jednou jednum) (TV series)
  • 1975: A Happy House (Chalupári) (TV series)
  • 1976–1980: The Crimes of Major Zeman (30 prípadu majora Zemana) (TV series)
  • 1978: A story of love and honor (Príbeh lásky a cti)
  • 1978: The Hospital on the Outskirts (Nemocnice na kraji mesta) (TV series)
  • 1979: Three Musketeers with Diploma (Inzenýrská odysea) (TV series)
  • 1979: Persecuted and Suspected (Stíhán a podezrelý)
  • 1979: Fate of a Singer (Božská Ema)
  • 1981: A bride to be kissed (Nevesta k zulíbání)
  • 1982: Have a nice weekend (Zelená vlna)
  • 1983: The last train (Poslední vlak)
  • 1984: Bambinot (TV series)
  • 1985: blossoms, flowers, wreaths (Szirmok, virágok, koszorúk)
  • 1985: Halftime of Happiness (Polocas stestí)
  • 1986: My first 200 years (Elsö kétszáz évem)
  • 1986: The silent confession (Veronika)
  • 1989: End of the old days (Konec starych casu)
  • 1992: The rings of Saturn

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