Václav Kotva
Václav Kotva (born January 20, 1921 , † November 2, 2004 in Radnice ) was a Czech actor .
Kotva was known in many supporting roles in film and television. He played, among other things, a controller in Jiří Menzel's Hrabal film (Ostře sledované vlaky). He was also a long-time member of the drama in the Prague National Theater and until 1967 partly director. He died after a short illness.
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: The end of the secret agent W4C with the help of Mr. Foutska's dog (Konec agenta W4C prostrednictvím psa pana Foustky)
- 1969: The Incinerator (Spalovac mrtvol)
- 1969: A ridiculous old man (Smesny pan)
- 1971: The Chance (Sance)
- 1971: The Weddings of Mr. Peter Vok (Svatby pana Voka)
- 1971: Sir, you are a widow (Pane, vy jste vdova!)
- 1972: Pan Tau (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1972: The secret of Berenka (My tri a pes z Petipes)
- 1972: Wedding without a ring (Svatba bez prstýnku)
- 1972: Six bears and a clown (Šest medvědů s Cibulkou)
- 1973: The fair is here (Prijela k nám pout)
- 1973: The Days of Betrayal (Dny zrady)
- 1974: Wolz - Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist
- 1976: Beethoven - Days in One Life
- 1976–1977: The Crimes of Major Zeman (30 případů majora Zemana) (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1977: The shadow of the flying bird (Stín létajícího ptácka)
- 1977: How about spinach? (Coz takhle dát si spenát)
- 1978: The liberation of Prague (Osvobození Prahy)
- 1979: The Fairytale Bride (Arabela) (TV series)
- 1979: The Secret of the Steel City (Tajemství Ocelového mesta)
- 1979: Death offers with (Smrt na cerno)
- 1979: The Tin Cavalry (Plechová kavalérie) (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1980: The secret of the devil's pocket (Tajemství dáblovy kapsy)
- 1980: Love between raindrops (Lásky mezi kapkami deste)
- 1980: Luzie, the horror of the street (Lucie, postrach ulice) (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1980: Once we're rich ... (Co je doma, to se pocítá, pánové ...)
- 1981: Just whistle a little to yourself (Jen si tak trochu písknout)
- 1981: Short cut (Postriziny)
- 1981: Run, upper, run! (Vrchní, prchni!)
- 1981: The secret of the castle in the Carpathian Mountains (Tajemství hradu v Karpatech)
- 1983: From the brave blacksmith (O statečném kováři)
- 1983: Franzi, oh Franzi! (Fandy, ó Fandy)
- 1983: Help, I'm not a murderer (Od vrazdy jenom krok ke lzi)
- 1984: The Flying Ferdinand (Létající Čestmír)
- 1989: The Train of Childhood and Hope (Vlak detství a nadeje)
- 1989: naive
- 1991: The Secret of the White Deer (Území bílých králu)
- 1992: Snow White and the Secret of the Dwarfs
- 1993: The return of the fairytale bride (Arabela se vrací)
- 1993: The Enchanted Anicka (Anicka s lískovými orísky)
- 1993: Kaspar Hauser
- 1994: King Wenceslas (Good King Wenceslas)
Web links
- Obituary (czech)
- Václav Kotva in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kotva, Vaclav |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1921 |
DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 2004 |
Place of death | Radnice |