Vlastimil Brodský
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 15, 1920 in Hrusov, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- April 20, 2002
- Active Years
- 1946–2002 (57 Years)
- Total Credits
- 230 credits in database
Biography
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Name: Vlastimil Brodský.
Also known as: Bróďa (by friends and colleagues).
Profession: Czech actor and writer.
Birth Date: December 15, 1920.
Birth Place: Hrusov, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (also cited as Hrušov nad Odrou).
Death Date: April 20, 2002.
Death Place: Slunečná.
Age at death: 81 years old.
Significance: Key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema; appeared in more than one hundred films.
Known for: Jacob the Liar (1974), Babí léto (2001), and Noc na Karlstejne (1974).
Theater: Longtime member of the acting ensemble at Divadlo na Vinohradech; performed as a guest at the National Theatre (Národní divadlo).
Credits: 226 known credits (TMDB).
Vlastimil Brodský was a Czech actor and writer born on December 15, 1920, in Hrusov, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. Known to friends and colleagues as Bróďa, he is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema and appeared in more than one hundred films. His known credits include Jacob the Liar (1974), Babí léto (2001), and Noc na Karlstejne (1974). Brodský was a longtime member of the acting ensemble at Divadlo na Vinohradech and performed as a guest at
Career overview
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[1] Vlastimil Brodský: Male, Birthday Dec 15, 1920, Death April 20, 2002 (81 years old), Birthplace Hrusov, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. Known for Acting. 226 credits.
[2] Wikipedia: Czech actor. Appeared in more than one hundred films. Key figure in postwar development of Czech cinema.
[3] IMDb: Actor and writer. Known for Jacob the Liar (1974), Babí léto (2001), and Noc na Karlstejne (1974).
[4] Wikipedia (DE): Mentions literature/media in National Library of the Czech Republic.
[5] Wikipedia (CS): Called Bróďa by friends and colleagues. Long-time member of the acting ensemble of Divadlo na Vinohradech. Performed at the National Theatre as a guest.
[6] Wikipedia (SK): Called Bróďa by friends and colleagues. Long-time member of the acting ensemble of Divadlo na Vinohradech.
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Vlastimil Brodský was a Czech actor and writer born on December 15, 1920, in Hrusov, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. He is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema. Throughout his career, he appeared in more than one hundred films and has 226 known credits. He was known to friends and colleagues by the nickname Bróďa.
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In addition to his film work, Brodský was a long-time member of the acting ensemble at Divadlo na Vinohradech. He also performed at the National Theatre as a guest. His filmography includes notable works such as Jacob the Liar released in 1974, Noc na Karlstejne from 1974, and Babí léto in 2001. Brodský passed away on April 20, 2002, at the age of 81.
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"Vlastimil Brodský was a Czech actor and writer born on December 15, 1920, in Hrusov, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. He is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema. Throughout his career, he appeared in more than one hundred films and has 226 known credits. He was known to friends and colleagues by the nickname Bróďa." (56 words)
"In addition to his film work, Brodský was a long-time member of the acting ensemble at Divadlo na Vinohradech. He also performed at the National Theatre as a guest. His filmography includes notable works such as Jacob the Liar released in 1974, Noc na Karlstejne from 1974, and Babí léto in 2001. Brodský passed away on April 20, 2002, at the age of 81." (63 words)
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230 titles- Já a moji synové... (2002) as Self
- Autumn Spring (2001) as Frantisek Hána
- Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte (2001) as Großvater Zikmund
- Return to Paradise Lost (1999) as Ocenás
- Zdravý nemocný Vlastimilený Brodský (1999) as Self
- Dívka se zázračnou pamětí (1997)
- Život na zámku (1995)
- Too Loud A Solitude (1995) as Uncle Albert
- Den, kdy unesli papeže (1995) as rabín Meyer
- O zvířatech a lidech (1994) as Labuťa
- Jak Ťuk a Bzuk nechtěli, aby pršelo (1994) as Narrator (voice)
- Arabela se vrací aneb Rumburak králem Říše pohádek (1993) as King
- Uctivá poklona, pane Kohn (1992) as Kohn
- Rapotínská tragedie (1992)
- Kafka to taky neměl lehký (1992)
- The Flying Sneaker (1991) as Prof. Renc
- Labyrinth (1991) as Löbl
- Smrt barona Gandary (1991)
- The King of Colonnades (1991)
- Romeo a Julie (1991)
- Freon Spirit (1991) as Leopold Lorenc
- Larks on a String (1990) as Professor
- Dobrodružství kriminalistiky (1989) as Theodorn
- Tale '88 (1989) as Antonín
- Naděje má hluboké dno (1989)
- Utopím si ho sám (1989) as Havlík
- The Snowman's Dream (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- Veselé příhody z natáčení (1988) as Himself
- The Jester and the Queen (1988) as Václav
- Kalhoty od krejčího ze Lhoty (1988) as starosta
- Párátko (1987) as kuchař Nádvorník
- The Great Movie Robbery (1987)
- The Octopuses from the Second Floor (1987) as děda Holan
- Není sirotek jako sirotek (1987) as penzista Klofáč
- Merry Christmas Octopus (1987)
- Smích se lepí na paty (1987) as Joska Platejz
- Kinkongova smrt (1987)
- The Octopuses from the Second Floor (1986) as Holan
- Slavné historky zbojnické (1986)
- Nevěsta (1986) as Grandpa
- Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka (1985) as číšník Gráf
- Dissolved and Effused (1985) as Oulík
- Prípad Platfus (1985) as učitel Montelík
- Sedmipírek (1985) as Narrator (voice)
- Ferdy The Ant (1984) as Ferdy(voice)
- ...and again that Lucy! (1984) as Narrator (voice)
- Tažní ptáci (1984) as alkoholik Fendrych
- Oči pro pláč (1984)
- Anynka a čert (1984)
- The Visitors (1983) as Alois Drchlík – Great Teacher
- Dobrá Voda (1983)
- With a Smile (1983) as Clown(voice)
- O labuti (1983)
- Společnost s ručením omezeným (1983)
- Counting Sheep (1982) as Head physician Klofác
- Konkurs (1982)
- The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) as komorník Ignác
- Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly (1981) as Narrator (voice)
- Něco je ve vzduchu (1981)
- Christening (1981) as Humpl
- The Secret of the Devil's Pocket (1981) as Ucitel
- Pastýřská pohádka (1981) as vyprávěč
- Arabela (1980) as King Hyacint
- Dnes v jednom domě (1980) as Pažout
- A nebojíš se, princezničko? (1980)
- Už vám není dvacet, paní Bláhová (1980)
- Julek (1980)
- Aber Doktor (1980) as Dr. Flanke
- Tchán (1980) as Dědeček
- Velká policejní pohádka (1980) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Hlas krve (1980)
- No Magic from Tomorrow (1979)
- The Thing in the Castle (1979) as Prof. K.
- Mapa zámořských objevů (1979)
- Bratři Kipové (1979)
- Stříbrná pila (1978)
- Jak Ťuk a Bzuk putovali za sluníčkem (1978) as Narrator (voice)
- Nechci nic slyšet (1978)
- Podivný výlet (1978)
- Podezřelé okolnosti (1978)
- Alarm in the Clouds (1978)
- 30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977) as profesor chemie Brom
- Flying Saucers Over Our Village (1977)
- Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) as Ing. Bauer
- Long Live Ghosts! (1977) as Vávra (ředitel školy)
- To byla svatba, strýčku (1977) as Starý otec
- Hodina pravdy (1977)
- Na rohu kousek od metra (1977) as Ferdinand Rybka
- Smrt na černo (1977)
- How to Catch a Tiger (1977) as Little elephant (voice)
- Koncert pro mantinely (1977)
- Slovácko sa nesúdí (1976)
- Typicky ženská reakce (1976)
- Černobílý Petr (1976) as Vypravěč
- Jezevec (1976)
- Secluded, Near Woods (1976) as Voice in Radio (voice)
- Čas lásky a naděje (1976)
- About the Thick Fog (1976) as Little elephant (voice)
- Pan Selichar se osvobodil (1976)
- Hadrián z Římsů (1976) as Srpoš
- Svůdnice na šest (1976)
- Plavení hříbat (1976)
- Namátková kontrola (1975)
- This Is How Love Begins... (1975)
- Do We Match Each Other, Darling? (1975)
- Údržbáři (1975)
- Růžová sobota (1975)
- Krejčí Šajtle Dobrodruh (1975)
- Jacob the Liar (1974) as Jakob Heym
- A Night at Karlstein (1974) as Karel IV.
- Adam and Otka (1974)
- Three Men Travelling (1973) as zootechnik Béda Nedoma
- The Secret of the Gold Buddha (1973) as Artur Schlieffer (voice)
- Operation Bororo (1973) as Dr. Burger
- Zvony pana Mlácena (1973)
- Bakaláři (1972)
- Štědrý večer pana rady Vacátka (1972)
- O makové panence (1972) as Narrator (voice)
- The Death of Black King (1972) as Ludvík Král
- Z nových pověstí českých (1972)
- Touha Sherlocka Holmese (1972)
- Jeden ze soubojů (1972)
- F. L. Věk (1971)
- Chance (1971)
- Prodej (1971)
- Ta slepička kropenatá (1971)
- Dogs and People (1971) as (segment "Věrnost")
- Five Men and One Heart (1971) as Dr. Hýbl
- Alfons Karásek v lázních (1971) as sňatkový podvodník Jára Hužva
- Jak se dělá televizní soutěž (1971)
- Pan Tau (1970)
- Brouk v hlavě (1970) as Viktor Emanuel Champsboisy / Bouton
- Devilish Honeymoon (1970)
- Devilish Honeymoon (1970) Story
- Romanetto (1970)
- Honba za filmovým námětem (1970)
- Šest uprchlíků (1970)
- Podezření (1970) as Adámek
- Jak se dělá divadlo (1970)
- All My Good Countrymen (1969) as Očenáš
- Úsměvné legendy o hradech a zámcích (1969) as Narrator (voice)
- Meze Waltera Hortona (1969) as Walter Horton
- Men About Town (1969) as Gustav Prouza
- The End of a Priest (1969) as kostelník
- Blázinec v 1. poschodí (1969) as Artur
- The Thirteenth Chamber (1969)
- Růžové Merkury (1969)
- Capricious Summer (1968) as Major Hugo
- Pražský Sherlock Holmes (1968)
- Jindřich IV. (1968)
- Crime in the Night Club (1968) as Ministr
- Pan Jordán a Habada (1968)
- Do Not Wake Up the Mammoths (1967) as Narrator (voice)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
- Ta naše písnička česká (1967)
- Never Strike A Woman... Even with A Flower (1967)
- Zločin a trik I. (1967) as (segment "Zločinec")
- Closely Watched Trains (1966) as Counselor Zednicek
- People From Caravans (1966) as Beznohý
- Konec velké epochy (1966) as Valtr
- If a Thousand Clarinets (1965) as pluk. Helmuth
- The Borrowed Face (1965) as Dr. Bartoš
- The White Lady (1965) as Kastelán Jindřich Pupenec
- Courage for Every Day (1965) as Reporter
- Čintamani & podvodník (1965) as inspektor vlakové služby Václav Holub
- Odsouzený z Pinktownu (1965)
- O televizním strašidýlku (1965) as Narrator (voice)
- Táto sežeň štěně (1964) as hajný
- Obraz (1964)
- Einstein kontra Babinský (1964) as Dáreček (voice)
- When the Cat Comes (1963) as Robert
- Transport from Paradise (1963) as Mukl
- Uspořená libra (1963) as policista
- Tears the World Can't See (1963) as Ivan Ivanovič Dvojetočijev
- Three Wishes (1963) as Karel
- The King of Kings (1963) as Eda Brabec
- Čas jeřabin (1963)
- Love Without Words (1962) as Ferda Kalina
- Ceiling (1962) as Hajaja in Radio (voice)
- Hrdinové okamžiku (1961) as František Šípek
- The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin (1961)
- Valčík pro milión (1961)
- Florián (1961) as profesor Hňupka
- Žalobníci (1961) as Hanzl
- Spadla s měsíce (1961)
- Hledá se táta! (1961)
- Začátek konce (1961)
- When the Woman Butts In (1960) as Borovicka
- Ferda Mravenec (1960) as Ferda (voice)
- I Survived Certain Death (1960) as lékař
- The Lost Photography (1960)
- Záhady aneb S Karlem Čapkem v soudní síni (1960)
- Lucerna (1960)
- Cars Without a Home (1959)
- Uncle (1959) as Thief
- Of Things Supernatural (1959) as (segment "Glorie")
- Pět z milionu (1959)
- Today for the Last Time (1958) as starožitník
- I Dutifully Report (1958) as maďarský infanterista
- Desire (1958) as Shoemaker Novosad (segment "Andela")
- Desire (1958) as (voice)
- Bomba (1958) as mason Zajíc
- Mezi nebem a zemí (1958)
- Mezi nebem a zemí (1958) Screenplay
- Mezi nebem a zemí (1958) Story
- A Box of Film (1958) as Self
- Florenc 13,30 (1957) as magician Jan Maria Čuc
- September Nights (1957) as Private Husa
- V pátek ráno (1957)
- Jan Žižka (1956) as Jochlík - Denunciator
- Zaostřit prosím! (1956) as accountant Macek
- Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph (1956)
- Rudá záře nad Kladnem (1956) as Holecek
- Opportunity (1956) as Narrator
- Přísaha (1955)
- Directive (1955)
- Jan Hus (1955) as mladík v Týnu
- Dog's Heads (1955)
- Everything Ends Tonight (1955) as Krejza
- Návštěva z oblak (1955)
- Fools Among Us (1955) as zákazník
- Posvícení (1954) as Matěj
- Kavárna na hlavní třídě (1954)
- The Secret of Blood (1953) as Dr. Kozdera
- Vstanou noví bojovníci (1951) as uredník Reiter
- Vzbouření na vsi (1949) as Pepík
- Kouzelný míč (1949)
- The Stolen Border (1947)
- We Settle the Borderlands (1946) as ordinary person
- The Adventurous Bachelor (1946)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Vlastimil Brodský best known for?
Vlastimil Brodský is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Život na zámku (1995), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), Bulman (1985), Dobrodružství kriminalistiky (1989).
When and where was Vlastimil Brodský born?
Vlastimil Brodský was born on December 15, 1920 in Hrusov, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. They passed away on April 20, 2002.
How many credits does Vlastimil Brodský have?
Vlastimil Brodský has accumulated over 230 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1946 to 2002.
What is Vlastimil Brodský's background in cinema and television?
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Vlastimil Brodský by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Dobrodružství kriminalistiky (1989) as Theodorn — aged about 68
- Slovácko sa nesúdí (1976) — aged about 55
- Arabela (1980) as King Hyacint — aged about 59
- Today for the Last Time (1958) as starožitník — aged about 37
- Slavné historky zbojnické (1986) — aged about 65
- O makové panence (1972) as Narrator (voice) — aged about 51
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