Ilja Prachař

Ilja Prachař

Biography

Ilja Prachař ( April 30, 1924, Malenovice – August 10, 2005, Prague ) was a Czech actor and playwright.

He was born in Malenovice near Zlín as the middle of three sons of František Prachar (1899–2001), an official of the district health insurance company in Zlín, and his wife Ludmila (1901–1981). The elder brother Drahomír (1922–2008) later worked in a foreign trade company, the younger Kamil (1931–2020) became a theater actor and worked almost his entire professional career in the theater in Cheb . In Zlín and Malenovice, the parents actively engaged in associational life and performed volunteer theater. His wife Jana (*1937) is a puppeteer, his son David (*1959), grandson Jakub (*1983), granddaughter Mariana (*1994) and great-granddaughter Alžběta Malá (*1997) are acting.

He began his acting career as a member of the drama group of the Army Art Ensemble of Vít Nejedlý (1945–1947), in the Workers' Theater in Zlín (1947–1952) and in the theater in Ostrava (1952–1954). From 1954 he performed at the S. K. Neumann Theater in Prague and from 1959 to 1990 at the Vinohrady Theatre. His best-known film role is probably the greedy and miserly landowner Trautenberk in the evening series Krkonošské pohádyky.

He is the author of several plays and television scripts. Already in 1951, he received the State Prize for the play " Hádajú se o rozumné " and for his acting he was awarded the award for outstanding work (1967), the title of meritorious artist (1983) and the František Filipovský Award for lifetime mastery in dubbing (1997).

Ilja Prachař was a member of the Communist Party . In November 1989, he gave a speech at the Summer Speech as a representative of the actors from the Vinohrady Theatre .

In his personal life, Ilja Prachař was a big supporter of the football club Slavia . At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, he was even the chairman of the civic association of the Friends of Slavia for seven years.

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-04-30

Place of birth

Malenovice u Zlína, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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Cast

Pouta

Pouta

1961

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Inzerát

Inzerát

1984

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Zlý jelen

Zlý jelen

1962

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Golden Queen

Golden Queen

1965

6.50

Dita Saxová

Dita Saxová

1968

5.78

The Medal

The Medal

1980

6.70

Lekce

Lekce

1972

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Straw Hat

Straw Hat

1972

5.36

Horká zima

Horká zima

1974

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Světáci

Světáci

1963

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Cinderella

Cinderella

1969

7.80

The Cremator

The Cremator

1969

7.80

Witchhammer

Witchhammer

1970

7.50

The Fortress

The Fortress

1994

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Dva tygři

Dva tygři

1966

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Bomba

Bomba

1958

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Penelopa

Penelopa

1978

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Domek u lesa

Domek u lesa

1985

5.00

Vlci

Vlci

1990

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Zvonokosy

Zvonokosy

1990

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