Luděk Munzar (20 March 1933 in Nová Včelnice – 26 January 2019 in Modřany, Prague)[1][2] was a Czech actor. He appeared in the Czech New Wave film The Joke (Jaromil Jireš, 1969) and starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.[3]

Luděk Munzar
Born
Luděk Munzar

(1933-03-20)20 March 1933
Died26 January 2019(2019-01-26) (aged 85)
Prague, Czech Republic
Alma materDAMU
OccupationActor
Years active1956–2014
Spouses
(m. 1957; div. 1964)
(m. 1965)
ChildrenJohana Munzarová
Barbora Munzarová

Quote of the article at Radio Praha: "Munzar war einer der bedeutendsten Film- und Bühnendarsteller seiner Zeit, er genießt hierzulande den Ruf einer Legende. Er gehörte über 30 Jahre zum Schauspielensemble des Prager Nationaltheaters. Auf der Bühne trat er oft gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Jana Hlaváčová auf." (in English: "Munzar was one of the most important film and stage actors of his time, he enjoys the reputation of a legend here in the Czech Republic He belonged to the acting ensemble of the Prague National Theatre for more than 30 years. On stage he often appeared together with his wife Jana Hlaváčová.")

In the Czech Republic he was also known as the synchronized voice of Paul Newman in movies.[2]

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  1. ^ "Vo veku 85 rokov zomrela česká herecká legenda Luděk Munzar" [At the age of 85, Czech actor Luděk Munzar died]. tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Lothar Martin (2019-01-26). "Schauspieler Luděk Munzar im Alter von 85 Jahren verstorben" [Actor Luděk Munzar deceased at the age of 85 years]. Radio Praha (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  3. ^ "Poslední propadne peklu". Czech Film Database. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "PŘEHLEDNĚ: Seznam všech vyznamenaných". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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