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Václav Havel

Václav Havel

Actor · 1936–2011 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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Biography

Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992 and then as the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs.

Acted in 14

2010s

  1. 2017

    Mečiar: The Lust For Power

    Movie

  2. 2011

    Czech Made Man

    jako host

  3. Leaving

    Movie · Comedy · Drama

  4. 2010

    Eye Over Prague

    Movie

  5. Life Is Bearable at Times...

    Movie

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Lost World of Communism

    TV

  2. 2006

    Citizen Vaclav Havel Goes on Vacation

    Movie

  3. 2003

    Late Night Talks with Mother

    Václav Havel

1990s

  1. 1997

    HARDtalk

    TV · 29 Seasons · Talk

  2. 1996

    Stone Bridge

    President

  3. 1991

    Why Havel?

    Václav Havel

  4. November's Children: Revolution in Prague

    Movie

  5. Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate

    Movie

1960s

  1. 1966

    Every Young Man

    trpěliví

Wrote 12

2020s

  1. 2023

    Blue Moon Once

    Writer

2010s

  1. 2011

    Leaving

    Theatre Play, Screenplay

  2. 2010

    Heart Beat 3D

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1994

    Mlýny

    Writer

  2. 1991

    The Beggar's Opera

    Screenplay, Theatre Play

  3. 1990

    Audience

    Theatre Play

1980s

  1. 1989

    Why Are You So Sad?

    Writer

  2. 1981

    Protest

    Writer

  3. Audiens

    Theatre Play

1970s

  1. 1978

    Sorry...

    Writer

  2. 1970

    Play for Today

    Writer

    73

Directed 1

Appearances21

2020s

  1. 2024

    Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2022

    Elizabeth II: Three days in the Czech Republic

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2020

    Zappa

    Self - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)

    79

2010s

  1. 2019

    Forman vs. Forman

    Self - Friend (archive footage)

  2. 2016

    Jak odchází prezident...

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Self (archive footage)

  4. 2014

    Václav Havel - Living in Freedom

    Himself (archive footage)

  5. Olga

    Self

  6. 2012

    Věra 68

    Himself

  7. 2011

    I am Fishead

    himself

2000s

  1. 2008

    Wisdom

    Self

  2. Citizen Havel

    Self

  3. 2007

    Hammer & Tickle

    Self (archive footage)

  4. 2003

    The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton

    Self

  5. 2001

    The Plastic People of the Universe

    Self

1990s

  1. 1998

    Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

    Self

  2. 1995

    Drawn from Memory

    Self (voice)

  3. 1993

    Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe

    Self

  4. Vaclav Havel, ein böhmisches Märchen

    Self

1960s

  1. 1968

    Czechoslovakia: Portrait of a Tragedy

    Self