Antonín Procházka is a Czech film, television and stage actor, playwright and director.

Biography

Procházka was born 25 December 1953 in

Kroměříž Kroměříž (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for Kroměříž Castle with its castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre with the castle ...

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

. He studied at the Faculty of Theatre of the

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the largest art school in the Czech Republic, wit ...

. He is husband of actress Štěpánka Křesťanová and father of actor Antonín Procházka jr. Procházka has written 13 stage plays, largely comedies.

Theatre

J. K. Tyl Theatre, Plzeň

*'' Kouzlo 4D'' (2013-???) .... *''

The Dresser ''The Dresser'' is a 1980 West End and Broadway play by Ronald Harwood, which tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant, who struggles to keep his charge's life together. Plot Harwood based the play on his experiences as dress ...

'' (22 June 2013-????) .... Norman *'' Celebrity, s.r.o.'' .... *'' Ve státním zájmu'' .... ??? *'' Přes přísný zákaz dotýká se sněhu'' (2005-2012) .... Emil *'' Věrní abonenti'' .... ??? *'' With your not daughter'' (1996) .... ??? *'' Queen Margot'' .... Charles IX. *'' I Served the King of England'' .... Jan Dítě *''

King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...

'' .... Clown *'' Chekhov in Jalta'' .... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov *'' Rozmarné léto'' .... Roch *''

Marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

'' .... Kočkarev *'' Jakub a jeho pán'' .... Jakub, servant *'' Pokoušení'' .... Fistulo *''Mandragora'' .... Ligurio *''

Amadeus Amadeus may refer to: People and fictional characters * Amadeus (name) Amadeus is a theophoric name, theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ' – the Imperative mood, imperative of the word ' ("to love") – and ' ("god"). As a Compou ...

'' .... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart *''

Closely Watched Trains ''Closely Watched Trains'' (') is a 1966 Czechoslovakian New Wave coming-of-age comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel and is one of the best-known films of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as ''Closely Observed Tr ...

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Plays

Original plays

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Klíče na neděli ''Klíče na neděli'' ''(Keys on Sunday)'' is a Czech comedy play by Antonín Procházka. Plot Two couples met at an unsuccessful party. It is revealed that all four of them are in stereotypical marriages. They get drunk, swap partners and exc ...

'' (''Keys on Sunday'') * '' Fatální bratři'' (''Fatal Brothers'') * '' S tvojí dcerou ne'' (''With your not Daughter'') * '' Vraždy a něžnosti'' (''Murders and Tenderness'') * '' Věrní abonenti'' (''Staunch Constituency'') * '' Holka nebo kluk'' (''A Girl or a Boy'') * '' Ještě jednou, profesore'' (''At Once, Professor'') * '' Kristián II.'' (''Christian II.'') * '' Přes přísný zákaz dotýká se sněhu'' (''He Touched a Snow Through Strict Ban'') * '' Láska je láska'' (''Love Is Love'') * '' Celebrity s.r.o.'' (''Celebrity, Inc.'') * '' Ve státním zájmu'' (''In the National Interest'')

References

External links

Website of Musical Theatre in KarlínCzechoslovak Film DatabaseRozkvetlé konvalinkyxKultura.cz Interview with Antonín Procházka
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