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Josef Dvořák

Josef Dvořák (born 25 April 1942) is a Czech stage, television, and film actor. He began his career in Kadaň, from where he went to Kladivadlo in Ústí nad Labem. He worked at Semafor theatre in Prague from 1972 to 1990. In 1990, he established his own theatre company, Divadelní společnost Josefa Dvořáka. He has appeared in the role of a vodník on several occasions.

Josef Dvořák
close-up of Josef Dvořák wearing a black and white-striped top, appearing to speak or sing into a microphone held in right hand, gesticulating with left, with bright orange background
Dvořák in 2008
Born (1942-04-25) 25 April 1942 (age 84)
Horní Cerekev, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
OccupationActor
Websitejosefdvorak.cz

According to available records, Dvořák was a Czechoslovak secret police force confidant, providing information about events at Semafor, particularly about actor and writer Jiří Suchý.[1] Dvořák has denied and refused to comment on this.[1]

Selected filmography

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Source:[2]

Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role
1974 Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje! Bedřich Hudeček
1976 Parta hic Kubík
1978 Monkey's Playtime Homola
1992 Černí baroni Lieutenant Mazurek

Television

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1972 Byli jednou dva písaři Stableman 4 episodes
1976–1977 Maxipes Fík Narrator Animated; 13 episodes
1977 Pan Tau Jan Kalous 3 episodes
1978–1981 Hospital at the End of the City Václav Pěnkava 12 episodes
1981 Arabela Vodník 5 episodes
1983 Návštěvníci Leo Kane / Emil Karas 15 episodes
Létající Čestmír Researcher 3 episodes
Divoké sny Maxipsa Fíka Narrator Animated; 3 episodes
1985 Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka Svatopluk Kuřátko 13 episodes
1988 Cirkus Humberto Vosátko 9 episodes
O Kubovi a Stázině Vodník Cesílko Animated; 13 episodes
1993–1994 Arabela Returns Vodník 12 episodes
1996–1997 Hospoda Chef František / Kachna 39 episodes
2001–2003 Bob a Bobek – králíci z klobouku Narrator Animated; 11 episodes
2003 Hospital at the End of the City, Twenty Years On Václav Pěnkava 13 episodes
2014–2016 Doktoři z Počátků František Beran 59 episodes

References

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  1. 1 2 "Spis StB: Josef Dvořák donášel na Jiřího Suchého" [StB file: Josef Dvořák reported on Jiří Suchý]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 15 August 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Josef Dvořák". csfd.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
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