Jaroslav Weigel

Jaroslav Weigel (born 2 February 1931 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou) is a Czech actor, writer, playwright, comics writer and painter. From 1970, he is a member of the Jára Cimrman Theatre.

Biography

Weigel studied at the Faculty of Education of the Charles University in Prague. After his graduation, he began working as an editor in various magazines, most notably in Mladý svět (from 1959 to 69).[1] In 1972, he collaborated with the illustrator Kája Saudek on the comics series Lips Tullian. He appeared in minor roles in the films of his colleagues from the theatre, Ladislav Smoljak and Zdeněk Svěrák. He is known mainly for his roles in the Jára Cimrman Theatre.[2]

Filmography and theatre

The list is based on the information of the Czech and Slovak Film Database.[3]

Documentary

  • Záskok aneb Cimrman v Národním divadle (TV film, 2000)

Notes

  1. ↑ Fikejz (2008), p. 797
  2. ↑ Fikejz (2008), p. 798
  3. ↑ "Jaroslav Weigel" (in Czech). CSFD.cz. Retrieved 5 December 2010.

References

  • Fikejz, Miloš (2008). Český film. Herci a herečky III. díl (S-Ž) (in Czech). Prague: Libri. pp. 797–798. ISBN 978-80-7277-353-4.



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