Václav Vydra (actor, born 1876)

Václav Vydra
Born (1876-04-29)29 April 1876
Plzeň, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died 7 April 1953(1953-04-07) (aged 76)
Prague
Occupation Film actor, stage actor
Years active 1914 - 1953

Václav Vydra (29 April 1876 – 7 April 1953), was a Czech film and stage actor. He starred in 31 films between 1914 and 1953.

Vydra was also a noted stage actor, acting in the Vinohrady Theater and National Theater playing major roles of the characters in plays by William Shakespeare, Karel Čapek and others). From 1945-49, he was director of the National Theater. In 1946 he became the first actor awarded the National Artist title.

His grandson, Václav Vydra, born 1956, is also a notable actor.

Selected filmography

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