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Alois Švehlík

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Alois Švehlík
black-and-white image of Alois Švehlík looking at camera from slight profile
Švehlík in 2019
Born (1939-07-30) 30 July 1939 (age 85)
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
SpouseFlorentina Švehlíková (m. 1967)
ChildrenDavid Švehlík
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Alois Švehlík (born 30 July 1939) is a Czech actor and theatre pedagogue.[1]

Life and career

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Švehlík was born in Pardubice, then part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, in 1939. Together with his older brother Jaroslav, he became involved in theatre from an early age. He graduated from technical college in Chrudim in 1958 and after basic military service, worked briefly in a factory, where he met his future wife. Theatre was a constant draw for him, however, and Švehlík attempted to get into DAMU, unsuccessfully. Instead, he joined the Central Bohemian Theatre in Kladno, later doing acting stints in Most, Olomouc, and Liberec.

From the mid-1970s, Švehlík began appearing in film and television roles, including Sokolovo (1974), The Young Man and Moby Dick (1979), and Forbidden Dreams (1986). He gained prominence in the 1990s, appearing in numerous productions, including Černí baroni (1992).

In addition to acting, Švehlík has lent his voice to various foreign productions, dubbing such works as The Professionals, Schimanski, Starman, Back to the Future II, The War of the Roses, and As Good as It Gets into the Czech language, winning several awards in the process.[2]

Since 2004, Švehlík has been teaching drama at DAMU. He is a member of the National Theatre in Prague.

Personal life

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In 1967, Alois Švehlík married economist Florentina Švehlíková (née Štěpánová). They have three children, including son David, who is also an actor.[3] Švehlík has appeared with his son in various productions in theatre, television, and film, as well as in dubbing and voice acting.

Awards and recognition

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  • František Filipovský Prize for Best Male Performance in dubbing As Good as It Gets (1999)
  • Theatre News Award for Best Actor in Z cizoty (2004)
  • František Filipovský Prize for Best Male Performance in dubbing The Secret of Santa Vittoria (2007)
  • František Filipovský Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2014)

Selected filmography

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Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1974 Sokolovo Sergeant Hynek
1977 Smoke on the Potato Fields Petr Kodet
1979 The Young Man and Moby Dick Líbal
1986 Forbidden Dreams Spy
1992 Černí baroni Captain Honec
2007 Operace Silver A Krupka, Václav's father
2011 Alois Nebel Old Wachek
2019 On the Roof Professor Antonín Rypar
2022 Emergency Situation Brukner, war pilot
2023 The Man Who Stood in the Way Ludvík Svoboda

Television

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1976 Muž na radnici Karel Švehla 4 episodes
1977 Žena za pultem David, taxi driver 1 episode
1979 Inženýrská odysea Jiří Strnad
1980 Thirty Cases of Major Zeman Kornet 1 episode
1981 Okres na severu Vízner 5 episodes
1984 Sanitka Chief Magistrate of Prague 1 episode
1988 Panoptikum města pražského Guard 1 episode
1990 Dobrodružství kriminalistiky Ervin Gladstone, manufacturer 1 episode
2013 Burning Bush Chief Horyna 3 episodes
2017 Maria Theresia Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf 2 episodes

Dubbing

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List of dubbed productions, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1998 As Good as It Gets Melvin Udall
2002 Dempsey and Makepeace Gordon Spikings

References

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  1. ^ "Alois Švehlík". damu.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ Dvořák, Tomáš (22 September 2014). "Kdo nejlépe daboval? Oldřich Vlach s Eliškou Balzerovou" [Who Dubbed It Best? Oldřich Vlach with Eliška Balzerová]. denik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Alois Švehlík". xantypa.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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