Václav Havel
Acting·October 5, 1936·† December 18, 2011 — 75 years old·Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992 and then as the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs.
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2024Zánik Československa v parlamentuSelf2024Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?Self (archive footage)2023Ján Langoš – strážca pamätiSelf (archive footage)2023Blue Moon OnceWriter2022Elizabeth II: Three days in the Czech RepublicSelf (archive footage)2020ZappaSelf - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)2019Forman vs. FormanSelf - Friend (archive footage)2018Rolling Stones – Hearts for PragueSelf2017Mečiar: The Lust For Power2016Jak odchází prezident...Self (archive footage)2016Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own WordsSelf (archive footage)2014Václav Havel - Living in FreedomHimself (archive footage)2014OlgaSelf2012Věra 68Himself2012The Presence of Arnošt LustigSelf2011I am Fisheadhimself2011Czech Made Manjako host2011Divadlo SvobodaSelf2011LeavingDirector · Theatre Play · Screenplay2010Heart Beat 3DWriter2010Eye Over Prague2010Life Is Bearable at Times...2009Citizen Havel Rolls Another BarrelSelf2009The Lost World of CommunismTV2009Václav Havel : L'éternel insurgélui-même2008Anatomie gagu2008Wisdom2008Citizen HavelSelf2007Hammer & TickleSelf (archive footage)2006Citizen Vaclav Havel Goes on Vacation2003The Power of Good: Nicholas WintonSelf2003Late Night Talks with MotherVáclav Havel2001The Plastic People of the UniverseSelf2000Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)1998Lou Reed: Rock and Roll HeartSelf1997HARDtalkTV1996Stone BridgePresident1996What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New GovernmentSelf1996A znovu Žebrácká operaSelf1995Drawn from MemorySelf (voice)1995Goldene HenneTVSelf1994MlýnyWriter1993Curious: The Velvet Underground in EuropeSelf1993Vaclav Havel, ein böhmisches MärchenSelf1992Zítra to spustímeTheatre Play1992New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, BrotherhoodSelf1991Motýl na anténěTheatre Play1991Why Havel?Václav Havel1991November's Children: Revolution in Prague1991The Beggar's OperaScreenplay · Theatre Play1991Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate1991RedevelopmentWriter1990Largo DesolatoTheatre Play1990VernisážTheatre Play1990TGM the LiberatorSelf1990AudienceTheatre Play1989Why Are You So Sad?Writer1987PétitionWriter1982American PlayhouseTVSelf (voice)1981ProtestWriter1981AudiensTheatre Play1981The Stock-Check1978Sorry...Writer1970Play for TodayTVWriter1968Czechoslovakia: Portrait of a TragedySelf1966An Occasion to SpeakSelf1966Every Young Mantrpěliví1966MlhaDramaturgy1964Theatre 625TVTheatre Play