Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (Czech: Kolja, Academy Award winning film) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman who won the voting for The Greatest Czech in 2005 (only the fact that Cimrman is fictional prevented him from actually winning). Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple (in English, "Umbrella") which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.
| 2022 | Princ Mamánek - Script Supervisor |
| 2022 | Betlémské světlo - Book |
| 2019 | Moje svoboda - Director |
| 2017 | Po strništi bos - Writer |
| 2016 | Operky - Screenplay |
| 2014 | Tři bratři - Screenplay |
| 2011 | Fimfárum – Do třetice všeho dobrého - Original Music Composer |
| 2009 | Láska rohatá - Lyricist |
| 2008 | České nebe - Writer |
| 2007 | 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry - Screenplay |
| 2007 | Dlouhý, Široký a Krátkozraký - Writer |
| 2007 | Vratné lahve - Screenplay |
| 2006 | Cimrman v říši hudby - Writer |
| 2002 | Afrika - Writer |
| 2001 | Dark Blue World - Screenplay |
| 2001 | Dark Blue World - Story |
| 1998 | Vyšetřování ztráty třídní knihy - Writer |
| 1998 | Akt - Writer |
| 1997 | Záskok - Writer |
| 1997 | Švestka - Writer |
| 1997 | Lotrando a Zubejda - Screenplay |
| 1997 | Lotrando a Zubejda - Story |
| 1997 | Dvě z policejní brašny - Screenplay |
| 1997 | Lijavec - Author |
| 1997 | Blaník - Writer |
| 1997 | Hospoda Na mýtince - Writer |
| 1997 | Němý Bobeš - Writer |
| 1997 | Posel z Liptákova - Writer |
| 1997 | Vražda v salonním coupé - Writer |
| 1996 | Kolya - Screenplay |
| 1994 | Život a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina - Writer |
| 1994 | Akumulátor 1 - Writer |
| 1991 | Obecná škola - Screenplay |
| 1991 | Obecná škola - Story |
| 1991 | Obecná škola - Writer |
| 1988 | Nejistá sezóna - Story |
| 1987 | Narostl mu hřebínek - Writer |
| 1985 | Dobytí severního pólu - Writer |
| 1985 | S čerty nejsou žerty - Lyricist |
| 1985 | Případ Platfus - Writer |
| 1985 | Vesničko má středisková - Screenplay |
| 1985 | Vesničko má středisková - Story |
| 1985 | Co je vám, doktore? - Screenplay |
| 1985 | Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný - Screenplay |
| 1985 | Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný - Theatre Play |
| 1984 | Koloběžka první - Lyricist |
| 1984 | Tři veteráni - Lyricist |
| 1984 | Tři veteráni - Screenplay |
| 1984 | Inzerát - Screenplay |
| 1984 | Inzerát - Story |
| 1983 | Jára Cimrman ležící, spící - Screenplay |
| 1983 | Jára Cimrman ležící, spící - Story |
| 1981 | Princové jsou na draka - Lyricist |
| 1981 | Trhák - Screenplay |
| 1981 | Trhák - Story |
| 1981 | Vrchní, prchni - Screenplay |
| 1981 | Vrchní, prchni - Story |
| 1979 | Kulový blesk - Screenplay |
| 1979 | Kulový blesk - Story |
| 1977 | Ať žijí duchové! - Lyricist |
| 1977 | Ať žijí duchové! - Screenplay |
| 1977 | Třicet panen a Pythagoras - Screenplay |
| 1977 | Dveře - Screenplay |
| 1976 | „Marečku, podejte mi pero!“ - Screenplay |
| 1976 | „Marečku, podejte mi pero!“ - Story |
| 1976 | Na samotě u lesa - Screenplay |
| 1976 | Na samotě u lesa - Story |
| 1975 | Hledám paní na hlídání - Screenplay |
| 1974 | Kdo hledá zlaté dno - Lyricist |
| 1974 | Kdo hledá zlaté dno - Screenplay |
| 1974 | Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje! - Screenplay |
| 1974 | Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje! - Story |
| 1974 | Muž, který se spustil - Screenplay |
| 1973 | Spolužáci - Screenplay |
| 1973 | Spolužáci - Story |
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