Jiří Zahajský
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-01-19
Day of Death
2007-07-19 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Mšeno, Czechoslovakia
Jiří Zahajský
Biography
Jiří Zahajský (19 January 1939, Mšeno - 19 July 2007, Prague) was a Czech actor and dabér. He was a member of the Theater in Vinohrady, Theater behind the gate and longtime member of the Prague Drama Club. He played in a number of Czech films of both serious and comedic.
Jiri Zahajsky was born in Mšeně near Mělník. As a child, he showed a tendency to acting when he played in the amateur performance of Snow White by Dwarf Dwarf. After the war, the Zahajski family moved to Děčín. As a student, he was playing a very good ensemble of amateurs under the direction of director Hipia. He recognized Zahai's talent and negotiated his studies at E. Burian. Zahajsky then studied at the DAMU and became a member of the Vinohrady Theater (1961-1965).
In 1965 Zahajsky became a member of the Theater behind the gate, where he played together with Vladimír Menšík for example in the Maskary of Ostende. In 1972, the Administrative Theater behind the gate was canceled and Zahajský and Libuší Šafránková left for the Činoherní klub. His colleagues included Petr Čepek, Jiřina Třebická, Josef Somr, Jiří Kodet, Jiří Hrzán and others.
Jiri Zahajsky made mainly small characters in film and on television. Unforgettable is his character, Inspector Trachta of the comedy Dissolved and launched. He created several roles of criminologists, his beard gave him the opportunity to perform the roles of the grooms, he played in the roles of his fathers (TV series Křeček in the nightgown). Daddy also played in a number of television fairy tales especially in the 1980s.
Jiri Zahajsky was for 31 years a life partner of TV advertiser Kamila Moučková, since 1992 she was the fourth husband of actress Jana Brejchová. Jiri Zahajsky died in Prague after a long fight with prostate cancer on July 19, 2007.
(Wikipedia)
Acting
(2006)
O malíři Adamovi
as otec
(1998)
(1997)
(1997)
(1996)
O třech rytířích, krásné paní a lněné kytli
as Хозяин замка
(1995)
(1994)
Řád
as hejtman
(1993)
(1993)
Zelený rytíř
as Bertil - Zelený rytíř
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
Zamilovaná
as Otec
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
The Beggar's Opera
as Harry Filch
(1991)
Koho ofoukne větříček
as Gamekeeper
(1991)
(1990)
Jestřábí moudrost
as King Ubald (voice)
(1990)
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
Nine Circles of Hell
as Capt. Kim (voice)
(1988)
Chceš zabít?
as Doctor (voice)
(1987)
Why?
as Marie's Father (voice)
(1987)
(1987)
Pavučina
as Radka's Father
(1987)
(1987)
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
Zátah
as Moucha (voice)
(1986)
O Popelákovi
as otec
(1986)
(1986)
(1985)
Rubikova kostka
as soudní lékař
(1985)
Dissolved and Effused
as Inspektor Trachta
(1985)
(1985)
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
Poslední mejdan
as MUDr. Hartl (voice)
(1984)
(1983)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
as Holub
(1983)
(1983)
Hráči
as Švochněv
(1983)
(1982)
Soví hnízdo
as Staněk
(1982)
Goodbye, Medeo
as Taxi Driver (voice)
(1982)
(1982)
Víkend bez rodičů
as Vaněk's Driver (voice)
(1982)
(1982)
(1981)
Tři v tom
as Zanni
(1981)
The Krakonos and the Skiers
as Skelmistr
(1981)
(1981)
Veronika, prostě Nika
as ředitel školy
(1981)
(1981)
A New Boy Started Today
as Slávek (voice)
(1981)
Sonata for a Red-Haired Girl
as Tom (voice)
(1980)
(1980)
The Medal
as Lorisch
(1980)
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
Beauty and the Beast
as Beast (voice)
(1979)
Střepy pro Evu
as Glassworker (voice)
(1979)
(1979)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
The Apple Game
as Villager (voice)
(1978)
(1978)
On the Great River
as Pazour (voice)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1977)
(1977)
(1977)
Kam uhnout očima
as otec
(1976)
Boty plné vody
as Josef Hrubý (segment "Zimní vítr 1951")
(1976)
(1976)
(1975)
(1975)
Na konci světa
as Hostinský Šebek
(1975)
(1975)
(1974)
Tři nevinní
as Hlousek
(1974)
(1973)
(1973)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1971)
(1971)
Count Dracula
as Arthur Holmwood
(1968)
(1968)
(1965)
(1963)
Bylo nás deset
as soldier Standa Kubík, group leader
(1962)
Ceiling
as Student (voice)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)