Zdeněk Miler
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-02-21
Day of Death
2011-11-30 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Zdeněk Miler
Biography
Zdeněk Miler (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈmɪlɛr]; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures.
Miler was born in Kladno just west of Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. He became an animator partly because of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He took part in the demonstrations held consequent to the death of Jan Opletal, which led to the closing of universities and colleges. He escaped being sent to a concentration camp and instead wound up working as an animator.
Miler enjoyed painting as a child. His hobby developed when he joined the national graphic school in Prague in 1942. He later studied at the College of Arts and Crafts (Uměleckoprůmyslová škola Praha). In 1948, he began work at the cartoon studio Baťa in Zlín. There, he learned the important practical skills relating to film production, specializing in animated films. After the Second World War, he started work at the cartoon company Bratři v triku and worked first as draughtsman, then author and director. He later became the head of the company.
Known For
Acting
(2001)
The Mole and His Friends
as Zeichner
(1986)
Přijď, až zase omládnu
as Himself
(1957)
To jsou Bratři v triku
as Himself
Crew
Romance Helgolandská
Writer
The Mole and the Lollipop
Director
(2020)
La Petite taupe aime la nature
Director
(2014)
Le carnaval de la petite taupe
Director
(2013)
About the Puppy
Director
(2011)
Here Comes the Mole
Director, Writer, Art Direction
(2001)
The Mole and His Friends
Producer, Director, Writer
(2001)
(2000)
(2000)
(1994)
Mole and the Clock
Director
(1992)
Mole and the Eagle
Director
(1988)
Mole as a Movie Star
Director
(1987)
Mole and the Medicine
Director
(1984)
Mole in a Dream
Director
(1982)
The Mole in the City
Director, Story, Screenplay, Creator, Art Direction
(1979)
Cvrček a slepice
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1976)
The Mole and the Carnival
Director
(1975)
Mole and the Bulldozer
Director
(1975)
The Mole and the Christmas Tree
Director
(1975)
The Little Mole the Watchmaker
Director
(1975)
The Mole and the Egg
Director
(1975)
The Mole as the Photographer
Director
(1975)
The Mole in the Desert
Director
(1975)
The Mole and the Carpet
Director
(1974)
The Little Mole and the Music
Director
(1974)
The Mole and the Matches
Director
(1974)
The Mole and the Telephone
Director
(1974)
The Mole as a Chemist
Director, Screenplay, Graphic Designer
(1972)
The Little Mole as a Painter
Director
(1971)
The Mole and the Umbrella
Director
(1970)
The Mole and the TV
Director
(1970)
The Mole and the Hedgehog
Director
(1969)
The Mole as a Gardener
Director
(1969)
The Mole and the Green Star
Director
(1969)
The Mole and the Chewing Gum
Director
(1969)
The Mole in a Zoo
Director
(1968)
The Mole and the Transistor Set
Director
(1968)
Sametka
Director, Writer, Art Designer
(1966)
The Mole and the Rocket
Director
(1965)
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
Director, Screenplay, Art Designer
(1963)
The Mole and the Car
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1962)
O nejbohatším vrabci na světě
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1961)
How a puppy wanted little puppies
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1961)
How a puppy got a taste for honey
Art Direction, Director, Screenplay
(1960)
Darbujan and Pandrhola
Title Designer
(1960)
How sun gave puppy its water back
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1959)
Moon Fairy Tale
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1957)
How the Mole Got His Trousers
Director
(1957)
Kalamajka
Art Designer
(1956)
Liška a vlk
Art Designer
(1955)
Kubula a Kuba Kubikula
Art Direction
(1954)
O kohoutkovi a slepičce
Screenplay, Art Designer, Director
(1953)
O makovém koláči
Director
(1952)
Kdo je nejmocnější
Screenplay, Director
(1950)
Brigáda II.
Art Designer, Director, Story, Screenplay
(1949)
Lenora
Art Designer
(1948)
O milionáři, který ukradl slunce
Art Designer, Director
(1947)
Vodník ve mlýně
Animation
(1946)
Springman and the SS
Animation