Vlastimil Brodský was a respected Czech actor. He appeared in over 90 films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema.

One of his best-known roles was as the title character in Jakob, der Lügner (1975). He won the Silver Bear for Best Actor

Silver Bear for Best Actor

The Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*...

 for his performance at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival

25th Berlin International Film Festival

The 25th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 27 to July 8, 1975.-Jury:* Sylvia Syms * Ottokar Runze* Henry Chapier* Else Goelz* Albert Johnson* Rostislav Yurenev* Carlo Martins* S...

. The film was remade in 1999 as Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar is a 1999 American tragicomedy film directed by Peter Kassovitz and starring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, and Bob Balaban. The movie is set in 1944 in a ghetto in German-occupied Poland in the times of the Holocaust and is based on the book by...

. He also played the king in the hit children's TV series Arabela

Arabela (TV series)

Arabela is a television series for children produced for television in Czechoslovakia between 1979 and 1981. The series had 13 episodes and was in the Czech language. Its plot revolved around the members of a regular Czech family, who encounter people who came from the Kingdom of Fairy Tales...

and as Alois Drchlík in The Visitors.

His final film role was as a pensioner named Frantisek in Babi Leto (Autumn Summer). This role earned him his first and only Czech Lion

Czech Lion

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 (a prestigious film award), for best actor.

Personal life

He was married to Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in over 70 films since 1953. She was married to actor Vlastimil Brodský.-Selected filmography:* Desire * Suburban Romance...

 for 16 years before getting a divorce; together they had a daughter, actress Tereza Brodská. Brodský also had a son, actor Marek Brodský. Brodský committed suicide

Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...

on 20 April 2002.

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