Václav Vydra (actor, born 1876)
Václav Vydra (29 April 1876 – 7 April 1953), was a Czech film and stage actor. He starred in 31 films between 1914 and 1953.
Václav Vydra | |
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Born | Plzeň, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) | 29 April 1876
Died | 7 April 1953 76) | (aged
Occupation | Film actor, stage actor |
Years active | 1914 - 1953 |
Vydra was also a noted stage actor, acting in the Vinohrady Theater and National Theater playing major roles of the characters in plays by William Shakespeare, Karel Čapek and others). From 1945-49, he was director of the National Theater. In 1946 he became the first actor awarded the National Artist title.
His grandson, Václav Vydra, born 1956, is also a notable actor.
Selected filmography
- Když struny lkají (1930)
- Skeleton on Horseback (1937)
- Lawyer Vera (1937)
- The Merry Wives (1938)
- Enchanted (1942)
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