Jaroslav Marvan
Acting
Biography
Jaroslav Marvan was a Czechoslovakian actor. He was born in Prague and married in the 1920s to Marie Marvanov. He was a member of numerous Czech theatres of note throughout the early 20th century, including the Vlasta Burian's theatre, Vinohradské Divadlo (1943-1950), Městská Divadla Pražská (1950-1954), and finally Národní Divadlo (national theatre), where he served for until two years before his death, in 1972.
Born: December 11, 1901
Place of Birth: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Known For
Chalk and Cheese
Rudolf Bartoš, the owner of a farm, quarry and factory, is extremely rich, however, he is unapproachable and irritable, and the dread of his employees. One day he falls down a steep slope by a river and hurts himself. The quarryman Fábera finds him groaning in pain and takes him to his cottage.
The Young Lady from the Riverside
The young worker Helena Pokorná and her widowed father are employed in the same factory. The father is spending his holidays at home in Prague and is looking forward to work. Helena is to go to the seaside for a rewarding holiday. On a hot July day, the girl rides to work in a crowded tram. On the embankment, the crowd pushes her out and Helena fails to get into several other cars. Tempted by the river, the girl calls in sick to work. She takes a steamer to Modřany. There she meets a young man who wants to sleep by the river after his night shift. Helena is drawn into the strange pastimes by a group of notorious loafers and water girls.
Skill of Gold
A village shop owner is convinced by his children to move to Prague, where they say he'll be able to enjoy a fine retirement in a modern furnished apartment. Bored by life in Prague with nothing to do, the old man takes to helping a young widow in her stationery shop.
School Is the Foundation of Life
Seventh form pupils at a grammar school in Přívlaky are preparing for a secondary school sports competition. Class creep Krhounek gives the class teacher Lejsal a copy of the seventh form’s magazine Roar. Most of the teachers insist on severe punishing the culprit. The author does not own up and consequently the whole class is punished by being banned from taking part in the schools competition. The most gifted pupil, Benetka, rather sharply criticises the school in a homework essay on a subject of his choice. The strict Czech language teacher is convinced Benetka is the author of the school magazine. Benetka denies the charge but his expulsion from school is proposed anyway on account the views he expounded in his essay. Eventually, Boukal, the author of the school magazine comes forward and admits to writing it. The pupils are allowed to take part in the contest and thanks to Benetka they win. In the meantime however the teachers vote to expell him.
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice
The bickering of envious mistresses, the criminal intentions of fraudsters and the love of two young people are at the center of events, in the middle of which unfolds the fate of the city executioner Jiří, who longs to break free from his destiny and become a proper burgher. He is not heard, but he manages to expose the iniquities and their culprits, reunites a hard-pressed couple in love and his undeniable merits for the city and eventually bring him luck.
Hříšní lidé města pražského
The Street is Singing
A pair of circus clowns, played by Vlasta Burian and Jaroslav Marvan, take in an abandoned child and care for them even when they have to make a living as street musicians. The grateful foundling loves his adoptive parents even in adulthood, when he struggles with both love and stolen loot that accidentally falls into their laps. However, the result is only a crudely sentimental comedy that is considered one of the weakest works of the king of comedians, although he also participated in the direction.
Father Vojtech
Father Vojtech (Czech: Páter Vojtěch) is a 1929 silent Czech romance film directed by Martin Frič.
The Fake Sweetheart
The film depicts the troubles of Herr Verner ( Herr Karel Hasler ), a middle-aged bachelor dentist who wants to marry.
Story of Souls
The dramatization of the Old Prague short story by the writer Ignát Herrmann is an acting concert by Jan Pivec. In this film from 1964, the actor let all registers of his mature acting sound, from outright comical positions to tones sounding with tragic undertones. And although the character of Vavřinec Konopka clearly dominates in this story, the great actor disciplinedly left enough space for his teammates, especially Jaroslav Marvan, Dana Medřická (her poisonous Petronila is an excellent figure), the modest Libuša Havelková and the bohemian Josef Kemr and everyone else. The director František Filip was actually the conductor here, who got a beautifully coordinated orchestra of soloists at his disposal... But let's go back to the century before last. Where is the dignified and rather burly official Mr. Konopka peláší? And even runs with a jet and without a hat…
Filmography
as purkrabí
as Josef Krempa
as Vacátko, Police Councilor
as Policejní rada Vacátko
as Policejní rada Vacátko
as Policejní rada Vacátko
as Michal Bóci
as Vacátko
as král Jindřich
as Inspektor Brumpby ze Scotland Yardu
as komisař
as policejní rada
as revident Koláč
as pantáta Mareček
as šéfredaktor
as general
as Válek
as Fabián
as manager of the financial guard Beran
as (segment "Tajemství písma")
as strážmistr Flanderka
as Zouplna
as Jakub Něnička, Martin's father
as Macek
as Gustav Anděl
as Václav Řehák, truhlář, předseda závodní organizace
as Liška, ředitel cirkusu
as Gustav Anděl
as Rada Benzet
as Jan Šebesta
as Strázník Brucek
as Martin Plechatý
as Bartošek
as Bořivoj Kohout
as Bohouš Vosáhlo
as Jan Písecký
as Urban
as policejní revírní inspektor Čadek
as Jindřich Lebeda
as farář
as Vilibald Škarda aka inspektor Čepelka
as purkmistr
as Matyáš Čtvrtek
as hostinský "U děravého džbánu" Jan Pulec
as ředitel obchodního domu
as Otakar Stárek
as ředitel ND
as Josef Skudla
as Tonda
as Rudolf Zimmerheier
as Jaroslav Horánek, starosta
as Bureš, přednosta kanceláře
as Tichý, policejní inspektor
as průmyslník Bartoš
as Martin zamestnavatel
as generální ředitel Kamil Merhaut
as JUDr. Kouřil
as Podleský
as Cyril Novák
as velkostatkář Králíček
as inspektor
as Bedřich Emanuel Benda, Arnoštův otec
as JUDr. Karel Lehovec
as Liška
as ministr obchodu Dr. Jaroslav Horák
as Sýkora, přednosta úřadu
as Hrubý
as ředitel
as Herodes
as starosta
as profesor matematiky Vobořil
as JUDr. Losman
as klaun Revelli, zpěvák a hráč na kytaru Josef Rozhuda
as ředitel cestovní kanceláře Král
as Rudolf Samek
as Vach
as Rudže
as Vladislav Hložek
as MUDr. Osvald Bruner
as Brdička
as profesor češtiny Kolísko
as fotbalový nadšenec Novák
as policejní inspektor
as Pavlík
as c. a k. plukovní doktor
as Jan Brejcha
as Brdlička
as Václav Novák
as lékař
as ředitel zastavárny
as ředitel baru
as Herold
as Bedřich Peterka
as Dvorecký
as The Teacher
as Navrátil
as magistrátní úředník
as ředitel gymnázia
as advokát
as starosta
as Starosta Zdislavic
as policejní inspektor
as Duriex
as Hubáček
as Cogan
as ředitel nervového sanatoria
as sekční šéf
as Inspektor paroplavební společnosti
as předseda spolku věřitelů
as dozorce
as Reditel hotelu
as hejtman Anton Skvoznik Dmuchanovský
as režisér
as plukovník
as policejní komisař
as Gent
as Kačaba
as Suchý's classmate
as JUDr. Fojt
as Konrád
as otec svedené dívky ženichem
as policejní komisař
as generální ředitel Bruckmann
as policejní komisař
as Růžička
as sluha pravého polního maršálka
as Josef Knotek
as Senator David Hradecký
as Policeman