Václav Havel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-10-05

Day of death

2011-12-18 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Václav Havel

Biography

Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992 and then as the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs.

Known For

  • Goldene Henne

    Goldene Henne

  • The Plastic People of the Universe

    The Plastic People of the Universe

  • Citizen Havel

    Citizen Havel

  • Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate

    Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate

  • Zappa

    Zappa

  • New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood

    New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood

  • Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

  • Forman vs. Forman

    Forman vs. Forman

  • Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe

    Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe

  • November's Children: Revolution in Prague

    November's Children: Revolution in Prague

  • Drawn from Memory

    Drawn from Memory

  • Wisdom

    Wisdom

  • Czech Made Man

    Czech Made Man

  • Anatomie gagu

    Anatomie gagu

  • Every Young Man

    Every Young Man

  • Mlha

    Mlha

  • Olga

    Olga

  • Czechoslovakia: Portrait of a Tragedy

    Czechoslovakia: Portrait of a Tragedy

  • Mečiar: The Lust For Power

    Mečiar: The Lust For Power

  • Why Havel?

    Why Havel?

  • The Stock-Check

    The Stock-Check

  • Stone Bridge

    Stone Bridge

  • Elizabeth II: Three days in the Czech Republic

    Elizabeth II: Three days in the Czech Republic

  • Late Night Talks with Mother

    Late Night Talks with Mother

  • A znovu Žebrácká opera

    A znovu Žebrácká opera

  • Zánik Československa v parlamentu

    Zánik Československa v parlamentu

  • The Lost World of Communism

    The Lost World of Communism

  • Věra 68

    Věra 68

  • Eye Over Prague

    Eye Over Prague

  • The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton

    The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton

  • Hammer & Tickle

    Hammer & Tickle

  • I am Fishead

    I am Fishead

  • The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

    The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

  • What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government

    What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government

  • Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague

    Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague

  • Ján Langoš – strážca pamäti

    Ján Langoš – strážca pamäti

  • Václav Havel - Living in Freedom

    Václav Havel - Living in Freedom

  • TGM the Liberator

    TGM the Liberator

  • Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

    Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

  • Václav Havel : L'éternel insurgé

    Václav Havel : L'éternel insurgé

  • An Occasion to Speak

    An Occasion to Speak

  • Vaclav Havel, ein böhmisches Märchen

    Vaclav Havel, ein böhmisches Märchen

  • Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

    Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

  • Citizen Vaclav Havel Goes on Vacation

    Citizen Vaclav Havel Goes on Vacation

  • Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)

    Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)

  • Life Is Bearable at Times...

    Life Is Bearable at Times...

  • Jak odchází prezident...

    Jak odchází prezident...