The name of a Czech actor František Němec (81) is mainly associated with the role of mountaineer Luboš – the father of little Vašek, whom you played in the films How to Pry a Chair from a Whale and How to Get Daddy to a Reformatory. The family films of director Maria Poledňáková are still popular with Czechs and Slovaks, but few people have any idea how the crew gambled with the main character’s life. Because the German himself spoke about it.
During one of the wet sandstone climbs, he didn’t fake his fall, but it was real. “It was raining, and those guys don’t climb the sandstone after the rain, because they say it so-called salting out. But we had to shoot. And I tore off the catch. So the fall when I fly off the cliff is really original.” he revealed, adding that he was very lucky.
“Fortunately, the guy who secured me had the presence of mind and pulled the rope. I just bumped my feet so I was limping for a few days. But we kept shooting” confided the German, with whom a guardian angel had to stand.
František Němec was born on August 9, 1943 in Sezimov Ústí. He is one of the most respected actors of his generation in the Czech Republic, known for his theater, film and television roles.
After studying at DAMU (Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague), he started his career at the EF Buriana Theatre. In 1973, he became a member of the National Theater in Prague, where he still works today.
František Nemec is also known for his roles in Czech films and TV series. Among his most famous films is, for example, How to drown Dr. Mráčka or The End of Watermen in Bohemia and The Secret of the Castle in the Carpathians. Viewers also know him from TV series such as Dobrodružstvo kryministicy or Hospital on the outskirts of the city.
In addition to his acting career, he is also engaged in dubbing, where he has lent his voice to many foreign actors. The German is known for his charismatic and cultivated acting, which makes him one of the most popular and respected actors in the Czech theater and film environment.
