Václav Vydra (actor born 1876)

Václav Vydra
Born (1876-04-29)April 29, 1876
Plzeň, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died April 7, 1953(1953-04-07) (aged 76)
Prague
Occupation Film actor, stage actor
Years active 1914 - 1953

Václav Vydra (April 29, 1876 April 7, 1953), was a Czech film and stage actor. He starred in 31 films between 1914 and 1953.

Vydra was also a noted stage actor, acting in the Vinohrady Theater and National Theater playing major roles of the characters in plays (King Lear and Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, White disease from Karel Čapek and others). In the years 1945 - 1949 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


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