Portrait of Jiří Sovák

Acting

Jiří Sovák

Career

Active from 1950 to 1993, busiest in 1968 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chalupáři
Chalupáři
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jiří Sovák Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Whimsical 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Czech Fairy Tale 2
  • Wholesome Adventure 2
  • Family Entertainment 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Czechoslovakian Cinema 2
  • Family-Friendly Fantasy 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

8 titles · average score 88
Return to Paradise Lost
Return to Paradise Lost (1999)

as Strejcek

Kolya
Kolya (1996)
GoodWatch score 88

as Růžička

Z hříček o královnách
Z hříček o královnách (1994)

TV show · as intendant

Navštívení
Navštívení (1993)

as Great Poet (segment "O velikém básníkovi")

The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince (1991)

as Hippolytus

Territory of the White Kings
Territory of the White Kings (1991)

TV show · as Roušar

Pane králi, jdeme zdáli
Pane králi, jdeme zdáli (1990)

as král

V tomhle zámku straší, šéfe!
V tomhle zámku straší, šéfe! (1990)

as kastelán

1980s

16 titles · average score 73
Druhý dech
Druhý dech (1989)

TV show

Trezor
Trezor (1989)

as Drábek

Slavné historky zbojnické
Slavné historky zbojnické (1986)

TV show

Ďábel ví hodně
Ďábel ví hodně (1984)

as Milan Horský

The Flying Cestmir
The Flying Cestmir (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

We All Are Required to Attend School
We All Are Required to Attend School (1984)

TV show · as František Lamač

Bambinot
Bambinot (1984)

TV show · as Dr. Karus

Mature Wine
Mature Wine (1981)

as Čestmír Semerád

Co je doma to se počítá, pánové...
Co je doma to se počítá, pánové... (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Evžen Novák

Skapinova šibalství
Skapinova šibalství (1980)

as Geront

Arabela
Arabela (1980)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Theophil Vigo

Dnes v jednom domě
Dnes v jednom domě (1980)

TV show · as Celestýn Panc

1970s

29 titles · average score 71
How to Wake a Princess
How to Wake a Princess (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as King Dalimil I.

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
GoodWatch score 74

as Klaus Abbard

A Nice Plate of Spinach
A Nice Plate of Spinach (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as údržbář František Liška

Long Live Ghosts!
Long Live Ghosts! (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

as rytíř Brtník z Brtníku

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kroupa sr.

Circus in the Circus
Circus in the Circus (1976)

as Professor Růžička

Chalupáři
Chalupáři (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Evžen Huml

Byli jednou dva písaři...
Byli jednou dva písaři... (1973)

TV show · as František Diviš Bartoloměj Bouvard

Six Bears and a Clown
Six Bears and a Clown (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as ředitel školy

You Are a Widow, Sir
You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

as král Rosebud IV.

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Professor David Moore

A Killer on the Tracks
A Killer on the Tracks (1970)

as major Kalaš

1960s

32 titles · average score 69
Men About Town
Men About Town (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tonda Skopec

Klapzubova jedenáctka
Klapzubova jedenáctka (1968)

TV show · as starý Klapzuba

Bohous
Bohous (1968)

as Alois Randa

The Best Woman in My Life
The Best Woman in My Life (1968)

as Láďa

The End of Agent W4C
The End of Agent W4C (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

as Foustka

Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

as Doc. Jindrich Beránek

Magnetické vlny léčí
Magnetické vlny léčí (1965)

as Joe Banks, starosta a soudce

Tears the World Can't See
Tears the World Can't See (1963)

as Pružina Pružinskij

The King of Kings
The King of Kings (1963)

as Lojza Králů

Darbujan and Pandrhola
Darbujan and Pandrhola (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kuba Dařbuján, havíř a léčitel

When the Woman Butts In
When the Woman Butts In (1960)

as Chairman of JZD Hatl

I Survived Certain Death
I Survived Certain Death (1960)

as Josef

1950s

16 titles
Death in the Saddle
Death in the Saddle (1959)

as Mikota

Today for the Last Time
Today for the Last Time (1958)

as holič A. Zemánek

Florenc 13,30
Florenc 13,30 (1957)

as Tachecí

Neporažení
Neporažení (1956)

as Jarda

Kudy kam?
Kudy kam? (1956)

as Vojta

Muž v povětří
Muž v povětří (1956)

as Jenda Pospíchal

Zaostřit prosím!
Zaostřit prosím! (1956)

as Pošahal's friend Zoun

Posvícení
Posvícení (1954)

as Martin

Severní přístav
Severní přístav (1954)

as Beránek

Action B
Action B (1952)

as Pvt. Jula

Vstanou noví bojovníci
Vstanou noví bojovníci (1951)

as Sláma

We Want to Live
We Want to Live (1950)

as Jindřich