Petr Nárožný
Petr Nárožný wearing suit and tie, smiling at camera
Nárožný in 2009
Born (1938-04-14) 14 April 1938
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Alma materCzech Technical University
Occupation(s)Actor, TV presenter
Years active1968–present

Petr Nárožný (born 14 April 1938)[1]) is a Czech actor, television presenter, comedian, and entertainer.

Life and career

As a boy, Nárožný spent part of World War II in Germany, where he experienced Allied bombings.[2] He graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1968.[1] The year of his graduation, he began working as a moderator and entertainer at concerts for the band Rangers. From 1973, he was engaged as an actor at Semafor Theatre in Prague, forming a trio with Luděk Sobota and Miloslav Šimek.[1] In 1980, he became a member of The Drama Club.[3]

Since 1974, Nárožný has appeared in numerous films and television productions, starting with the comedy Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje! and including the TV series Sanitka and Hospoda.

Večerníček

Nárožný has narrated several series of the Večerníček children's television program, most notably Mach a Šebestová[4][5][6] and Žofka a spol.[7][8]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1974 Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje! Car racer Stanislav Volejník
1975 Páni kluci Driver
1976 Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! Týfa
1977 Což takhle dát si špenát Cook Richard
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea Driver
1978 Jak dostat tatínka do polepšovny Mail carrier Fanda
1985 Give the Devil His Due Corporal
1993 Svatba upírů Uncle Archibald
2012 Líbáš jako ďábel Psychiatrist
2019 The Last Aristocrat Buyer
List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1977 Pan Tau Father 2 episodes
1982–2005 Mach a Šebestová Narrator Numerous episodes
1984 Sanitka Pudil 9 episodes
1986–1988 Žofka a spol. Narrator 13 episodes
1988 Cirkus Humberto Kostečka 2 episodes
1991 The Territory of White Deer Announcer 7 episodes
1996–1997 Hospoda Bartender Jaroslav Dušek 51 episodes
2010 Okresní přebor 1 episode

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Činoherní klub". Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Nárožný: Nepatřím do dnešního světa" [Nárožný: I Don't Belong in Today's World]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 24 April 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "V Činoherním klubu se mi otevřelo herecké nebe, vzpomíná Petr Nárožný" [Actor's Paradise Opened Up for Me at the Drama Club, Recalls Petr Nárožný]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mach, Šebestová a kouzelné sluchátko" [Mach, Šebestová and the Magical Receiver]. csfd.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mach & Šebestová Nejlepší dobrodružství Macourek, M. / vypravuje P. Nárožný" [Mach & Šebestová The Best Adventure Macourek, M. / narrated by P. Nárožný]. supraphon.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Max, Sally and the Magic Phone". kviff.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Žofka a její dobrodružství" [Žofka and Her Adventure]. csfd.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Žofka a její dobrodružství" [Žofka and Her Adventure]. serialzone.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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