Vlastimil Harapes
Vlastimil Harapes (July 24, 1946 – May 15, 2024) was a Czech dancer, choreographer, and actor. He was a soloist at the National Theatre Ballet in Prague and later became its artistic director. Harapes was widely recognized for his contributions to ballet and his performances in films such as Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Jak vytrhnout velrybě stoličku (1977). Born in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia, he trained at the Prague Dance Conservatory and studied ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His career spanned decades, during which he performed internationally and took on roles in theater and television. He was also involved in political activism, running as an independent candidate in the 2016 Czech Senate election. Harapes was married to Hana Zagorová from 1986 to 1992 and had a long-term relationship with Josef Topol, which remained private until 2013. He passed away from lung cancer at the age of 77.
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- 2020 · Kostýmy: Irena Greifová as Self
- 2020 · Kabinet Dr. Honzáka as Self
- 2019 · Čechovi as Vilém Adamec
- 2015 · Místo zločinu Plzeň as Roman Dragoun
- 2014 · The Inheritance or You Shouldn't Say That as člen poroty
- 2011 · Jseš mrtvej, tak nebreč as
- 2006 · StarDance as Judge
- 2006 · Taming Crocodiles as
- 2004 · Cesta ke štěstí as
- 2004 · Rodinná pouta as Vladimír Smejkal
- 2000 · Krásný ztráty as Self
- 1995 · GENUS as Self
- 1987 · My Daughter's Operation as Dušan
- 1984 · Anynka a čert as
- 1984 · The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun as
- 1984 · Polka viva as
- 1982 · Paganini as Nicoló Paganini
- 1980 · Zastretý farebný svet as Jakub Obrovský
- 1979 · Beauty and the Beast as Beast
- 1978 · Dary hadího krále as
- 1978 · How to Get Daddy to Change as Jindřich
- 1978 · Melodie bílého klavíru as
- 1977 · How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth as Jindřich
- 1977 · Day for My Love as Petr
- 1977 · Konečně si rozumíme as Ballet Dancer
- 1974 · Il Divino Boemo as Dancer
- 1971 · F. L. Věk as
- 1968 · Královský omyl as
- 1967 · Marketa Lazarová as Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
- 1965 · Odcházeti s podzimem as
- 1964 · Green Gold as