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Karel Fiala is a Actor Tchèque born on 3 august 1925 at Ostrava (Republique tcheque)
Karel Fiala (born 3 August 1925, Hrušov (Ostrava), Czechoslovakia) is a Czech operatic tenor and film actor. He initially worked as a chimney sweeper before entering the Prague Conservatory in 1947. After earning his degree in 1952 he pursued further studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague for three years, graduating in 1955.
While still a student, Fiala began performing in operas at the National Theatre in Prague in 1949. He was committed at that house through 1954 after which he joined the roster of principal artists at the Hudební divadlo Karlín where he performed roles for several decades. He was particularly successful in portraying parts in operettas and musicals, including such roles as Count Danilo in The Merry Widow, Freddy in My Fair Lady, and Jim Kenyon in Rose-Marie.
Fiala is chiefly remembered for his numerous appearances in films of Czech operas, operettas, and musicals. His first film was in 1956 where he portrayed the title role in Dalibor, a movie version of Bedřich Smetana's opera of the same name. A major success for him was the title part in the 1964 musical film Lemonade Joe. He notably appeared as Mozart's Don Giovanni in the 1984 Academy Award winning film Amadeus. Fiala also appeared as a non-singing actor in a handful of Czech films during his career, mostly in smaller roles. His last film was Tichy spolecnik in 1989.
In 1988 Fiala was awarded the Medal of Merit by the government of the Czech Republic. He has been married three times and has four sons.
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Nationality Republique tcheque
Birth 3 august 1925 at Ostrava (Republique tcheque)
Death 3 october 2020 (at 95 years)
Birth 3 august 1925 at Ostrava (Republique tcheque)
Death 3 october 2020 (at 95 years)
While still a student, Fiala began performing in operas at the National Theatre in Prague in 1949. He was committed at that house through 1954 after which he joined the roster of principal artists at the Hudební divadlo Karlín where he performed roles for several decades. He was particularly successful in portraying parts in operettas and musicals, including such roles as Count Danilo in The Merry Widow, Freddy in My Fair Lady, and Jim Kenyon in Rose-Marie.
Fiala is chiefly remembered for his numerous appearances in films of Czech operas, operettas, and musicals. His first film was in 1956 where he portrayed the title role in Dalibor, a movie version of Bedřich Smetana's opera of the same name. A major success for him was the title part in the 1964 musical film Lemonade Joe. He notably appeared as Mozart's Don Giovanni in the 1984 Academy Award winning film Amadeus. Fiala also appeared as a non-singing actor in a handful of Czech films during his career, mostly in smaller roles. His last film was Tichy spolecnik in 1989.
In 1988 Fiala was awarded the Medal of Merit by the government of the Czech Republic. He has been married three times and has four sons.
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Pražská pětka (1989)
Directed by Tomáš Vorel
Genres Comedy
Actors Karel Fiala, Tomáš Hanák, Eva Holubová
Rating65%
Amadeus (1984)
, 2h11Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Musical theatre, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole
Roles Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' (uncredited)
Rating83%
The story begins in 1823 as the elderly Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) attempts suicide by slitting his throat while loudly begging forgiveness for having killed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) in 1791. Placed in a lunatic asylum for the act, Salieri is visited by Father Vogler (Richard Frank), a young priest who seeks to hear his confession. Salieri is sullen and uninterested but eventually warms to the priest and launches into a long "confession" about his relationship with Mozart.
Prince Bajaja (1971)
, 1h21Directed by Antonín Kachlík
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy
Actors Magda Vášáryová, Ivan Palúch, Karel Fiala, Josef Hlinomaz, Petr Čepek
Roles Counsellor
Rating60%
Le héros de ce conte de fées populaire est un jeune prince qui, après la mort de ses parents, part dans le monde. Au cours de ses voyages, il rencontre un cheval magique qui parle et tombe amoureux de la belle princesse Slavna. Sur les conseils de son cheval, il entre en service comme jardinier muet du château. Selon les sons qu'il émet, ils commencent à l'appeler Bajaja. Cependant, lorsque un dragon apparaît et demande à la princesse ou de détruire tout le royaume, Bajaja met son armure et sauve la princesse sur son cheval. Mais, il tient une promesse qu'il a faite au cheval et s'éloigne de l'endroit. Le chevalier noir en profite et sous la menace, il force la princesse à jurer que c'est lui qui l'a sauvée .
The Terribly Sad Princess (1968)
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Josef Kemr, Václav Neckář, Stella Zázvorková, Jaroslav Marvan, Karel Effa, Karel Fiala
Rating74%
Une princesse amoureuse fait semblant d'être follement triste pour épouser l'homme qui la fera rire à nouveau. Seulement, elle ne sait pas que son élu est le prince avec qui elle a été condamnée à se marier de toute façon.
Lemonade Joe (1964)
, 1h38Directed by Oldřich Lipský
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Western
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Miloš Kopecký, Karel Fiala, Olga Schoberová, Josef Hlinomaz, Karel Effa, Juraj Herz
Roles Limonádový Joe
Rating73%
In the frontier town of Stetson City, Arizona, in 1885, business is booming at the Trigger Whisky Saloon. Tornado Lou, the local chanteuse, regales the saloon-goers with a sultry ballad ("Když v báru housne dým"), while the saloon owner Doug Badman tries in vain to woo her. Two evangelists, Ezra Goodman and his daughter Winnifred, enter the bar attempting to drum up interest in their temperance movement, but the saloon's hard-drinking cowboys scorn them. Into the fracas steps a stranger: Lemonade Joe, a lone cowboy singing the praises of Kolaloka, a non-alcoholic soft drink (in Czech, limonàda, hence the name). His superior gunfighting skill quickly convinces the saloon-goers of the benefits of teetotalism. Before long, Joe and the Goodmans have joined forces, Joe has begun courting Winnifred, and all the cowboys in Stetson City have transferred their loyalty to the cathedral-like God Bless Kolaloka Saloon ("Arizóna, to je pravých mužů zóna").
Darbujan and Pandrhola (1960)
, 1h20Directed by Martin Frič
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Jiří Sovák, Rudolf Hrušínský, Václav Lohniský, Vladimír Menšík, Josef Hlinomaz, Karel Fiala
Roles kovářský
Rating73%
The Flood (1958)
, 1h16Directed by Martin Frič
Genres Drama
Actors Zdeněk Štěpánek, Otomar Krejča, Slávka Budínová, Karel Fiala, Václav Lohniský
Roles Marko
Dalibor (1956)
, 1h46Directed by Václav Krška
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas
Actors Karel Fiala
Roles Dalibor
Rating62%
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Poor girl (1930)
Directed by Martin Frič
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Suzanne Marwille, Karel Fiala, Antonie Nedošinská, Josef Rovenský, Eman Fiala, Josef Šváb-Malostranský
Roles Borický
Rating60%
Father Vojtech (1929)
, 1h54Directed by Martin Frič
Genres Drama
Actors Karel Lamač, Josef Rovenský, Suzanne Marwille, Eman Fiala, Jindřich Plachta, Jaroslav Marvan
Roles Abbot
Rating68%