# František Filipovský

František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor.

## Life and career
### Early life and theatre

Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of Austria-Hungary. His father was musician František Filipovský Sr., who was 62 by the time his son was born. The young Filipovský was interested in acting from an early age and began performing in theatre in the 1930s, with stints in Emil František Burian's Voice-band, as well as Osvobozené divadlo. Among other engagements, he worked as stage director in Jára Kohout's Divadlo U Nováků in 1939, later moving to Švandovo divadlo, and eventually holding a post at Prague's National Theatre.

### Television, film, and dubbing

Throughout his career, Filipovský acted in numerous Czechoslovak films and television productions, as well as lending his voice to various dubbing projects.

### Family and death

Filipovský's daughter is actress and singer Pavlína Filipovská. Her daughter, Filipovský's granddaughter, is journalist Pavlína Wolfová. Filipovský died on 26 October 1993 in Prague. He is buried at Olšany Cemetery.

## Legacy

* The František Filipovský Awards (Czech: Ceny Františka Filipovského), named after the actor, are an annual prize for dubbing, held in Filipovský's hometown of Přelouč.
* Filipovského street in Prague's Satalice district is named after the actor.
* A memorial plaque was erected at Filipovský's birth house in Přelouč in 1994.

## Selected filmography
### Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1934 | Workers, Let's Go | Shuffer | |
| 1934 | U nás v Kocourkově | councilor | |
| 1937 | Lidé na kře | Agent Hvězda | |
| 1937 | Lawyer Vera | Apache | |
| 1937 | The World Is Ours | Pinker | |
| 1937 | Virginity | Jenda | |
| 1938 | Škola základ života | Václav Krhounek | |
| 1939 | U pokladny stál... | clerk | |
| 1939 | Christian | Dvoráček | |
| 1939 | Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše | Mazánek | |
| 1940 | Studujeme za školou | accountant | |
| 1940 | The Catacombs | Šmíd | |
| 1940 | Baron Prášil | waiter | |
| 1940 | Pro kamaráda | legal trainee | |
| 1941 | Rukavička | | |
| 1941 | A Charming Man | Jaroslav Stárek | |
| 1941 | The Hard Life of an Adventurer | Stařík | |
| 1941 | Provdám svou ženu | Zmatlík | |
| 1941 | The Blue Star Hotel | accountant | |
| 1941 | From the Czech Mills | Krákora | |
| 1941 | Turbina | | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Gabriela | František Kalista | |
| 1942 | Ryba na suchu | Rypáček | |
| 1942 | Prijdu hned | solicitor | |
| 1942 | Městečko na dlani | Stýblo | |
| 1943 | Experiment | guest at the vernissage | |
| 1943 | Ctrnáctý u stolu | Kilián | |
| 1943 | Barbora Hlavsová | Bartyzal | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice | Flaška | |
| 1945 | Prosťáček | tramp | |
| 1945 | Rozina, the Love Child | barber | |
| 1946 | Řeka čaruje | barber | |
| 1946 | The Avalanche | Cerný | |
| 1946 | The Heroes Are Silent | Vilém Kolta | |
| 1946 | A Big Case | Redaktor | |
| 1947 | Čapek's Tales | police agent Pistora | |
| 1947 | Nobody Knows Anything | Petr Nivý | |
| 1948 | Getting on in the World | servant | |
| 1952 | The Emperor and the Golem | court astrologer | |
| 1953 | Divotvorný klobouk | judge (voice) | |
| 1953 | The Secret of Blood | doctor at lecture | |
| 1954 | Haškovy povídky ze starého mocnářství | chaplain | |
| 1954 | Komedianti | reeve | |
| 1954 | Cirkus bude! | Ostrý | |
| 1956 | Muž v povětří | Zatrapa | |
| 1956 | Focus, Please! | secretary | |
| 1956 | The Good Soldier Schweik | Bretschneider | |
| 1957 | I Dutifully Report | Dub | |
| 1958 | O věcech nadpřirozených | insurance agent | |
| 1959 | Jak se Franta naučil bát | ghost Cyril | |
| 1960 | Zpívající pudřenka | Dr. Švarc | |
| 1960 | U nás v Mechově | Dr. Hertl | |
| 1961 | Procesí k Panence | Prskavec | |
| 1963 | Something Different | | |
| 1964 | Mezi námi zloději | Béďa Musil | |
| 1965 | The House in Karp Lane | Alter Kauders | |
| 1966 | The Phantom of Morrisville | Doctor Stolly | |
| 1967 | The Stolen Airship | judge | |
| 1967 | Svatba jako řemen | father of the bride | |
| 1971 | You Are a Widow, Sir | King Oscar XV. | |
| 1971 | Four Murders Are Enough, Darling | Shediran | |
| 1972 | Dívka na koštěti | Roušek | |
| 1974 | How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer | Bertík Vodička | |
| 1975 | Circus in the Circus | reporter | |
| 1976 | Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Lapáček | |
| 1976 | Náš dědek Josef | Jan Pokorný | |
| 1977 | Což takhle dát si špenát | Grandfather Liška | |
| 1979 | The Ninth Heart | clown | |
| 1979 | The Prince and the Evening Star | Kacafírek | |
| 1980 | The Tale of John and Mary | dwarves (voices) | |
| 1982 | How the World Is Losing Poets | Valerián | |
| 1985 | How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions | Valerián | |
| 1986 | Young Wine | Marustík | |
| 1988 | How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives | Valerián | |

### Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968–69 | The Sinful People of Prague | Detective Mrázek | 10 episodes |
| 1970 | Fantom operety | Pianist | 4 episodes |
| 1970–74 | O klukovi z plakátu | Narrator | 11 episodes |
| 1970–75 | Pan Tau | Grandfather Urban | 14 episodes |
| 1976–77 | Thirty Cases of Major Zeman | Bína / Houdek | 3 episodes |
| 1976–85 | Bakaláři | various | 4 episodes |
| 1978 | Zákony pohybu | Bohuslav Tomášek | 11 episodes |
| 1980 | Dnes v jednom dome | Mr. Týfa | 5 episodes |
| 1980–81 | Arabela | Stunk | 8 episodes |
| 1982 | Dobrá Voda | wrangler | 4 episodes |
| 1983 | Létající Čestmír | Kolousek | 5 episodes |
| 1984 | Bambinot | Joachim | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Panoptikum města pražského | Mrázek | 3 episodes |
| 1987–88 | Jája a Pája | Narrator / Jája / Pája | 13 episodes |
| 1988 | O Kubovi a Stázině | Kačmar | 13 episodes |
| 1993–94 | Arabela se vrací | Blekota | 3 episodes |