Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský (15 December 1920 – 20 April 2002) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema.

One of his best-known roles was as the title character in ''Jakob der Lügner'' for which won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. He also played the king in the hit children's TV series ''Arabela'' and as Alois Drchlík in ''The Visitors''.

His final film role was as a pensioner named Frantisek in ''Autumn Spring''. This role earned him his first and only Czech Lion (a prestigious film award), for best actor. Provided by Wikipedia