Jiří Zahajský
Date of birth: 1939-01-19
Place of birth: Mšeno, Czechoslovakia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Jirí Zahajský, Иржи Загайски, Иржи Загайский
Biography
Jiří Zahajský (19 January 1939, Mšeno - 19 July 2007, Prague) was a Czech actor and dabér. He was a member of the Theater in Vinohrady, Theater behind the gate and longtime member of the Prague Drama Club. He played in a number of Czech films of both serious and comedic. Jiri Zahajsky was born in Mšeně near Mělník. As a child, he showed a tendency to acting when he played in the amateur performance of Snow White by Dwarf Dwarf. After the war, the Zahajski family moved to Děčín. As a student, he was playing a very good ensemble of amateurs under the direction of director Hipia. He recognized Zahai's talent and negotiated his studies at E. Burian. Zahajsky then studied at the DAMU and became a member of the Vinohrady Theater (1961-1965). In 1965 Zahajsky became a member of the Theater behind the gate, where he played together with Vladimír Menšík for example in the Maskary of Ostende. In 1972, the Administrative Theater behind the gate was canceled and Zahajský and Libuší Šafránková left for the Činoherní klub. His colleagues included Petr Čepek, Jiřina Třebická, Josef Somr, Jiří Kodet, Jiří Hrzán and others. Jiri Zahajsky made mainly small characters in film and on television. Unforgettable is his character, Inspector Trachta of the comedy Dissolved and launched. He created several roles of criminologists, his beard gave him the opportunity to perform the roles of the grooms, he played in the roles of his fathers (TV series Křeček in the nightgown). Daddy also played in a number of television fairy tales especially in the 1980s. Jiri Zahajsky was for 31 years a life partner of TV advertiser Kamila Moučková, since 1992 she was the fourth husband of actress Jana Brejchová. Jiri Zahajsky died in Prague after a long fight with prostate cancer on July 19, 2007. (Wikipedia)
Movie Credits
A Major Role for Rosmaryna
1978-08-25
The director of films for kids called Bonzurka together with her loyal assistants Drahuska and Honza
Proč nevěřit na zázraky
1978-04-21
Wartime events from a child's perspective were a popular theme during the previous regime - here it
On the Great River
1978-11-10
Second movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu
Oddechový čas
1978-04-14
The drama of a man for whom work has become the only meaning of life. His cold and impersonal manner
Já se vrátím
1978-01-01
Kam uhnout očima
1977-12-15
Beauty and the Beast
1979-03-02
Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father
Střepy pro Evu
1979-05-18
This documentary-style story tells the story of an aspiring documentary filmmaker who is preparing a
Nechci nic slyšet
1978-06-23
An 11-year-old boy is the only survivor of a tragic car accident in which both parents are killed. I
Slečna Rajka
1978-12-07
Den velkého ticha
1981-04-20
Čas pracuje pro vraha
1980-02-01
Vera, wife of the plumber Simandl (Josef Somr), is found murdered in the cinema next to the IDOC (In
Brontosaurus
1980-08-22
Tomás lives in a very small Czech town and is a nature lover and a birdwatcher. He struggles to keep
O Vánocích už nechci slyšet ani slovo
1982-12-08
Christmas is approaching and with it comes moments of surprising events and unexpected encounters. F
Dissolved and Effused
1985-01-01
A police inspector and inexperienced trainee search for a mysteriously disappeared manufacturer of o
Sonata for a Red-Haired Girl
1981-06-19
A red haired Petra is not your ordinary girl - in addition to her regular "girly" interests she's al
...nebo být zabit
1986-02-01
March 1945. It is already quite obvious to the Nazis that they cannot win the war. So it is time to
Oddělení zvláštní péče
1980-06-05
Lidé jako ty
1960-12-09
A "fairly ordinary and mundane" working day in various operations of large steel mills...
Florián
1961-12-22
A mobile chapel of St. Florian is moved every week between the villages of Zbořov and Spáňovice. The
Ceiling
1962-03-15
The young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model.
A New Boy Started Today
1981-04-09
In his feature debut, Dneska přišel nový kluk (A New Boy Started Today) from 1981, the director Vlad
Víkend bez rodičů
1982-02-12
Even great love does not necessarily overcome a difference of morals - although the young hero is ve
14. patro, 14. rok
1984-10-13
Sobota odpoledne, počátek léta
1981-11-26
Bylo nás deset
1963-08-16
At the beginning, the newly arrived soldiers form a musical theatre troupe to escape the humiliation
Poslední mejdan
1984-01-01
Goodbye, Medeo
1982-12-03
The director and choreographer from Prague are preparing a show performance "Oriental Fairy Tale" -
Zelený rytíř
1993-12-26
Who among us would not want to find themselves, at least for a short time, in the romantic era of kn
Čtyři v kruhu
1968-02-02
This drama with a criminal plot is a study of the intricately intertwined relationships of four peop
The Medal
1980-10-31
The trenches of World War I provide for a captivating backdrop to the drama of Corporal Hoferik. In
Načasovaná smrt
1982-03-13
Jsem nebe
1971-06-25
The story of a first love disappointment. Sensitive Lenka finds it very difficult to overcome the un
Count Dracula
1971-01-03
Czech television production of Dracula that is very faithful to Bram Stoker's novel.
Zločin na Zlenicích hradě
1972-01-02
The thrilling story begins in 1318, during the reign of John of Luxembourg, when the Czech nobility
O babičce
1973-01-01
Pohádka o prolhaném království
1993-01-17
And Give My Love to the Swallows
1972-05-26
This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda
Rodeo
1973-01-26
Svatá noc
1972-01-01
O třech rytířích, krásné paní a lněné kytli
1996-09-05
A beautiful maiden lives with her father in an ancient castle. She has rejected all suitors so far.
Padla kosa na kámen
1974-12-29
Sokolovo
1975-05-09
The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 19
„Psáno na pranýř“
1975-03-13
Hamernická povídačka
1976-02-01
Usmívat se, prosím
1991-01-01
Sedm sestřiček
1989-01-29
Putování za měsíční nitkou
1985-09-01
A fairy tale about three princes, enchanted into dog form... The shepherd Jirka is herding sheep whe
O malíři Adamovi
2006-12-25
Young painter Adam longs to paint a masterpiece, so he sets off into the world to gain experience. H
Město nic neví
1976-04-02
Three detective stories from industrial Ostrava. Police search in vain for a missing 16-year-old gir
O Popelákovi
1986-12-21
Who doesn't know the fairy tale "Cinderella". Josef Lada borrowed the story and, as only he could, h
Boty plné vody
1976-12-17
Three short stories ("Zelenáči 1945", "Silvestr 1948" and "Zimní vítr 1951") about members of the SN
Levé křídlo
1984-05-01
The war will also affect children's games. The children hide a French boy who has managed to escape
Modré z nebe
1984-02-01
The fantastic world of little Thomas, who conjured up beauty and happiness.
Noc klavíristy
1977-05-27
The problematic protagonist is the head designer of a housing association who wants to make a profit
Dům Na poříčí
1977-02-04
The film was based on the novel "Milión" by Karel Štorkán. The book and the film depict the events s
The Apple Game
1978-02-03
Sarcastic comedy about the Czechoslovakia of the seventies. A young gynaecologist can't figure out w
Útěk do vězení
1991-10-22
The dramatic fate of a girl forced to live someone else's life...
Řád
1994-11-24
Set in 1776, this historical film by Petr Hvizd concerns an army deserter who takes refuge within th
Seven Days in a Week
1965-03-25
Seven days, or rather evenings and nights, in the life of Jenka (Stanislava Bartosová), a young good
Tři v tom
1981-11-16
How to marry off two daughters and a maid, especially when the father has no idea that it's high tim
Past na kachnu
1978-12-29
Taxi driver Koukal (Miroslav Machácek) is stopped by the police for a routine traffic check. In the
Ants Bring Death
1986-04-01
The biggest threat to a successful crackdown on drug traffickers and consumers is the international
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983-10-01
Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak, about the fictional national hero Jára Cimrma
Králův kalich
1975-07-06
A section of the life of George of Poděbrady from his coronation to his death (1458–1471), creating
Nedosněné sny
1989-01-01
Čertův švagr
1984-12-31
An evil and calculating stepmother chases her stepson out of the house. Petr tries in vain to find a
Předeme, předeme zlatou nitku
1982-01-01
Anyone who would have guessed from the title that they would see a fairy tale about spinners would n
Ptačí král
1997-12-14
This romantic fairy tale, loosely based on an anonymous Arabic story, takes place at the sultan's co
Chán Sulejmán a víla Fatmé
1985-12-31
Jak vyženit z pekla štěstí
1997-11-16
A cheerful fairy tale about a devil who went among people to find a sinner and found much more. This
Jak Jaromil ke štěstí přišel
1983-01-02
The classic fairy tale, based on the original by Božena Němcová, tells the story of a young coal min
Nevěsta z obrázku
1983-11-20
Mr. Ondřej longs for a bride, but he doesn't like any of them. When he discovers a picture of a girl
O Honzovi a princezně Dorince
1986-01-26
O vílách Rojenicích
1998-01-04
Verunka, a village girl, is about to marry Jakub, a kind and loving young man. And yet the girl wond
Dvanáct měsíčků
1992-12-20
"Dear sister, strawberries don't grow in winter!" Marushka begs, but her crying is in vain, neither
Jehlice Sluneční paní
1990-01-01
It's just 12 o'clock. And that's the right time to enter a fairy tale. It was also the time when Apo
Rubikova kostka
1985-04-06
The story begins at the airport and on an international express train, which is being carried by a G
Veronika, prostě Nika
1981-12-05
Veronika is a cheerful, lively girl with great personal charm that few can resist. An animal lover,
Hráči
1983-01-01
A professional card player and swindler, Icharev, arrives in a small town with a plan to rip off som
Marathon
1968-12-31
It is 5 May 1945 and the uprising against the hated German occupiers has broken out in Prague. The C
Koho ofoukne větříček
1991-01-12
It seemed that the arrogant princess was tormenting the king with her whims. When she thought she wo
Zátah
1986-01-01
A pair of criminals, an escaped prisoner and a young thief, are about to make a joint, obviously ill
Na konci světa
1975-12-26
In the 1950s, selected basic soldiers in a small border unit guard the western border with devotion,
Tři nevinní
1974-03-01
The car thief Halama, the shy groom Poupě, the divorcing jealous Pic and the mustachioed cinema proj
Zamilovaná
1993-04-12
A young and sympathetic teacher joins the music school. He leads the school orchestra and also teach
Drátenická pohádka
1987-12-24
About the fact that honesty will get you the furthest... The main characters of the fairy tale are t
The Krakonos and the Skiers
1981-01-23
Matej and Jenda, two of the eight children of the poor Pelc family in the Giant Mountains, help in a
Valčík pro milión
1961-03-10
A girl from a dance ensemble from Uherské Hradiště and an amateur jazz musician from Strakonice will
Byli jsme to my?
1991-03-01
The theatre director encounters the disinterest and irresponsibility of the acting troupe, whose mem
Navždy do dálek Tichomoří
1984-02-05
Dick Whittington
1993-12-24
An old English legend about a poor boy who became mayor of London served as the basis for a televisi
Jak namalovat ptáčka
1980-07-31
After her parents' divorce, Petra lives in her mother's new harmonious family in a small town. Howev
Silnější než strach
1979-01-19
A short story film in which the first story takes place at the end of the German occupation, when a
Soví hnízdo
1982-02-06
The opening image that begins the suspenseful story is marked by a tragic event: an eight-year-old g
Zákon rovnosti
1979-04-26
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1987-07-01
While on vacation with their bickering parents, young Eva and her little brother Johnny find in a po
Pavučina
1987-04-01
Zdeněk Zaoral began filming this film in semi-amateur conditions, but it was eventually completed in
Nine Circles of Hell
1988-07-01
As the Khmer Rouge carves a path of death throughout the land, a Czech doctor falls in love with a C
Why?
1987-10-01
Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in
Chceš zabít?
1988-04-06
Jestřábí moudrost
1990-07-01
A gloomy tale about a king whose pride robbed him of love, friends and power. A cruel curse is at th
Kinkongova smrt
1987-09-06
The Beggar's Opera
1991-10-01
Unlike any other opera, the so-called Beggar's Opera is not just one composition, but a lineage of a
Píseň o statečném Heřmanovi a sličné Jitce
1986-01-01
V erbu lvice
1995-04-11
The life story of Blessed Zdislava of Lemberk, about whom legends rather than sparse historical refe
Balonová pohádka
1989-01-08
Ukradený kaktus
1991-01-01
Pilát Pontský onoho dne
1991-09-03
Tma
1992-01-27
Královský život otroka
1992-06-15
Vítr na konci léta
1993-07-15
Melánie, Melánie
1993-09-23
„Na krásné vyhlídce“
1995-01-01
Princ z pohádky
1995-01-01
Strange Airlines
1992-11-23
A woman discovers a conspiracy while searching for her missing travel companion.
Jeníček a Mařenka
1999-04-05