Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Prague. Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter. Together with Zdeněk Svěrák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC) in Prague, named after a fictitious genius. Smoljak wrote scripts and directed several films; these became very successful in the Czech Republic. He died of cancer on 6 June 2010 in Kladno. Filmography Screenplay 1974 Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje! (with Zdeněk Svěrák and Oldřich Lipský) 1976 Marečku, podejte mi pero! (with Zdeněk Svěrák) 1976 Na samotě u lesa (with Zdeněk Svěrák) 1978 Ball Lightning (with Zdeněk Svěrák and Zdeněk Podskalský) 1980 Trhák (with Zdeněk Svěrák) 1983 Jára Cimrman ležící, spící (with Zdeněk Svěrák) 1984 Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný (with Zdeněk Svěrák) 1987 Nejistá sezóna (with Zdeněk Svěrák) Director 1978 Ball Lightning (with Zdeněk Podskalský) 1981 Vrchní, prchni! 1983 Jára Cimrman ležící, spící 1984 Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný 1987 Nejistá sezóna 1990 Tvrdý chleba – TV film 1990 Motýl na anténě – TV film 1992 Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici – TV film 1992 Ať ten kůň mlčí! – TV film 1996 ''Dvě z policejní brašny – TV film References External links Biography (in Czech) 1931 births 2010 deaths Czech male stage actors Czech male film actors Czech male television actors 20th-century Czech dramatists and playwrights Czech male dramatists and playwrights Czech screenwriters Male screenwriters Czech theatre directors Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Deaths from cancer in the Czech Republic Writers from Prague Film directors from Prague 20th-century male writers Burials at Olšany Cemetery