Vlastimil Harapes
Biography
Vlastimil Harapes (July 24, 1946 – May 15, 2024) was a Czech dancer, choreographer, and actor. He was a soloist at the National Theatre Ballet in Prague and later became its artistic director. Harapes was widely recognized for his contributions to ballet and his performances in films such as Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Jak vytrhnout velrybě stoličku (1977). Born in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia, he trained at the Prague Dance Conservatory and studied ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His career spanned decades, during which he performed internationally and took on roles in theater and television. He was also involved in political activism, running as an independent candidate in the 2016 Czech Senate election. Harapes was married to Hana Zagorová from 1986 to 1992 and had a long-term relationship with Josef Topol, which remained private until 2013. He passed away from lung cancer at the age of 77.
Known For
Rodinná pouta
Krásný ztráty
StarDance
F. L. Věk
Čechovi
Marketa Lazarová
Místo zločinu Plzeň
Beauty and the Beast
All Movies (21)
- Kostýmy: Irena Greifová2020 · as Self
- The Inheritance or You Shouldn't Say That2014 · as člen poroty
- Taming Crocodiles2006
- Cesta ke štěstí2004
- My Daughter's Operation1987 · as Dušan
- Anynka a čert1984 · as čert
- The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun1984
- Polka viva1984
- Paganini1982 · as Nicoló Paganini
- Beauty and the Beast1979 · as Beast
- Dary hadího krále1978
- How to Get Daddy to Change1978 · as Jindřich
- Melodie bílého klavíru1978
- How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth1977 · as Jindřich
- Day for My Love1977 · as Petr
- Konečně si rozumíme1977 · as Ballet Dancer
- Il Divino Boemo1974 · as Dancer
- Královský omyl1968
- Marketa Lazarová1967 · as Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
- Odcházeti s podzimem1965
- The Hop-Pickers1964
All TV Shows (11)
- Kabinet Dr. Honzáka2020 · as Self
- Čechovi2019 · as Vilém Adamec
- Místo zločinu Plzeň2015 · as Roman Dragoun
- Jseš mrtvej, tak nebreč2011
- StarDance2006 · as Judge
- Rodinná pouta2004 · as Vladimír Smejkal
- Krásný ztráty2000 · as Self
- GENUS1995 · as Self
- Dluhy Hany Zagorové1981 · as Princ
- Zastretý farebný svet1980 · as Jakub Obrovský
- F. L. Věk1971