Biography
Vladimír Matejcek
*1947 in Vyskov, Czechoslovakia. He is an actor, well known for Devil's Leutenant (1984), Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht (1983), Der Fall La Farge (1992), Love Until... (1995), Swing Kids (1993) or Trziste Senzací (1985).
He lived his childhood and youth with his parents, two brothers and one sister in Náchod. At the house, where they lived, the children theatrical company "White Swan" was created with help of their parents. He was member of Divadelní Studio Mladých (Theatrical Studio of Youngs) in Náchod, where he played Oberon in W. Shakespeare: A Midsumer Night's Dream or Kuba in J. K. Tyl: Tvrdohlavá zena (The Stubborn Woman). His father was a secondary school professor, translator and linguist.
V. Matejcek has studied Gymnasium in Náchod (1965) and the Department of Acting at the Theatrical Faculty of the Academy of Arts (DAMU) in Praha (Prague) - (1965-1969). By studies he played (1966) at the National Theater Praha in T. Wilder: The Skin of Our Teeth (Jen o chlup) and at the Theater of S. K. Neumann Praha (1966) in E. Rostand: Cyrano de Bergerac (De Valvert). He graduated with the role Franci in F. Langer: Periferie (1969).
Actor of world famous Divadlo za branou in Praha (Theater Behind the Gate) of director Otomar Krejca - (1968-1972, 1990-1993), Theater of O. Stibor in Olomouc (1969-1970), Lyra Pragensis (1972-1988) and guest of the National Theater Praha (1998-2001).
Theater Behind the Gate, Praha - A. Schnitzler: The Green Cockatoo (Maurice), A. De Musset: Lorenzaccio (Student Maffio), Sofokles: Oidipus Antigona (Polyneikes-Eteokles), W. Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost (Mercade), A. P. Cekhov: The Seagull (Medvedenko), G. Bernanos: Dialogues des Carrmélites (Knight de la Force), A. P. Cekhov: The Cherry Orchard (Iepikhodov), P. de Marivaux: La Dispute (Prince)...
Theater of O. Stibor, Olomouc - V. K. Klicpera: Comedy On the Bridge (Sykos), Rohovín Ctverrohý (Painter Stehlík), J. B. Moliér: Scapino (Oktavius)...
Lyra Pragensis, Praha - M. Waltari: The Egyptian Sinuhet (Sinuhet), J. Bédier: Tristan and Isolda (King Marc), J. A. Komenský: Labyrint of World and Paradise of Heart (Mámení), Kalevala, V. Vancura: The Bow of Queen Dorotka, T. Wilder: The Bridge of San Luis Rey, V. Nezval: Anicka skrítek a slamený Hubert (Hubert), J. Lada Mikes (Pepík), A. Tolstoy: Buratino (Buratino), A. A. Milne: Winnie the Pooh (theater of one actor)...
National Theater, Praha - J. Durych: Bloudení (Wandering, Prokop Dvorecký z Olbramovic), Pasije (Passion Play, Angel Michal), W. Shakespeare: Antonius and Cleopatra (Diomedes)
Divadlo hudby (Theater of Music), Olomouc (1970) - Tam, králi, Zirandol (There, my King, Zirandol, Script and Director). Divadlo pred branou (Theater Befor the Gate), Rakovník (1978) V. Vancura: Obrazy z dejin národa ceského (Pictures from History of the Czech Nation, Script and Director).
Leader of Poetické Studio (Studio of Poetry) at Central Club of Education and Science in Savarin Palace Praha (1982-1990).
He played many performances one after the other in Czech Republic and Europe: Aldwych - London (DZB The Green Cockatoo), MAT - Moscow (DZB The Cherry Orchard), Oslo (DISK Periférie), Firenze (DZB The Green Cockatoo), Mamers - France (A. Honegger: Le Roi David, Narrator, in French), Theater of A. Tairov - Moscow (Lyra Pragensis, Tristan and Isolda), Wien (Our Lady BN), Sevilla, Madrid, Lisboa (DZB The Cherry Orchard)...
He was decorated 1987 in Podebrady with Medal of S. K. Neumann for the systematic long time activity in art of recitation.
He has played in tens and tens of Czech, Englisch, French, German, American or Australian films and TV series: Dino, Cekání, Fugger aus Augsburg (Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht, Andreas Fugger), Devil's Leutenant (Fritz Gabriel), Zurivý reportér (Ferdinand d'Este), Mission X (Der Stromkrieg, Thomas Alva Edison), Nadeje má hluboké dno (Kája), Love Until... (Viniculturist Jirka), L'Iveresse da la Métamorphose (Rausch der Verwandlung, Richard Werner), Der Fall La Farge (Das Jahrhundert der Detektive, Advocat Paillet)...
He has dubbed many films into Czech representing the famous Czech school of dubbing: L'Affaire Maurizius (France 1954, Léonard Maurizius), The Ascent (Voskhozhdenie, Russia 1977, Sotnikov), Amy (USA 1981, Elliot Medford), A Csillagszemü (Oci jako hvezdy, Hungary 1977, Csillagszemü Jankó - Hvezdooký pasácek Janek), Uncle Tom's Cabin (USA 1976), Asya (Russia 1978, Gagin), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (USA 1945, McShane)...
He translated some films into Czech and he is director of dubbing of their Czech version: The Fan (USA 1981), Ivan-Tsarevich i Seryy Volk, Russia 1991)...
V. Matejcek is author of the poetic prose O svatém Mikulási (About Saint Nicolas), which was performed in a line of concerts throughout the Czech Republic.
He translated A. A. Milne's books of poetry When We Were Very Young (Kdyz jsme byli velmi mladí) and Now We Are six (Ted je nám sest) into Czech, Praha, Egmont 2013.
He is author of the collection of poetry Domú (Home), publishing-house Pavel Mervart, Hradec Králové 2020.
Often he works for the Czech Radio. He is author of the script to the radio cycle One Thousend and One Nights and others: Kristian's Legend about St. Václav, S. Rachmaninov - Vespers, A. Dvorák - Moravian Duets, Erik Satie - Yuth - Stubborn - On the Banks of Ilissus...
He is creating his own stage and concert projects: Nase paní Bozena Nemcová (Our Lady Bozena Nemcová, F. Halas, B. Smetana) - with pianist M. Sekera, 60x, Koncert k pocte svatého Mikuláse (Concert to Honour of Saint Nicolas) - with organists V. Roubal and A. Bárta, 270x, J. J. Ryba - Zpev srdce (Singing of Heart, from autobiography of J. J. Ryba) - with V. Roubal and choirs, 80x, J. R. Jiménez - Stríbrák a já (Platero and I, music Z. Sesták) - with cembalo player M. Sestáková, Annals of Vincencius and Jarloch - About the Times of King Vladislav I. and Queen Judita - with medieval instrumental and vocal music, Adventus - (J. Vrchlický, V. Vancura, Franciscus de Assisi, J. Hora, F. Srámek) - with V. Roubal, K. V. Rais - Nezapomen (Do Not Forget) - with violist V. Binarová, Rodné zemi (To the Native Land - J. Hora, T. G. Masaryk and historical texts from the year 1918) - with V. Roubal and Trumpeters of the Prague Castle, Já se tam vrátím (I Will Come Back There - F. Halas, J. Suk, B. Smetana, A. Dvorák) - with Panocha quartet.
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