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Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (9 April 1891, in Liberec – 31 January 1962, in Prague) was an internationally renowned Czechoslovak film and stage actor, singer, comedian, footballer and film director. In the Czech Republic, he is known as Král komiků (King of Comedians).[1]

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Vlasta Burian
Portrait of Burian by Emil Artur Longen (1931)
Born	Josef Vlastimil Burian (1891-04-09)9 April 1891 Liberec, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	31 January 1962(1962-01-31) (aged 70) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Film & Stage Actor, Director, Comedian and Athlete
Years active	1923-1945; 1950–1962
Spouse	Nina Červenková (1919–1962)
Partner	Anna Emílie Pírkovová (1911–1912)

Biography

He is well known in the Czech Republic for his comic roles in many movies before and during World War II. His films are still shown regularly on Czech television, being particularly popular around Christmas time. He ran a popular comic theater until 1944, when the Nazis closed down all Czech-language theaters.

After the war Burian was charged and convicted of collaboration with the Nazis. He was briefly imprisoned, and then not permitted to return to the stage until 1950. He was officially exonerated of all charges in 1994.

His famous movie partner was Jaroslav Marvan, with whom he made the following films:

• To neznáte Hadimršku
• Funebrák
• Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec
• Pobočník Jeho Výsosti
• Revizor
• Hrdinný kapitán Korkorán
• Nezlobte dědečka
• Hrdina jedné noci
• U pokladny stál...
• Ulice zpívá
• Katakomby
• Baron Prášil
• Přednosta stanice
• Provdám svou ženu
• Ryba na suchu
• Zlaté dno

Early career

Before getting established in his acting and film career, Burian played as a professional football goalkeeper firstly for Viktoria Žižkov and then for AC Sparta Prague from 1916 to 1926.

References

External links

• Biography (in Czech)
• Vlasta Burian at IMDb
• Photographs of Vlasta Burian

На других языках

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- [en] Vlasta Burian

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[ru] Буриан, Власта

Вла́ста Бу́риан (чеш. Vlasta Burian, наст. имя — Йо́зеф Вла́стимил Бу́риан (чеш. Josef Vlastimil Burian)) — чешский театральный и киноактёр.

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