George Pravda
Biography
George Pravda was a Czechoslovak actor who spent much of his career in British film and television after beginning on the stage. Born in Prague in 1916, he started acting at the National Theatre, and his first screen appearance came in the Czech-language Men Without Wings, a Palme d'Or winner at Cannes in 1946. He later moved to Britain and made his West End debut in Variation on a Theme. His films included Thunderball (1965), Inspector Clouseau (1968), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and Dracula (1974). On television he appeared in The Avengers, The Saint, The Prisoner, Doctor Who, Colditz, I, Claudius and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. His other West End credits included The Doctor's Dilemma and I Have Been Here Before. He died in 1985.
68years old at death
- Born Prague
- Died London
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Jiří Pravda
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 18 years1962 to 1980
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First role
In 1946, the Czech-language film Men Without Wings earned the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and it was the movie in which Pravda made his debut.
First role
Sybil Thorndike, an English actress, recommended that Pravda move to Great Britain, which he did in 1956. Two years afterward he first appeared in the West End, in Variation on a Theme.
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- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed1969 Drama, Horror, Sci-Fias Dr. Frederick Brandt
IMDb rating 6.76.0K votes
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