About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1932-05-11
Place of birth:
Praha, Czech Republic
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Josef Zíma

Overview

Josef Zíma is a Czech actor , singer and moderator. Apart from pop music, he is known as the singer of a brass band . He is often referred to as the unruly king of Czech brass band music .

He is married to the actress Eva Klepáčová .

After studying in Prague , he studied acting , he also privately taught singing . From 1948 to 1951 he was a member of the Conservatoire 's Folk Ensemble, and since 1950 he sang in solo with the Jaroslav Ježek Orchestra . After completing his studies he gained his first actor engagement in Benesov near Prague , where he worked in the years 1953-1955 . From 1955 to 1957 he served in the Army. After military service he entered the Theater of Satire (today's ABC Theater at the U Nováků palace). In 1958 he sang 'Blues for you', it was the first record on which the first song was released by Jiří Suchý as the author.

In 1959 he caused an accident . The singer and chanterist Judita Čeřovská , Alena Pánková, himself and director Jiří Jungwirth, who was later died in the hospital, were seriously injured.

From 1962 to 1992 , so for 30 years, he was engaged in the Prague Chamber Theater (which was a theater that belonged to a group of theaters belonging to the Prague Municipal Theaters).

He played at the Na Fidlovačce Theater in Prague Nusle , the Music Theater in Karlín and the Chamber Theater in Pilsen .

Along with the theater, his career as a pop music singer unfolded . At the beginning he began to play with his songs on the television, and that is why he became famous in the rest of the country as a musician. His most famous songs include Gina, Lovers in Texas, Green Plains, or White Crow.

Later he sang a number of other well-known songs, including also with singer Pavlína Filipovská , Jana Petrů and others.

In his life he recorded about 200 songs and won three Gold and one Platinum album.

Josef Zíma is a singer with a not too vocal voice in the tenor range, but the voice is very pleasant, cultivated, well-groomed and capable of expressing many different moods and emotions.

In Czech Radio he has been conducting a series of musicals for musicals for many years.

Known for

Acting
2022 Pocta Karlu Gottovi Actor Self N/A
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2009 Pamětnice Actor sebe 59
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2005 Pocta V+W Actor Self N/A
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1997 Pražský písničkář Actor N/A
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1986 Plaváček Actor děd Vševěd (stařec) 58
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1986 Velký tah Actor N/A
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1975 Poklad pod Černou hláskou Actor N/A
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1973 Sešli se na Vlachovce Actor N/A
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1973 Zvony pana Mlácena Actor N/A
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1972 Jedeme k vodě Actor N/A
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1971 Lásky Emanuela Přibyla Actor N/A
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1971 Muzikant Actor 59
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1971 Burglar and Umbrella Actor 58
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1971 Zpívající přístavy Actor N/A
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1968 Bylo čtvrt a bude půl Actor N/A
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1968 Pučálkovic Amina Actor N/A
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1967 Ta naše písnička česká Actor 59
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1967 Never Strike A Woman... Even with A Flower Actor N/A
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1965 Lov na mamuta Actor N/A
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1964 Šach mat Actor N/A
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1964 Trik aneb Jak dámu okouzlit aneb Jak manžela oblafnout Actor Dalibor z Picmauzů N/A
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1961 Sedmý kontinent Actor 59
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1960 Balada z hadrů Actor zpěvák 58
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1959 The Young Lady from the Riverside Actor 59
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1959 The Princess with the Golden Star Actor princ Radovan 59
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1958 Páté kolo u vozu Actor Entertainer 59
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1958 Puppies Actor Singer 59
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1957 Snadný život Actor 59
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Sound
1966 Lady on the Tracks Sound Vocals 59
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1966 Alibi on the Lake Sound Vocals 59
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