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Vlastimil Harapes

Vlastimil Harapes

Birthday: 1946-07-24 | Place of Birth: Chomutov

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Kostýmy: Irena Greifová

as    Self

1987
My Daughter's Operation

as    Dušan

1984
Anynka a čert

as    čert

1979
Beauty and the Beast

as    Beast

1977
How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth

as    Jindřich

1977
Day for My Love

as    Petr

1974
Marketa Lazarová

as    Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau