Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský (1 November 1919 – 10 March 2008) was a Czech theatre and film actor.

[1] He graduated from high school in Český Brod, before continuing his education at the Charles University, where he studied French and English literature.

[1] His most famous roles at the theatre included that of Puck in William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream and the Sergeant in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage.

[1] Outside of the theatre and stage, Lukavský enjoyed a number of roles in Czech and Czechoslovakian television and film throughout his career.

[1] Former Czech President Václav Havel also awarded Lukavský a medal for services to the theatre.

The Vinohrady Theatre where Lukavský got his first acting role in 1946. Lukavský also performed his last role at the theatre in The Cherry Orchard at the age of 88.