Karel Heřmánek

Czech actor (1947–2024)

Karel Heřmánek
Heřmánek in 2015
Born(1947-10-17)17 October 1947
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died24 August 2024(2024-08-24) (aged 76)
Příbram, Czech Republic
OccupationActor
Years active1972–2024
SpouseHana Heřmánková
Children5
Signature

Karel Heřmánek (17 October 1947 – 24 August 2024) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than forty films between 1976 and 2008, including the role of Lucifer in 1984's S čerty nejsou žerty (Give the Devil His Due).[1]

Heřmánek died on 24 August 2024, at the age of 76, when he committed suicide by gunshot at the shooting range in Příbram. During the previous spring, he had been suffering from trigeminal neuralgia, which causes episodes of paralysis and excruciating pain, and has depression as a complication.[2]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Revival Milan
2012 Goat Story 2 Devil Voice
2008 Goat Story Devil Voice
2005 Wrong Side Up The Boss
2000 Divided We Fall Captain
1996 Kolya Musil
1994 Thanks for Every New Morning Orest
1993 Stalingrad Hauptmann Hermann Musk
1986 Forbidden Dreams Father
1985 Give the Devil His Due Lucifer
1984 Fešák Hubert Hubert Hrabě
1983 Angel in a Devil's Body Bulis
1979 The Young Man and Moby Dick Udo Vízner

References

  1. ^ "Karel Heřmánek slaví půlkulatiny. Proč se představitel pohádkového Lucifera přestal objevovat před kamerou?". Super.cz (in Czech). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ Voska, Michal; Goth, Jindřich (25 August 2024). "Zemřel herec Karel Heřmánek, na střelnici obrátil zbraň proti sobě". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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