
Luděk Sobota
Acting • Born 1943-05-27
Biography
Luděk Sobota (born 27 May 1943, Prague) is a Czech stand-up comedian and actor. He studied at Faculty of Theatre. He had his own theatre in Prague, Divadlo Ludka Soboty (Theatre of Luděk Sobota), which was located near the metro station I. P. Pavlova. He was in a comedy trio with Petr Nárožný and Miloslav Šimek. He is also known for providing voice-acting for the protagonist in the Polda video game series. He graduated from the transport industry school, then graduated from the Prague DAMU. Although he had the ability to play well and character roles, his own domain became a comic, especially author, based on his own texts and improvisation. He first recognized such a work in the collective creative spirit of the Ypsilon ensemble under the direction of Jan Schmidt, where he played since 1968. In the general public he became the main actor in the film Jáchyme, throw him into the machine !. Between 1973 and 1990, he worked in the Semafor theater in Prague, where he performed the type of his subtle whisper in the scenes with Miloslav Šimek and Petr Nárožný. A number of these sketches were also released on Panton's record labels. Between 2006 and 2008, he was conducting his own Prague Dive Theater in Pavlov's Square, where he was an actor, director and author, and played by his wife, Adrian. It was closed for lack of funds. Since September 2010 he has been starring in the TV comedy series The District Revolution as Václav Orel, where he serves as chairman of TJ Slavoj Houslice club. He is married for the second time. From her first marriage to Jana Sobotova, she has a son, Robert (* 1964). From the second marriage to Adrian Sobotova, he has a son Ladislav (* 1988). (Wikipedia translate)
Filmography
74 credits
Noc na zámku
Movie • 1983

Bandité
Movie • 1985
Treasurer of Duke of Mantova

Únos Moravanky
Movie • 1983
Standa

Sláva, nazdar výletu
Movie • 1978
(uncredited)

How to Get Daddy to Change
Movie • 1978
Vlk, Máňa's crew

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Movie • 1980

Karel Gott v Lucerně
Movie • 1989

Nebát se a nakrást
Movie • 1999
Vladimír Sýkora / Franta Pažout

Inzerát
Movie • 1984

O chudém královstvíčku
Movie • 1979
Dragon (voice)

Tajemství staré bambitky
Movie • 2011
písař

Let Him Face the Music!
Movie • 1978

Malé dějiny Žižkova
Movie • 2022

We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling...
Movie • 1976
René Novák

Románek za tři krejcary
Movie • 1982

'Okay, Boss...!'
Movie • 1978

Okresní přebor – Poslední zápas Pepika Hnátka
Movie • 2012
Václav Orel

Bulldogs and Cherries
Movie • 1981

Windstorm
Movie • 1967

Zázračný hlavolam
Movie • 1968

Joachim, Put It in the Machine
Movie • 1974
automechanik František Koudelka

Divoké pivo
Movie • 1995

Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Movie • 1983
Vanerka

Perspektiva Ivana Mládka
Movie • 2023
Self

Lekce
Movie • 1972

Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci
Movie • 1981

Silvestr na přání aneb Čí jsou hory Kavčí
Movie • 1977
Self

Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
Movie • 1979
Self

Silvestr 1978
Movie • 1978
Self

Silvestr je za dveřmi
Movie • 1974
Self – Host

Us 2
Movie • 2014
Ema's Father

20 let Olympicu
Movie • 1983
Self

Mstitel
Movie • 2021
primář

Anatomie gagu
Movie • 2008

Let the Princess Stay with Us
Movie • 1981
Otec

Chyťte doktora
Movie • 2007
primář Aleš Horn

Flying Saucers Over Our Village
Movie • 1977

Co je doma to se počítá, pánové...
Movie • 1980
René Novák

All or Nothing
Movie • 2017
otec

Ještě větší blbec, než jsme doufali
Movie • 1994
Vitoušek

Nebožtíci na bále
Movie • 1980
pacient Leytritz

The Great Cheese Conspiracy
Movie • 1986

Národ sobě aneb České moře v 18 přílivech
Movie • 2003
Comedian

Miloslav Šimek & Petr Nárožný & Luděk Sobota: Nejslavnější scénky
Movie • 2008

Vondráčkovo pozdní odpoledne
Movie • 1978
Vondráček

Fruit of Paradise
Movie • 1970
Man with flowers

Stáří není pro sraby
Movie • 2021
Janata

Deset malých běloušků
Movie • 1993

Ze Soboty na Šimka aneb Návštěvní den v divadle Semafor
Movie • 1973

Já a moji synové...
Movie • 2002
Self

Sportovní hry na Kozím Hrádku
Movie • 1990

How the Shoemakers Raised a War for the Red Skirt
Movie • 1990
vodník Čepeček

Noha 22
TV • 2011

We love Czechia
TV • 2013
Self

Bakaláři
TV • 1972

Zajíc v pytli
TV
Luděk Sobota

Možná přijde i kouzelník
TV • 1983

Český slavík
TV • 1996
Self

Ohnivý kuře
TV • 2016
Sváťa

Na vodě
TV • 2016
Čestmír Dubský

Okresní přebor
TV • 2010
Václav Orel

The Invisibles
TV • 2014
Eduard Baretti

Radovanovy radovánky
TV • 1989
Narrator (voice)

Mazalové
TV • 2014
Vodník Dušička

Pra Pra Pra...
TV • 2000
Slavníkovec

The Flying Cestmir
TV • 1984

Kapitán Říp
TV • 2020
Sobota

Zpátky se Sobotou
TV • 2012
Self (archive footage)

Zpátky se Sobotou
TV • 2012
Host

Pletky paní Operetky
TV • 1983

Stopy života
TV • 2013
Bořek

Paragrafy na kolech
TV • 1985

Slané pohádky
TV • 1984

Šaráda
TV • 1990