Dalimil Klapka

Dalimil Klapka (22 May 1933 – 14 June 2022) was a Czech actor and dubber.

Life He started getting involved with amateur theatre during his high school studies. In 1953 he was admitted to the Theatre School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU), from which he graduated in 1957.

He lived with his wife Stanka Klapková in Smíchov, had two sons and three adult grandchildren.

Later life and death In the last years of his life, he struggled with cancer. He died on 14 June 2022 in the Motol Hospital.

Theatre roles, selection 1984 Grigori Gorin: The Last Death of Jonathan Swift, Judge Bigs, Realistic Theatre, directed by Miroslav Krobot j. h. 1985 Vasily Shukshin: Lines on the Palm of the Hand, Timofei Khudakov, clerk, Realistic Theatre, directed by Miroslav Krobot

Filmography, selection 1980 Okres na severu 1981 Ta chvíle, ten okamžik 1984 Sanitka 1987 Panoptikum města pražského 1994 Saturnin 2003 Četnické humoresky (episode 26: Slavnost) 2008 Goat Story (Kozí příběh – pověsti staré Prahy) 2012 Goat Story 2 (Kozí příběh se sýrem)

Dubbing roles, selection 1970 Columbo – Lieutenant Columbo 1989 The Simpsons – Abe Simpson, Seymour Skinner 1992 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – Yoda 2002 Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven – Frank Colletti 2007 The Simpsons Movie – Abe Simpson, Seymour Skinner 2009 Futurama – Professor Farnsworth 2010 Mafia II – Leo Galante 2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition – Frank Colletti