According to reports of 11 October 2026, a farewell to the actor Jiří Štěpnička is due to take place on 20 October 2026 at the National Theatre in Prague.[1][2][3]
The public is due to be able to enter the theatre from 10:30 and lay flowers by the coffin; the farewell itself, from the stage, is scheduled for 11:00. [1] He worked at the National Theatre from 1975 and created roughly one hundred characters there, for example Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Švanda in Strakonický dudák and the Duke of Cornwall in King Lear. [1]
In 2011 he won the Thalia Award for the role of Ray in the production of Blackbird, and in 2002 the Cena Františka Filipovského for dubbing Mel Gibson in the film What Women Want. [1] In 2023 he received an award for lifetime acting mastery in dubbing, and he appeared in dozens of films and series, among them the series Gottwald (1986) and the film In the Shadow (2012). [2] As a dubbing actor he lent his voice, among others, to Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, Steven Seagal and Jeff Bridges. [1]
Because of his death, Czech Television adjusted the programme of ČT1 and ČT2 until 14 October 2026 and added commemorative programmes and films in which he appeared. [3]
Jiří Štěpnička died on 11 October 2026 at the age of 79. [1]
From 12 October 2026 ČT1 added, among other things, the programme Úsměvy Jiřího Štěpničky and a television portrait from 2012, and on 13 October ČT2 broadcast the television film Past. [3]
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Chronology
- — The farewell to the actor Jiří Štěpnička is to take place on 20 October 2026 at the National Theatre in Prague. ČTK / České noviny Novinky.cz
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 11 October 2026
- Novinky.cz — 11 October 2026
- MediaGuru — 11 October 2026