He started getting involved with amateur theatre already 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. In the last years of his life, he struggled with cancer. He died on 14 June 2022 in the
Motol Hospital. == Theatre roles, selection ==