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Pavel Trávníček

About

Pavel Trávníček (born 26 October 1950 in Konice u Prostějova) is a Czech actor, voice artist, TV presenter and theatre director. He became internationally known for playing the Prince in the 1973 fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella, directed by Václav Vorlíček - a film that has been a Christmas staple across much of Europe for over fifty years. Beyond fairy tales, he built a parallel career in dubbing, voicing Alain Delon, John Travolta and Terence Hill in Czech, and since 1998 has run his own theatre company in Prague.

70+
film and television roles since 1971
160+
television films in career

What's new

  • 2026-01

    Trávníček underwent a complex four-hour heart surgery - quadruple bypass - at Na Homolce Hospital and was transferred to the ICU; his wife Monika confirmed that the operation was successful.

  • 2025-07

    During a routine check-up, doctors detected a dangerous cardiac arrhythmia in Trávníček; the next day, a pacemaker was implanted at a specialized clinic.

  • 2025-10

    Trávníček celebrated his 75th birthday at a Prague hotel in the presence of dozens of celebrities; he arrived at the celebration in a new rolls-royce.

  • 2025-05

    On Sumava in Javorná, where the fairy tale Three Nuts for Cinderella was filmed, a new cross was unveiled commemorating the film; Trávníček also attended the ceremonial event.

  • 2022-08

    Police closed the investigation against Trávníček in the sexual harassment case, stating that the acts occurred but cannot be prosecuted - one case was statute-barred, the other did not meet the legal definition of rape at the time; Trávníček denied all allegations.

Tracks

Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973)Main role of a prince - an international Christmas classic watched annually in Czechia, Germany, Norway and other countries
Třetí princ (1982/1983)Again alongside Libuše Šafránková; Trávníček played two roles here - the prince-twins Jaromír and Jaroslav
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1993)Television series, one of the more prominent roles outside the fairy tale genre
DO-RE-MI (TV Nova, 1998-)Popular musical entertainment show that he hosted together with Sabína Laurinová

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