Zdeněk Miler (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈmɪlɛr]; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures. Miler was born in Kladno just west of Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. He became an animator partly because of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He took part in the demonstrations held consequent to the death of Jan Opletal, which led to the closing of universities and colleges. He escaped being sent to a concentration camp and instead wound up working as an animator. Miler enjoyed painting as a child. His hobby developed when he joined the national graphic school in Prague in 1942. He later studied at the College of Arts and Crafts (Uměleckoprůmyslová škola Praha). In 1948, he began work at the cartoon studio Baťa in Zlín. There, he learned the important practical skills relating to film production, specializing in animated films. After the Second World War, he started work at the cartoon company Bratři v triku and worked first as draughtsman, then author and director. He later became the head of the company.
O milionáři, který ukradl slunce
(Art Designer)
O kohoutkovi a slepičce
(Screenplay)
O kohoutkovi a slepičce
(Director)
O kohoutkovi a slepičce
(Art Designer)
O makovém koláči
(Director)
Kdo je nejmocnější
(Screenplay)
Kdo je nejmocnější
(Director)
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
(Director)
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
(Screenplay)
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
(Art Designer)
Vodník ve mlýně
(Animation)
Lenora
(Art Designer)
Brigáda II.
(Art Designer)
O nejbohatším vrabci na světě
(Director)
O nejbohatším vrabci na světě
(Art Direction)
O nejbohatším vrabci na světě
(Screenplay)
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer mit dem Igel
(Director)
Le carnaval de la petite taupe
(Director)
Mole and the Bulldozer
(Director)
Moon Fairy Tale
(Director)
O milionáři, který ukradl slunce
(Director)
Mole as a Movie Star
(Director)
Mole in a Dream
(Director)
Mole and the Clock
(Director)
Moon Fairy Tale
(Art Direction)
Moon Fairy Tale
(Screenplay)
The Mole as a Gardener
(Director)
The Mole in the City
(Director)
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer als Fotograf
(Director)
Mole and the Medicine
(Director)
Mole and the Eagle
(Director)
The Mole and His Friends
(Producer)
The Mole and His Friends
(Director)
The Mole and His Friends
(Writer)
Here Comes the Mole
(Writer)
Here Comes the Mole
(Art Direction)
Here Comes the Mole
(Director)
The Mole and the TV
(Director)
The Mole and the Christmas Tree
(Director)
Darbujan and Pandrhola
(Title Designer)
Cvrček a slepice
(Director)
How a puppy wanted little puppies
(Director)
How a puppy wanted little puppies
(Art Direction)
How a puppy wanted little puppies
(Screenplay)
Cvrček a slepice
(Screenplay)
Cvrček a slepice
(Art Direction)
How the Mole Got His Trousers
(Director)
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer im Karneval
(Director)
How sun gave puppy its water back
(Director)
About the Puppy
(Director)
How sun gave puppy its water back
(Art Direction)
How sun gave puppy its water back
(Screenplay)
How a puppy got a taste for honey
(Art Direction)
The Mole and the Rocket
(Director)
Kubula a Kuba Kubikula
(Art Direction)
Romance Helgolandská
(Writer)
The Mole and the Transistor Set
(Director)
The Mole and the Chewing Gum
(Director)
The Mole and the Hedgehog
(Director)
The Mole in a Zoo
(Director)
The Mole and the Green Star
(Director)
The Mole and the Lollipop
(Director)
The Mole and the Umbrella
(Director)
The Little Mole and the Music
(Director)
The Little Mole the Watchmaker
(Director)
The Little Mole as a Painter
(Director)
The Mole and the Telephone
(Director)
The Mole and the Matches
(Director)
The Mole and the Egg
(Director)
The Mole in the Desert
(Director)
The Mole and the Carpet
(Director)
The Mole and the Carnival
(Director)
The Mole and the Photographer
(Director)
Sametka
(Writer)
Sametka
(Director)
Sametka
(Art Designer)
The Mole as a Chemist
(Director)
The Mole as a Chemist
(Graphic Designer)
The Mole as a Chemist
(Screenplay)
La Petite taupe aime la nature
(Director)
Kalamajka
(Art Designer)
Springman and the SS
(Animation)
Brigáda II.
(Screenplay)
Brigáda II.
(Director)
Brigáda II.
(Story)
The Mole and the Car
(Art Direction)
The Mole and the Car
(Screenplay)
The Mole and the Car
(Director)
Liška a vlk
(Art Designer)
The Mole in the City
(Art Direction)
The Mole in the City
(Story)
The Mole in the City
(Screenplay)
The Mole in the City
(Creator)
How a puppy got a taste for honey
(Director)
How a puppy got a taste for honey
(Screenplay)
The Adventures of the Mole
(Director)
The Adventures of the Mole
(Producer)
Cesty formana Šejtročka
(2D Artist)
Cesty formana Šejtročka
(Writer)
O cvrčkovi
(Screenplay)
O cvrčkovi
(Director)
The Adventures of the Mole
(Creator)
The Little Mole and Panda
(Creator)