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Born February 21, 1921 · Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.

La Petite taupe aime la nature
2020

Le carnaval de la petite taupe
2014

About the Puppy
2013

Here Comes the Mole
2011

The Mole and His Friends
2001

Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer im Karneval
2001

The Little Mole and the Hedgehog
2000

Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer als Fotograf
2000

The Mole and The Swallow
2000

The Mole and the Fish
2000

The Mole and The Spring
1999

The Mole and a Flute
1999

The Mole and The Jerk
1999

The Mole and a Snowman
1998

The Mole and The Frog
1998

The Mole and The Mouse
1998

The Mole and Little Hare
1997

The Mole and the Subway
1997

The Mole and His Friends
1995

The Mole and a Coal
1995

The Mole and a Robot
1995

The Mole and Little Ducks
1995

The Mole and a Celebration
1995

The Mole and Weekend
1995

The Mole and The Mushrooms
1995

The Mole and Mother
1995

Mole and the Clock
1994

Mole and the Eagle
1992

Mole as a Movie Star
1988

Mole and the Medicine
1987

Mole in a Dream
1984

The Mole in the City
1982

Cvrček a slepice
1979

The Mole and the Carnival
1976

The Mole and the Carpet
1975

The Mole in the Desert
1975

The Mole and the Egg
1975

The Mole as the Photographer
1975

Mole and the Bulldozer
1975

The Mole and the Christmas Tree
1975

The Little Mole the Watchmaker
1975

The Mole and the Telephone
1974

The Mole as a Chemist
1974

The Little Mole and the Music
1974

The Mole and the Matches
1974

The Little Mole as a Painter
1972

The Mole and the Umbrella
1971

The Mole and the TV
1970

The Mole and the Lollipop
1970

The Mole and the Hedgehog
1970

The Mole in a Zoo
1969

The Mole and the Chewing Gum
1969

The Mole as a Gardener
1969

The Mole and the Green Star
1969

The Mole and the Transistor Set
1968

Sametka
1968

The Mole and the Rocket
1966
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
1965

The Mole and the Car
1963

O nejbohatším vrabci na světě
1962

How a puppy got a taste for honey
1961

How a puppy wanted little puppies
1961

How sun gave puppy its water back
1960
Moon Fairy Tale
1959

How the Mole Got His Trousers
1957
O kohoutkovi a slepičce
1954

The Poppy Cake
1953

Who Is the Mightiest
1952

Brigáda II.
1950

O milionáři, který ukradl slunce
1948