Vlasta Vrána Biography

Canadian actor of Czech descent (born 1950)

Vlasta Vrána (born 1950) is a Canadian actor of Czech descent.

Life and career

Vrána, born to Czech parents in Norway, moved to Canada at age four. He made his feature-film debut in Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg's Shivers. Vrána has appeared in television shows and films, including The New Avengers, The Littlest Hobo, Choices, Spearfield's Daughter, The Kiss, War of the Worlds, After Amy, All Souls, Friday the 13th: the Series, Windsor Protocol, Lobby, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Sirens, All Souls, Mom P.I., The Hitchhiker, Press Run, Waking the Dead, Varian's War, Pachamama, and The Blue Man.

In 2005 he received an Award of Excellence from ACTRA Montreal and the Richard Kind Award for Best Actor at the 2005 Trenton Film Festival for his lead role in B. P. Paquette's psychological drama, A Year in the Death of Jack Richards. Vrána played Fire Chief Wickersham in Secret Window and Booker (MPC) in The Day After Tomorrow.

Voice-acting credits include **in's Creed, Splinter Cell, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal 2000 and The Mysterious Cities of Gold, do*entaries and radio and TV commercials. He narrated the Canada Vignettes and other films for the National Film Board of Canada.

Filmography

  • Shivers (1975) as Kresimer Sviben
  • Rabid (1977) as Cop at Clinic
  • One Man (1977) as Gendron's Colleague
  • The New Avengers (1977, TV Series) as Karavitch
  • Strangers at the Door (1977, Short) as Jan
  • Back Alley Blue (1977, Short)
  • Blackout (1978)
  • Canada Vignettes (1978, Short) as Narrator
  • L'homme en colère (1978) as Le gérant du club
  • The Spirit Adventure: Night Flight (1979, TV Movie) as Radio Operator
  • Meet the Martians (1979, Short) as Narrator
  • No Fighting Habitat (1979) as Narrator
  • The Littlest Hobo (1980, TV Series) as Policeman
  • Atmos (1980, Do*entary, short) as Narrator
  • Happy Birthday to Me (1981) as Bartender
  • Gas (1981) as Baron Stuyvesant
  • Heavy Metal (1981) as Barbarian Leader (voice) (segment "Taarna")
  • The Amateur (1981) as Guide
  • Ulysses 31 (1981-1982, TV Series) as Zeus
  • Astro Boy (1981) (voice, Cinelume English dub)
  • Belle and Sebastian (1981) (voice, English dub)
  • The Emperor of Peru (1982) as Policeman
  • Hard Feelings (1982) as Mr. Holland
  • End Game in Paris (1982, Short)
  • A Room Full of Energy (1982, Short) as Narrator
  • The Forbes Home (1983, Do*entary short) as Narrator
  • Illusion (1983, TV Movie) as Ben Grover
  • The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982-1983, TV Series) as Narrator and Kokapelt (English dub, voice)
  • Candy the Striper (1983) as Guy at Bar
  • Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983, TV Movie) as Murphy
  • A Matter of Cunning (1983, TV Movie) as Ted Haskell
  • Hey Babe! (1983) as Roy
  • The Surrogate (1984) as Bill
  • Charlie Grant's War (1984, TV Movie) as Police Chief
  • The Adventures of the Little Koala (1984, TV Series) as Weather (voice)
  • Secret Weapons (1985, TV Movie) as Ivan
  • The Hitchhiker (1985, TV Series) as Mark Greenburg / Undercover Cop #2
  • Breaking All the Rules (1985) as Detective
  • One Step Away (1985)
  • A Time to Live (1985, TV Movie) as Policeman Grosso
  • The Blue Man (1985) as Scott
  • The World Turned Upside Down (1985) as Narrator (voice)
  • The World of David the Gnome (1985, TV Series) as Swift (voice; English dub)
  • Bumpety Boo (1985, TV Series) (voice)
  • Choices (1986, TV Movie) as Minister
  • C.A.T. Squad (1986, TV Movie)
  • The Morning Man (1986)
  • Cat City (1986) as Mr. Gatto (English dub, voice)
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987, TV Series) (voice)
  • He Shoots, He Scores (1986, TV Series) as Popov
  • Keeping Track (1986) as Chuck
  • Great Collections from the Montreal Botanical Garden (1986) as Narrator
  • Age of the Rivers (1986) as Narrator
  • Spearfield's Daughter (1986, TV Mini-Series) as Gerd
  • The Lonely P*ion of Brian Moore (1986, Do*entary) as Narrator (voice)
  • Life on Ice (1986, Do*entary short) as Narrator
  • Amerika (1987, TV Mini-Series) as Sergei
  • Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987, TV Movie) as William Murphy
  • Nowhere to Hide (1987) as Sonny Cambria
  • First Offender (1987, TV Movie) (uncredited)
  • Opération Ypsilon: (1987, TV Movie) as Katsender
  • The Man Who Stole Dreams (1987, Short) as Narrator (voice)
  • Dreams of a Land (1987, Short) as Narrator
  • The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1987, original version) as Swift
  • Arctic River (1987, Do*entary short) as Narrator
  • Equatorial River (1987, Do*entary short) Narrator
  • A Safety Net' (1987, Do*entary short) as Narrator
  • Mario, Mike and the Great Gretzky (1988, Do*entary) as amusing Narrator
  • God Bless the Child (1988, TV Movie) as Harold Matthews
  • C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988, TV Movie)
  • Edge of Ice (1988, Do*entary) as Narrator
  • Hitting Home (1988, TV Movie) as Phil Grande
  • The Kiss (1988) as Bishop
  • Midnight Magic (1988, TV Movie) as Ryan Burr
  • The Mills of Power (1988)
  • Red Earth, White Earth (1989, TV Movie) as William
  • Day One (1989, TV Movie) as Hans Bethe
  • Champagne Charlie (1989, TV Movie)
  • Jesus of Montreal (1989) as Fr. Leclerc (English dub, voice)
  • Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) as Frank
  • Nail Soup: Scandinavian Folktale (1989) as Narrator
  • Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan (1989) (voice)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1990, TV Series) as Paul Revere
  • War of the Worlds (1990, TV Series) as Jonathan Laporte
  • Friday the 13th: The Series (1989-1990, TV Series) Webster Eby / Sheriff
  • Falling Over Backwards (1990) as Drunk
  • Angel Square (1990) as Logg
  • Whispers (1990) as Sheriff Laurenski
  • The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty (1990, Short) The King
  • Money (1991) as Mel Glatzman
  • Scanners II: The New Order (1991) as Lt. Gelson
  • Deadly Surveillance (1991, TV Movie) as Palatzo
  • Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid (1991) (voice)
  • The Jungle Book (1991) as Grizzle
  • Counterstrike (1990-1991, TV Series) as Detective Samuelson and Lt. Samuelson
  • Bob in a Bottle (1991) (voice)
  • Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio (1991) (voice)
  • Mom P.I. (1991, TV Series)
  • On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919 (1991, Short do*entary) as Narrator (voice)
  • Gulliver's Travels (1992) (voice)
  • Sharky and George (1992) (voice)
  • Sandokan (1992) (voice)
  • A Bunch of Munsch (1992, TV Series) (voice)
  • The Legend of White Fang (1992, TV Series) (voice)
  • Urban Angel (1991-1992, TV Series) as Lieutenant Drabeck
  • Christopher Columbus (1993, TV Series) (voice)
  • Spirou (1993, TV Series) (voice)
  • The Adventures of Grady Greenspace (1993, TV Series) as Rafia Rat
  • Around the World in 80 Dreams (1993, TV Series) (voice)
  • Street Legal (1989-1993, TV Series) as Howard Champion / Mario Pestano
  • The Rise and Fall of English Montreal (1993, Do*entary) as Narrator
  • Flight from Justice (1993, TV Movie) as Nathan
  • Vendetta II: The New Mafia (1993, TV Movie) as Benny
  • The Lifeforce Experiment (1994, TV Movie) as Dr. Robbie Allman
  • Brainscan (1994) as Frank
  • Papa Beaver's Storytime (1994, TV Series) (voice)
  • Warriors (1994) as Mr. Parker
  • Stalked (1994) as Sanders
  • Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994) as Vorisek
  • Relative Fear (1994) as Mr. Schulman
  • Aventures dans le Grand Nord (1995, TV Series) as Jacques
  • Sirens (1995, TV Series) as Arnold Freize
  • Hiroshima (1995, TV Movie) as Gen. Tom Farrell
  • Crosswinds (1995, TV Movie) as Harry
  • For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story (1996, TV Movie) as Dr. Zimmerman
  • Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996, TV Movie) as Hans Schreiber
  • Due South (1996, TV Series) as Henri Cloutier
  • Hollow Point (1996) as FBI Agent in Chase
  • Marked Man (1996) as Warden Jackson
  • The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo (1996, TV Series) as Frollo / Prison Guard
  • Mother Night (1996) as August Krapptauer
  • Gotti (1996, TV Movie) as Romual Piecyk
  • Hawk's Vengeance (1996) as Duquesne
  • Natural Enemy (1996) as Stanley
  • The Busy World of Richard Scarry (1993-1996, TV Series) (voice)
  • Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games (1996, Video Game) (voice)
  • While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997, TV Movie) as Bishop
  • Night of the Demons 3 (1997) as Dewhurst
  • Stranger in the House (1997) as Alex Alexander
  • The Peacekeeper (1997) as General Douglas
  • The *ignment (1997) as KGB Head Officer
  • Windsor Protocol (1997, TV Movie) as Hardy's Aide
  • Lobby (1997, TV Series) as Jacques Baldwin
  • Kayla (1997) as Lyman Snow
  • Night Hood (1997, TV Series) (voice)
  • The Little Lulu Show (1997, TV Series) (voice)
  • Princess Sissi (1997, TV Series) (voice)
  • Ivanhoe (1997, TV Series) Reginald Front-de-Boeuf
  • The Hunger (1997-1998, TV Series) as Boatman / Rhys
  • Glory and Hunger (1998, TV Movie) as Morris Jesup
  • Thunder Point (1998, TV Movie) (voice)
  • Escape from Wildcat Canyon (1996) as Tully
  • Kayla (1998)
  • The Ultimate Weapon (1998) as 'Top' Drummond
  • The Girl Next Door (1998, TV Movie) as Howard Poolin
  • Team S.O.S. (1998, TV Series) (voice)
  • Flight Squad (1998, TV Series) (voice)
  • Dog's World (1998, TV Series) (voice)
  • Animal Crackers (1998, TV Series) (voice)
  • The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures (1998, TV Series) (voice)
  • To a Different Beat (1998, Do*entary) as Narrator
  • L'ombre de l'épervier (1998, TV Series) as De LaRosbille
  • Cold Squad (1999, TV Series) as Valentin Kucharek
  • Bonnano: A Godfather's Story (1999, TV Movie) as Franklin Roosevelt
  • The Collectors (1999, TV Movie) as Sgt Grander
  • Eye of the Beholder (1999) as Mr. Hugo Sr.
  • Grey Owl (1999) as Harry Champlin
  • Emily of New Moon (1999, TV Series) as Wendall McKay
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999, TV Movie) as Mr. Van T*le
  • Running Home (1999) as Robinson
  • The Maurice Rocket Richard Story (1999, TV Series) as Voix à la radio
  • Revenge of the Land (1999, TV Movie)
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1999, TV Series) (voice)
  • Billy and Buddy (1999, TV Series) (voice)
  • Bizby (1999, TV Series) (voice)
  • Turtle Island (1999, TV Series) (voice)
  • A Miss Mallard Mystery (1999, TV Series) (voice)
  • Waking the Dead (2000) as Priest at Sarah's Funeral
  • Press Run (2000) as Sam Kettle
  • Revenge (2000) as Dan McCartney
  • Reaper (2000) as Sheriff Norris
  • Believe (2000) as Mortimer Higgins
  • Where the Money Is (2000) as Jewelry Store Employee
  • Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) as Street Vendor (voice)
  • The List (2000) (voice)
  • Cause of Death (2001) as Al Bailey
  • Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (2001, TV Movie) as George McBlair
  • All Souls (2001, TV Series) as Dr. Lyman Brisco
  • Varian's War (2001, TV Movie) as Franz Werfel
  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001, TV Movie) as Dr. Charles Cook
  • L'or (2001, TV Series) as Vlad Kovak
  • After Amy (2001, TV Movie)
  • Protection (2001) as Shimanski
  • Wunschpunsch (2000-2001) as Maledictus Maggot (English version, voice)
  • Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (2001, TV Series) (voice)
  • Iron Nose (2001, TV Series) (voice)
  • Wombat City (2001, TV Series) (voice)
  • Belphegor (2001, TV Series) (voice)
  • The Lost World (2001, TV Movie) (voice)
  • Fidel (2001, Do*entary) as Narrator
  • Requiem for Fanny (2001, Do*entary) as Narrator
  • Obsessed (2002, TV Movie) as Psychiatrist
  • Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002, TV Movie) as Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Redeemer (2002, TV Movie) as Edward Chase
  • Big Wolf on Campus (1999-2002, TV Series) as Professor Flugelhoff / King Augustus
  • Just a Walk in the Park (2002, TV Movie) as Publisher
  • The Book of Eve (2002) as Steve Lock
  • Scent of Danger (2002, TV Movie) as Dr. York
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002, Video Game)
  • Alone We Stand (2002, Short) as Narrator
  • Pig City (2002, TV Series) (voice)
  • Levity (2003) as Man on Parole Board
  • Lucky Luke (2001-2003, TV Series) as Joe Dalton (voice)
  • Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003, TV Movie) as Ray Harding
  • The Human Stain (2003) as Solly Tabak
  • Timeline (2003) as Monk
  • Bad Apple (2004, TV Movie) as Fleisig
  • Secret Window (2004) as Fire Chief Wickersham
  • The Day After Tomorrow (2004) as Booker (MPC)
  • Wicker Park (2004) as Jeweller
  • Baby for Sale (2004, TV Movie)
  • A Year in the Death of Jack Richards(2004) as Jack Richards
  • Manners of Dying (2004) as Doctor Lowe
  • When Angels Come to Town (2004, TV Movie) as Franz
  • Tripping the Rift (2004, TV Series) (voice)
  • Life and Times, John Paul II (2004, TV Series) (voice)
  • Ocean Tales (2004, TV Series) (voice)
  • The Three Pigs (2004, TV Series) (voice)
  • Potatoes and Dragons (2004, TV Series) (voice)
  • Ratz (2004, TV Series) (voice)
  • Winx Club (2004, TV Series) (voice, English dub)
  • Dragon Hunters (2004, TV Series) (voice)
  • The Boy (2004, TV Series) (voice)
  • The Tournament (2005, TV Series) as Coach Jenkins (Season 1)
  • Crimes of P*ion (2005, TV Movie) as Malcolm McBradden
  • Spookley the Square Pumpkin (2005) as Narrator (voice)
  • Human Trafficking (2005, TV Mini-Series) as Tommy
  • Canadian Case Files (2005, TV Series) as Narrator (voice)
  • Black Eyed Dog (2006) as Andreas
  • My Goldfish is Evil (2006, TV Series) (voice)
  • A Life Interrupted (2007, TV Movie) as Committee Chairman
  • I Me Wed (2007, TV Movie) as Roy
  • Race to Mars (2007, TV Mini-Series) as Space Agency Narrator (voice)
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2008, TV Movie) as Judge Shoehan
  • Lava Storm (2008, TV Movie) as Mike Wilson
  • The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream (2008, TV Movie) as Official
  • WarGames: The Dead Code (2008) as Ivan Prokosh
  • The Christmas Choir (2008, TV Movie)
  • Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) as Gregor
  • Carny (2009, TV Movie) as Pastor Owen
  • The Last Templar (2009, TV Series) as Taxi Driver
  • The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice (2010, TV Movie) as Maitre D'
  • Arctic Blast (2010) as Narrator (voice)
  • Territories (2010) as Sheriff White
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011, Video Game) as Detective Chase (voice)
  • **in's Creed: Revelations (2011, Video Game) as Manuel Palailogos (voice)
  • Upside Down (2012) as Mr. Hunt
  • Pinocchio (2012) as Mangiafuoco / The Jailer (English dub, voice)
  • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013, Video Game) as Introductory Narrator (voice)
  • Red 2 (2013) as General McKennon
  • The Informant (2013) as Contrôleur Nichols
  • Gurov and Anna (2014) as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
  • The Perfect Husband (2014) as Gardener
  • Northpole: Open for Christmas (2015, TV Movie) as Salvation Army Santa
  • Race (2016) as St-John
  • 19-2 (2014-2016, TV Series) as Ben's Father
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016, Video Game) as Otar Botkoveli (voice)
  • The Gl* Castle (2017) as Mr. Lehocky
  • The Zone (2017) as Stalker
  • Pachamama (2018) as Shaman
  • Les Misérables (2018, TV Mini-Series) as Voice Director
  • Swept Up by Christmas (2020 TV film) as Alan Hawthorne
  • Hall (2020) as Peter
  • Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa (Félix et le trésor de Morgäa) - 2021 as Tom (English version)

References

    External links

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