Jan Tříska

Personal Info

Birthday

November 4, 1936

Day of Death

2017-09-25

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Praha, Československo

Also Known As

Jan Tríska

Ян Тржиска

Jan Tříska

Biography

Jan Triska or Jan Tříska (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtr̝̊iːska]; 4 November 1936) is a Czech actor, most notable for portraying Captain Henry Wirz in the American television film Andersonville.

Known For

Quantum Leap

Falcon Crest

Airwolf

Highlander: The Series

Hunter

Zero Hour

The Karate Kid Part III

Thirty Cases of Major Zema

Filmography

2017
Barefoot
as Eda's grandfather
2015
Klec
as Jan Svozil
2012
Bastardi III
as Václav Mádr
2011
Edgemen
as Bishop
2009
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
as Šmíd
2008
May
as kat
2005
Lunacy
as Marquis
2004
Up and Down
as Professor Otakar Horecký
2003
One Hand Can't Clap
as Standas father
Zelary
as Old Gorcík
King Lear
as Lear, král Británie
Blizzard
as Otto Brewer / Trainer
2002
Bůh ví…
as Vincent
2001
Cahoots
as Laphonse
2000
Lost Souls
as Melvin Szabo
1999
The Omega Code
as Prophet #1
1998
Apt Pupil
as Isaac Weiskopf
Ronin
as Dapper Gent
1996
The People vs. Larry Flynt
as The Assassin
A znovu Žebrácká opera
as Self
1995
Drawn from Memory
as Jan Fierlinger (voice)
My Antonia
as Mr. Shimerda
1994
Řád
as kněz
Because Mommy Works
as Dr. Arthur Jamidar
1993
Heart of Darkness
as White Agent
Undercover Blues
as Axel
1991
The Elementary School
as Igor Hnízdo
1990
Loose Cannons
as Steckler
1989
The Karate Kid Part III
as Milos
1988
Black Eagle
as Capt. Valery
1987
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as General Wolf
1985
Malice in Wonderland
as Mike Romanoff
1984
2010
as Alexander Kovalev
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Swedish Architect
Unfaithfully Yours
as Jerzy Czyrek
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
as Deputy Markov
1983
Uncommon Valor
as Gericault
The Osterman Weekend
as Andrei Mikalovich
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
as Vaselievitch
1981
Reds
as Karl Radek
The Amateur
as Rodzenko
Ragtime
as Special Reporter
1977
The Crazy Smell of Fresh Hay
as Romeo Aventuro
Maiden's War
as Schwerdtfeger
1976
10 % nádeje
as Maťo Pompura
Secluded, Near Woods
as MUDr. Houdek
Život na úteku
as Vašek
Do posledného dychu
as Erich Fischer
Tetované časom
as Dr. Hocko
1974
A Thousand and One Nights
as Narrator (voice)
Two Brothers
as Alexandr
How Do You Feed A Donkey?
as Pepi
1973
Princess Goldilocks
as Rybář
Známost sestry Aleny
as Karel Mareš (voice)
Miss Golem
as Petr
1972
Dosť dobrí chlapi
as Kamil Gubriš
1971
Lucie and the Miracles
as Mikuláš
Radúz a Mahulena
as Radúz
Žabí muzikál
as Prince Vanilin
1970
On the Comet
as Porucík Servadac (voice)
1969
Cinderella
as loutnista
1968
Raport
as Karel
The Limping Devil
as Head Physician Rudolf (voice)
1967
The Stolen Airship
as Editor Ardan (voice)
1966
People From Caravans
as akrobat Vincek
1965
5 Million Witnesses
as Vyšetřovatel VB Koval
Lov na mamuta
as Youngster (voice)
The House in Karp Lane
as Kowlorat
A Star Named Wormwood
as Lojzík
The Hiding of Black Bill
as Narrator (voice)
1964
A Place in the Crowd
as Technician Bohouš (voice) (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
Začít znova
as Jan Stehlík (voice)
Domácí víno
as Ota
1963
The Golden Fern
as Jura (voice)
1961
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
as laboratory assistant Mirek Zach
Pochodně
as foreman Josef Pecka
1960
Všude žijí lidé
as Lojza Posvár
1959
Kruh
as Honzík
Láska na toulkách
as Soldier
1957
Váhavý střelec
as Martin Něnička
1955
Ve vzduchu je nepřítel
as Commentary (voice)
Jedeme na spartakiádu
as Commentary (voice)