Jan Tříska

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name = Jan Tříska

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Jan Triska or Jan Tříska (IPA2|ˈjan ˈtr̝̊iːska) (4 November 1936 in Prague) is a Czech-American actor.

Biography

Early life and career

Before his emigration he performed in the theater and had many roles in movies, for example in Starci na chmelu (1964), the movie version of "Radúz a Mahulena" (1970) and in the communist propaganda piece "30 Cases of Major Zeman".

Life and career in the United States

After signing the Charter 77 proclamation he emigrated to the United States via Cyprus. In the U.S. he played the assassin in Miloš Forman's "The People vs. Larry Flynt," besides appearing in ', ', "Osterman's Weekend," "Ronin", and many others.

Despite occasional visits to the Czech Republic, Triska continues to live in the United States.

Return to Czechoslovakia

He visited Czechoslovakia after the Velvet Revolution of 1989 to perform in such movies as "Obecná škola" (1991), "Horem pádem" (2004) and the Academy Award nominated "Želary" (2003). In 2002, Tříska received an Alfréd Radok Award for his performance as Lear in "King Lear" at the Summer Shakespeare Festival at Prague Castle.

External links

*Imdb name|id=0873131|name=Jan Triska