Jan Tříska
Jan Triska or Jan Tříska (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtr̝̊iːska]; 4 November 1936 – 25 September 2017) was a Czech actor. He was most notable for portraying Captain Henry Wirz in the American television movie Andersonville and as Milos in The Karate Kid Part III.
Jan Tříska | |
|---|---|
 Jan Tříska, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 4 November 2005 | |
| Born | 4 November 1936 |
| Died | 25 September 2017 (aged 80) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1957–2017 |
| Spouse(s) | Karla Chadimová |
| Children | 2 |
Tříska also played the assassin in Miloš Forman's The People vs. Larry Flynt, and appeared in Highlander: The Series (season 5, episode 10), Highlander: The Raven, Blizzard, The Osterman Weekend, Ronin, Apt Pupil (as Isaac Weiskopf), and Peter Hyams' 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
Tříska fell off the Charles Bridge in Prague on 23 September 2017 for unknown reasons.[1] He was taken to the hospital and later died on 25 September at the age of 80.[2]
References
- ↑ Velinger, Jan (2017-09-24). "Actor Jan Tříska in serious condition after falling from Charles Bridge". radio.cz. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ↑ Spáčilová, Mirka (2017-09-25). "Po pádu z mostu zemřel herec Jan Tříska, slavný učitel z Obecné školy". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
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