Jan Tríska
Biography
Jan Tříska was a Czech actor who took on more than 160 roles in theater, film and television. Born in Prague, he trained at the Academy of Performing Arts there and, after graduating in 1959, became the youngest member of the National Theatre, later working with Otomar Krejča's Za Branou Theater and dubbing Jean-Paul Belmondo into Czech from 1965 to 1977. He moved to the United States in the 1970s and made his first American film appearance in Miloš Forman's Ragtime (1981), followed by supporting parts in The Osterman Weekend (1983), The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and Apt Pupil (1998). He was also notable as Joseph Paul Franklin in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). He later returned to the Czech Republic, where he won an Alfréd Radok Award for playing King Lear at Prague Castle in 2002 and earned a Czech Lion nomination for Best Actor for Lunacy (2005). He died in 2017.
80years old at death
- Born Prague
- Died Central Military Hospital Prague
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Jan Triska
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 16 years1983 to 1999
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Tříska was seen in a number of Czechoslovak films. He also served as the official Czech-language dubber for Jean-Paul Belmondo between 1965 and 1977.
First role
Tříska's first film role in America was in Ragtime, which came out in 1981 and was directed by Miloš Forman, another Czech who had emigrated.
Jan Tríska movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Jan Tríska shares two films with Dan Aykroyd, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Dan Aykroyd's page
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Robert De Niro's page
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Dennis Hopper's page
John Hurt's page
All films by John Frankenheimer
Box office
What Jan Tríska's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$196 million
9 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 9 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 3Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$71M36.1% of the total
- 2$39M19.9% of the total
- 3$20M10.4% of the total
- 4$20M10.2% of the total
- 5$13M6.4% of the total
- 6$12M6.3% of the total
- 7$8.9M4.5% of the total
- 8$6.5M3.3% of the total
$5.6 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Czech Medal of Merit | Won | ||
Online
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