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Vlasta Vrana
Actor
Born January 1, 1950 (72 years)
Vlasta Vrana is a Canadian actor of Czech descent. His surname means "crow" in Czech. Vrana was born to Czech parents in Norway but moved to Canada at the age of four. He has appeared on many television shows and films such as 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 and The Blue Man. He was awarded the 2005 Award of Excellence by ACTRA Montreal, and the Richard Kind Award for best actor at the 2005 Trenton Film Festival. He also played Fire Chief Wickersham in Secret Window and Booker (MPC) in The Day After Tomorrow. His work as a voice actor includes Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal 2000, and The Mysterious Cities of Gold, as well as documentaries and thousands of radio and television commercials. He also narrated Canada Vignettes films and several other films for The National Film Board of Canada.
Filmography
| 2021 | Felix and the Hidden Treasure · as Tom |
| 2021 | Sweet as Maple Syrup · as The Dean |
| 2020 | French Exit · as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor) |
| 2020 | Transplant (TV Series) · as Walter Monroe |
| 2020 | Hall · as Peter |
| 2019 | Blood & Treasure (TV Series) · as Moshe Cohen |
| 2019 | Swept Up by Christmas · as Alan Hawthorne |
| 2019 | Spookley and the Christmas Kittens · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | A Majestic Christmas · as Salvation Army Santa |
| 2018 | The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (TV Series) · as Ernie Pinkas |
| 2018 | The Detectives (2018) (TV Series) · as Detective Pinto |
| 2017 | The Glass Castle · as Mr. Lehocky |
| 2017 | The Zone · as Stalker |
| 2017 | The Disappearance (2017) (TV Series) · as Brother John |
| 2016 | Race · as St-John |
| 2016 | Real Detective (TV Series) · as Voice of Leonard Padilla |
| 2015 | Northpole: Open for Christmas · as Salvation Army Santa |
| 2014 | Gurov and Anna · as Audiobook Narrator |
| 2014 | 19-2 (2014) (TV Series) · as Ben's Father |
| 2014 | 24 Hour Rental (TV Series) · as Khvisto |
| 2013 | RED 2 · as General McKennon |
| 2013 | Gibraltar · as Contrôleur Nichols |
| 2013 | 1000 Days for the Planet: Human Adventure (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Upside Down · as Mr. Hunt |
| 2012 | Pinocchio · as Mangiafuoco |
| 2012 | Brazil Red (TV Series) · as Richer |
| 2011 | Secrets from Her Past · as Mo Stefanokis |
| 2011 | Being Human (US) (TV Series) · as Douglas |
| 2010 | The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice · as Maitre D' |
| 2010 | Arctic Blast · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | The Child Prodigy · as Hutcheson |
| 2010 | Territories · as Sheriff White |
| 2010 | Mohawk Girls (TV Series) · as Charles |
| 2009 | Carny · as Owen |
| 2009 | Ring of Deceit · as Oscar Brown |
| 2009 | The Phantom (TV Series) · as Medical Examiner |
| 2009 | The Last Templar (TV Series) · as Taxi Driver |
| 2009 | Dead Like Me: Life After Death · as Gregor |
| 2008 | WarGames: The Dead Code · as Ivan Prokosh |
| 2008 | The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream · as Unknown |
| 2008 | Lava Storm · as Mike Wilson |
| 2008 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Judge Shoehan |
| 2008 | The Christmas Choir · as actor |
| 2008 | 24 Hour Rental Pilot · as Khvisto |
| 2007 | A Life Interrupted · as Committee Chairman |
| 2007 | I Me Wed · as Roy |
| 2007 | Killer Wave (TV Series) · as Heinz Litchner |
| 2007 | Race to Mars (TV Series) · as Space Agency Narrator |
| 2005 | Spookley the Square Pumpkin · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Crimes of Passion · as Malcolm McBradden |
| 2005 | The Tournament (TV Series) · as Coach Jenkins |
| 2005 | Human Trafficking (TV Series) · as Tommy |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow · as Booker (MPC) |
| 2004 | Secret Window · as Fire Chief Wickersham |
| 2004 | Wicker Park · as Jeweller |
| 2004 | Bad Apple · as Fleisig |
| 2004 | Baby for Sale · as actor |
| 2004 | A Year in the Death of Jack Richards · as Jack Richards |
| 2004 | Her Perfect Spouse · as Pete Macy |
| 2004 | Tripping the Rift (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2004 | When Angels Come to Town · as Franz |
| 2003 | Timeline · as Monk |
| 2003 | The Human Stain · as Solly Tabak |
| 2003 | Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story · as Ray Harding |
| 2003 | The Reagans · as Ed Meese |
| 2003 | Levity · as Man on Parole Board |
| 2002 | Obsessed · as Psychiatrist |
| 2002 | Scent of Danger · as Dr. York |
| 2002 | Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher · as Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 2002 | Redeemer · as Edward Chase |
| 2002 | Gleason · as Toots Shor |
| 2002 | The Book of Eve · as Steve Lock |
| 2002 | Chiefs (TV Series) · as Judge Richardson |
| 2001 | Fidel · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within · as Dr. Charles Cook |
| 2001 | Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero · as Franz Werfel |
| 2001 | After Amy · as Dr Dennis Griffiths |
| 2001 | Cause of Death · as Al Bailey |
| 2001 | Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story · as George McBlair |
| 2001 | Protection · as Shimanski |
| 2001 | The Warden · as Kershaw |
| 2001 | The New Adventures of Lucky Luke (TV Series) · as Joe Dalton |
| 2000 | Heavy Metal 2000 · as Street Vendor |
| 2000 | Where the Money Is · as Jewelry Store Employee |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead · as Priest at Sarah's Funeral |
| 2000 | Revenge · as Dan McCartney |
| 2000 | The Audrey Hepburn Story · as Uncle Willem |
| 2000 | Believe · as Mortimer Higgins |
| 2000 | Reaper · as Sheriff Norris |
| 2000 | The List · as actor |
| 2000 | Press Run · as Sam Kettle |
| 2000 | Wunschpunsch (TV Series) · as Maledictus Maggot |
| 1999 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · as Mr. Van Tassle |
| 1999 | Eye of the Beholder · as Mr. Hugo Sr. |
| 1999 | Grey Owl · as Harry Champlin |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story · as Franklin Roosevelt |
| 1999 | The Collectors · as Sgt Grander |
| 1999 | Running Home · as Robinson |
| 1999 | Revenge of the Land · as actor |
| 1999 | Big Wolf on Campus (TV Series) · as King Augustus |
| 1998 | The Girl Next Door · as Howard Poolin |
| 1998 | The Ultimate Weapon · as 'Top' Drummond |
| 1998 | Thunder Point · as Additional Voices |
| 1998 | Glory & Honor · as Morris Jesup |
| 1998 | The Worst Witch (TV Series) · as The Dragon Lord |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon (TV Series) · as Wendall MacKay |
| 1998 | Cold Squad (TV Series) · as Valentin Kucharek |
| 1997 | The Assignment · as KGB Head Officer |
| 1997 | The Peacekeeper · as General Douglas |
| 1997 | Kayla · as Lyman Snow |
| 1997 | Jack Higgins's the Windsor Protocol · as Hardy's Aide |
| 1997 | Stranger in the House · as Alex Alexander |
| 1997 | To a Different Beat · as Narrator |
| 1997 | The Hunger (TV Series) · as Rhys |
| 1997 | The Country Mouse & the City Mouse Adventures (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1996 | Gotti · as Romual Piecyk |
| 1996 | Mother Night · as August Krapptauer |
| 1996 | Midnight in Saint Petersburg · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Natural Enemy · as Stanley |
| 1996 | Hollow Point · as FBI Agent in Charge |
| 1996 | Hawk's Vengeance · as Duquesne |
| 1996 | Marked Man · as Warden Jackson |
| 1996 | For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story · as Dr. Zimmerman |
| 1996 | The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo (TV Series) · as Frollo |
| 1995 | Hiroshima · as Gen. Tom Farrell |
| 1995 | The Little Lulu Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Highlander: The Final Dimension · as Vorisek |
| 1994 | Brainscan · as Frank |
| 1994 | Relative Fear · as Mr. Schulman |
| 1994 | Warriors · as Mr. Parker |
| 1994 | Stalked · as Sanders |
| 1994 | Due South (TV Series) · as Henri Cloutier |
| 1993 | Flight from Justice · as Nathan |
| 1993 | The Rise and Fall of English Montreal · as Narrator |
| 1993 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1992 | A Cry in the Night · as Captain Murphy |
| 1992 | Twin Sisters · as Reeves |
| 1992 | The Legend of White Fang (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1991 | Deadly Surveillance · as Palatzo |
| 1991 | Money · as Mel Glatzman |
| 1991 | The Final Heist · as Larivière |
| 1991 | A Bunch of Munsch (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1991 | Scanners II: The New Order · as Lt. Gelson |
| 1990 | Whispers · as Sherrif Laurenski |
| 1990 | Mom, P.I. (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1990 | Counterstrike (TV Series) · as Lt. Samuelson |
| 1989 | Jesus of Montreal · as Fr. Leclerc (voice) |
| 1989 | Champagne Charlie · as Hawkins |
| 1989 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! · as Frank |
| 1989 | The Phone Call · as Ben |
| 1989 | Red Earth, White Earth · as William |
| 1988 | April Morning · as Paul Revere |
| 1988 | God Bless the Child · as Harold Matthews |
| 1988 | Edge of Ice · as Narrator |
| 1988 | The Kiss · as Bishop |
| 1988 | Hitting Home · as Phil Grande |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds (TV Series) · as Jonathan Laporte |
| 1988 | Mount Royal (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1987 | Nowhere to Hide · as Unknown |
| 1987 | The Marvelous Land of Oz · as actor |
| 1987 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · as actor |
| 1987 | The Man Who Stole Dreams · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Amerika (TV Series) · as Sergei |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1987 | Dreams of a Land · as Narrator |
| 1986 | Keeping Track · as Chuck |
| 1986 | C.A.T. Squad · as actor |
| 1986 | Choices · as Minister |
| 1986 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1986 | He Shoots, He Scores (TV Series) · as Popov |
| 1986 | Life on Ice · as Narrator |
| 1985 | Breaking All the Rules · as Detective |
| 1985 | Eternal Evil · as Scott |
| 1985 | Dark Lullabies · as First Manuscript Reading |
| 1985 | Bumpety Boo (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1984 | The Surrogate · as Bill |
| 1984 | Charlie Grant's War · as Police Chief |
| 1983 | Candy the Stripper · as Guy at Bar |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker (TV Series) · as Mark Greenburg |
| 1982 | Odyssey of the Pacific · as Unknown |
| 1982 | The Mysterious Cities of Gold (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal · as Barbarian Leader (voice) |
| 1981 | The Amateur · as Guide |
| 1981 | Happy Birthday to Me · as Bartender |
| 1981 | Gas · as Baron Stuyvesant |
| 1981 | Top Priority · as actor |
| 1981 | Hard Feelings · as Mr. Holland |
| 1981 | Ulysses 31 (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1980 | Canada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape · as Narrator |
| 1980 | Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole · as Narrator |
| 1979 | Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat · as Narrator |
| 1979 | Canada Vignettes: The Visitor · as Narrator |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1979 | L'homme en colère · as Le gérant du club |
| 1978 | Blackout · as Unknown |
| 1978 | Canada Vignettes: The Horse · as Narrator |
| 1977 | One Man · as Gendron's Colleague |
| 1977 | Rabid · as Cop at Clinic |
| 1976 | Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità · as Harold |
| 1976 | The New Avengers (TV Series) · as Karavitch |
| 1975 | Shivers · as Kresimer Sviben |