Bruno O'Ya (born Bruno Oja; 12 February 1933 – 9 October 2002) was an

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actor. In 1974 he starred in the

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-nominated film ''

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'' under

Jerzy Hoffman Jerzy Julian Hoffman (; born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award in February 2006. Hoffman is best known for his works in ''The Deluge'' (1974) and ''With Fire and ...

. He also appeared in the 1978 film ''

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''. He released a folk album with 12 songs in 1973.Bruno O'Ya
at the

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Partial filmography

*''Tava laime'' (1960) *''49 dney'' (1962) - Amerikanskiy matros *'' The Road to Berth'' (1962) - Bruno *''Generali da zizilebi'' (1963) - Vladec Lekhovski *''Vystrel v tumane'' (1964) - Binkley attache *'' The Lark'' (1965) - Obersturmbannfuhrer *''Pomni, Kaspar!'' (1965) *''

Time, Forward! ''Time, Forward!'' (russian: Время, вперёд!, ''Vremya, vperyod!'') is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Sofiya Milkina and Mikhail Schweitzer based on a novel with the same name and a screenplay by Valentin Kataev. The film was pr ...

'' (1965) - Thomas Bicksby *''

Nobody Wanted to Die ''Nobody Wanted to Die'' ( lt, Niekas nenorėjo mirti, russian: Никто не хотел умирать) is a 1966 Lithuanian film made in Soviet Lithuania and directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius. Žalakevičius, actor Donatas Banionis, and cin ...

'' (1965) - sunus Bronius *''Na odnoy planete'' (1965) - American journalist *'' The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin'' (1965) - Captain Yansen *''Kiedy milosc byla zbrodnia'' (1968) - American Prisoner *''Wilcze echa'' (1968) - chorazy Piotr Slotwina *'' The Red Tent'' (1969) - Norwegian Radio Operator (uncredited) *''Tödlicher Irrtum'' (1970) - Hank Jackson *''Pulapka'' (1971) - Anton *''Chyornye sukhari'' (1972) *''

Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated ...

'' (1973) - Chorazy niosacy sztandar (uncredited) *''Opetanie'' (1973) - Wlasciciel kawalerki *''

'' (1974) - Józwa Butrym *''Svatbite na Yoan Asen'' (1975) - Knyaz Yuriy *''

Kazimierz Wielki Casimir III the Great ( pl, Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He ...

'' (1976) - Spytek z Melsztyna *''Tuntematon ystävä'' (1978) - Bruno Lindén / 'Furman' / 'priest' *''

'' (1979) - Nilson *''

Poslední propadne peklu ''Poslední propadne peklu'' is a Czech adventure film directed by Ludvík Ráža. It was released in 1982. Cast * Michaela Kudláčková as Magdalena * Ivan Vyskočil as Matous Psík * Bruno Oja as Hoff * Luděk Munzar as Vanek * Josef Ka ...

'' (1982) - Hoff *''Ostrze na ostrze'' (1983) - Jacek Dydynski *''Glowy pelne gwiazd'' (1983) - Oficer radzieski *''Wedle wyroków twoich...'' (1984) *''Czas dojrzewania'' (1984) - Swede Haakon *''Na calosc'' (1986) - Scandinavian *''Rykowisko'' (1987) - Senator Mickey Caposta *''Pociag do Hollywood'' (1987) *''Pan Kleks w kosmosie'' (1988) - (final film role)

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* Estonian male film actors Polish male film actors 1933 births 2002 deaths Male actors from Tallinn 20th-century Estonian male actors 20th-century Polish male actors Soviet male actors Estonian expatriates in Poland Recipients of the USSR State Prize {{Poland-actor-stub