Jan Kačer (3 October 1936 – 24 May 2024) was a Czech actor and theatrical director. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1960 onwards.
Life and career
Kačer studied theatrical directing at
DAMU
The Department of Dramatic Theatre (, abbreviated DAMU) is one of three departments at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (alongside the Film and TV school and the Department of Music). The academy was opened in 1945 immediately after th ...
. He was an actor and a director in
The Drama Club and later
Theatre on the Balustrade
The Theatre on the Balustrade () is situated in Prague, Czech Republic.
History Early history
The theatre was founded in 1958. Its founders - Helena Philipová, Ivan Vyskočil, Jiří Suchý and Vladimír Vodička named their professional thea ...
. Kačer was a parliamentary representative in the
Federal Assembly from 1990 to 1992.
His wife was the actress
Nina Divíšková
Nina Divíšková (12 July 1936 – 21 June 2021) was a Czech actress. She appeared in more than seventy films since 1967. She was the wife of the film director Jan Kačer
Jan Kačer (3 October 1936 – 24 May 2024) was a Czech actor and thea ...
.
Kačer died on 24 May 2024, at the age of 87.
His grave is located on the cemetery of Prague 5
Slivenec
Slivenec is a municipal district (''městská část'') in Prague, Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria t ...
.
Selected filmography
References
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1936 births
2024 deaths
Czech male film actors
Czech male stage actors
Czech male television actors
Czech male voice actors
Czech film directors
Czech theatre directors
Members of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia (1990–1992)
People from Holice
Recipients of the Thalia Award
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
Recipients of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
20th-century Czech male actors
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