Jiří Krytinář (28 April 1947 – 29 September 2015) was a

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actor. With a height of , he was often cast in specific roles.

Biography

Krytinář was born on 28 April 1947 to the gamekeeper's family in

Sejřek Sejřek is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative division Sejřek consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according t ...

. At the age of three, he was diagnosed with

osteochondrodysplasia An osteochondrodysplasia,Etymology: . or skeletal dysplasia, is a disorder of the development of bone and cartilage. Osteochondrodysplasias are rare diseases. About 1 in 5,000 babies are born with some type of skeletal dysplasia. Nonetheless, if t ...

and stopped growing. As an adult, he reached a height of . He trained as a

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and then moved to

Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou (; ) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewelry production, espe ...

. He was acting from 1969 and professionally from 1981, when he became employed in

Barrandov Studios Barrandov Studios is a set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe. Barrandov has made several major Hollywood productions, including ''Mission: Impossible (film), ...

. Krytinář worked in the Alhambra Theatre, the Karel Heřmánek Theatre, the Bez Zábradlí Theatre and was a member of the

Musical Theatre Karlín Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

. During his film career, he was cast in 70 roles, including several abroad. He died on 29 September 2015 of a

pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an pulmonary artery, artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Symptoms of a PE may include dyspnea, shortness of breath, chest pain ...

, at the age of 68.

Selected filmography

* 2008 – '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' * 2008 – '' Bathory'' * 2005 – '' Lunacy'' * 1997 – ''

An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World ''An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World'' () is a 1997 Czech film directed by Juraj Jakubisko. It is a symbolic story of ill-fated love set in central Europe. Synopsis A magical and realistic vision of an unbalanced world takes place in ...

'' * 1997 – '' The Hunchback'' * 1996 – ''

Hospoda ''Hospoda'' (in English ''Pub'') is a Czech comedy television comedy that premiered on TV Nova. From 1996 to 1997, 52 episodes were aired. Production The series was filmed in Barrandov Studios in Prague. Over the course of the series, 52 epi ...

'' (TV series) * 1992 – '' The Tigress'' * 1986 – '' Mahuliena, Golden Maiden'' * 1985 – '' Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf'' * 1984 – '' Fešák Hubert'' * 1984 – ''

Amadeus Amadeus may refer to: People and fictional characters * Amadeus (name) Amadeus is a theophoric name, theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ' – the Imperative mood, imperative of the word ' ("to love") – and ' ("god"). As a Compou ...

'' * 1980 – '' Arabela'' (TV series) * 1973 – ''

Tři oříšky pro Popelku ''Three Wishes for Cinderella'' (; , also called in English ''Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella'' or ''Three Gifts for Cinderella'') is a 1973 Czechoslovak- East German film based on the fairy-tale ''Cinderella''. It was directed by Václav Vorl ...

'' * 1971 – ''

The Girl on the Broomstick ''The Girl on the Broomstick'' (''Dívka na koštěti'') is a 1972 Czechoslovak fantasy-comedy film directed by Václav Vorlíček based on a book by . A sequel ''Saxána a Lexikon kouzel'' was released in 2011. Plot A teenage witch, Saxana, who ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krytinar, Jiri 1947 births 2015 deaths People from Žďár nad Sázavou District Czech male stage actors Czech male film actors Czech male television actors 20th-century Czech male actors 21st-century Czech male actors Actors with dwarfism