Ladislav Mrkvička (2 February 1939 in Prague – 27 December 2020) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film ''

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'' and in the television series '' Thirty Cases of Major Zeman'', both under director Jiří Sequens. For his performance in the film '' Old-Timers'', he received the Czech Lion

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for Best Supporting Actor. In 1962, he graduated from the

Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Department of Dramatic Theatre (, abbreviated DAMU) is one of three departments at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (alongside the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, ...

. From 1991, he was a member of the National Theatre in

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. In 2019, he received the Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement. Mrkvička died from COVID-19 in 2020.

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