Ladislav Mrkvička (2 February 1939 in Prague – 27 December 2020)[1] was a Czech actor.

Ladislav Mrkvička
Born(1939-02-02)2 February 1939
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died27 December 2020(2020-12-27) (aged 81)
Prague, Czech Republic
OccupationActor
Years active1959–2019

He starred in the film Atentát 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 2019 for Best Supporting Actor.[2][3][4]

In 1962, he graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.[1] From 1991, he was a member of the National Theatre in Prague.[1] In 2019, he received the Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement.[1]

Mrkvička died from COVID-19 in 2020.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Zemřel Ladislav Mrkvička". narodni-divadlo.cz (in Czech). 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ "Zemřel herec Ladislav Mrkvička, bylo mu 81 let | ČeskéNoviny.cz". www.ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. ^ "Zesnulý Ladislav Mrkvička (†81): Jak si plánoval svou smrt!". Blesk.cz (in Czech). 29 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  4. ^ "Zemřel Ladislav Mrkvička, hrál v Atentátu, Dobré vodě i majoru Zemanovi". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  5. ^ "Ladislava Mrkvičku (†81) zabil covid: Před smrtí vyslovil směrem k viru přání!". 29 December 2020.