Vlasta Vrana
Known for Acting
Vlasta Vrana is a Canadian actor of Czech descent. His surname means "crow" in Czech. Vrana was born to Czech parents in Norway but moved to Canada at the age of four. He has appeared on many television shows and films such as The New Avengers, The Littlest Hobo, Choices, Spearfield's Daughter, The Kiss, War of the Worlds, After Amy, All Souls, Friday the 13th: the Series, Windsor Protocol, Lobby, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Sirens, All Souls, Mom P.I., The Hitchhiker, Press Run, Waking the Dead and The Blue Man. He was awarded the 2005 Award of Excellence by ACTRA Montreal, and the Richard Kind Award for best actor at the 2005 Trenton Film Festival. He also played Fire Chief Wickersham in Secret Window and Booker (MPC) in The Day After Tomorrow. His work as a voice actor includes Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal 2000, and The Mysterious Cities of Gold, as well as documentaries and thousands of radio and television commercials. He also narrated Canada Vignettes films and several other films for The National Film Board of Canada.
Filmography
RED 2
2013
as General McKennon
Secret Window
2004
as Fire Chief Wickersham
The Glass Castle
2017
as Mr. Lehocky
Gotti
1996
as Romual Piecyk
Upside Down
2012
as Mr. Hunt
Heavy Metal
1981
as Barbarian Leader (voice)
Shivers
1975
as Kresimer Sviben
Heavy Metal 2000
2000
as Street Vendor
Wicker Park
2004
as Jeweller
Where the Money Is
2000
as Jewelry Store Employee
The Audrey Hepburn Story
2000
as Uncle Willem
The Human Stain
2003
as Solly Tabak
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice
2010
as Maitre D'
Levity
2003
as Man on Parole Board
Brainscan
1994
as Frank
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
as Bartender
The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream
2008
as Official
Timeline
2003
as Monk
Race
2016
as St. John
Rabid
1977
as Cop at Clinic