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Jan Kotva(1943-1993)

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Jan Kotva was born on 28 April 1943 in Hradec Králové, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Closely Watched Trains (1966), Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) and Vanoce s Alzbetou (1968). He died on 7 February 1993 in Prague, Czech Republic.
BornApril 28, 1943
DiedFebruary 7, 1993(49)
BornApril 28, 1943
DiedFebruary 7, 1993(49)
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Known for

Václav Neckář in Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Closely Watched Trains
7.6
  • Actor(as J. Kotva)
  • 1966
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
7.1
  • Actor
  • 1977
Vanoce s Alzbetou (1968)
Vanoce s Alzbetou
7.2
  • Dásnicka - warehouseman
  • 1968
Spring Waters (1968)
Spring Waters
6.5
  • Hotelový sluha
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • Dáma ví, kdy prijít
    TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Libuše Šafránková in Náhrdelník (1992)
    Náhrdelník
    6.0
    TV Series
    • (as J. Kotva)
    • 1992
  • Michal Suchánek in Osvetová prednáska v Suché Vrbici (1992)
    Osvetová prednáska v Suché Vrbici
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Ulc
    • 1992
  • Útek do vezení
    TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Táta k prístím Vánocum
    TV Movie
    • Dvorácek
    • 1989
  • Gaby Dohm, Hans-Reinhard Müller, and Werner Stocker in Die Wiesingers (1984)
    Die Wiesingers
    6.3
    TV Series
    • 1989
  • Libenský carodej
    TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Podivuhodný vecer se slecnami
    TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Já, ty, on
    TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Cena medu (1987)
    Cena medu
    5.5
    • 1987
  • Devadesát jedna bílych koní (1986)
    Devadesát jedna bílych koní
    Short
    • 1986
  • Bakalári (1972)
    Bakalári
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1986
  • Výjimecná situace (1986)
    Výjimecná situace
    • 1986
  • Hubert the Smart Boy (1985)
    Hubert the Smart Boy
    7.1
    • Kamelot
    • 1985
  • Tomáš Juřička and Milos Vávra in Propast (1983)
    Propast
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jan Kotra
  • Born
    • April 28, 1943
    • Hradec Králové, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • February 7, 1993
    • Prague, Czech Republic

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