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Jan Kačer
Acting
Born October 3, 1936 · Holice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died May 24, 2024
Also known as Ян Качер
Biography
Jan Kačer (3 October 1936 – 24 May 2024) was a Czech actor and theatrical director. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1960 onwards. Kačer studied theatrical directing at DAMU. He was an actor and a director in The Drama Club and later Theatre on the Balustrade. Kačer was a parliamentary representative in the Federal Assembly from 1990 to 1992. His wife was the actress Nina Divíšková. Kačer died on 24 May 2024, at the age of 87.
Awards & recognition
- Annual award ACFK · 2024
- Thalia Awards · 2021
- Recipient of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 4th class · 2016
- Master Prix · 2014
- Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class · 1998
Filmography5 titles

Gump - pes, který naucil lidi zít
2021as starý pán jezevčíka
2021as starý pán jezevčíka

The Valley of the Bees
1968as Armin von Heide
1968as Armin von Heide

Wolf's Hole
1987as Jan's Father
1987as Jan's Father

Courage for Every Day
1965as Jarda Lukas
1965as Jarda Lukas

The Return of the Prodigal Son
1967as Jan Sebek
1967as Jan Sebek