Ladislav Trojan (1 August 1932 – 18 December 2022) was a Czech actor.

Biography

Born in

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, Trojan began his career as a child actor in amateur theatre. He studied drama at the

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. As a student, Trojan made his film debut in 1954 film ''

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'' by

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. Between 1959 and 1960, he starred in the first Czechoslovak television series, ''Rodina Bláhova''. Between 1958 and 1965 he was part of the Zdeněk Nejedlý Realistic Theatre stage company, then he joined the company, with whom he stayed until 1996. He took part in several

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s and frequently toured nationally and abroad. His filmography includes over one hundred credits between cinema and television. He was best known for his leading role in the 1960s hit series '. He retired from showbusiness in 2018. Trojan died in his sleep on 18 December 2022 at the age of 90. He was the father of film director and producer

Ondřej Trojan Ondřej Trojan () (born 31 December 1959) is a Czech film producer, actor and film director. Two of the films he produced were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film : '' Divided We Fall'' (2000) and ''Želary'' (2003), w ...

and actor

Ivan Trojan Ivan Trojan (born 30 June 1964) is a Czech people, Czech actor, widely considered to be one of the greatest Czech actors of all time. With four Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role, Czech Lions for Best Actor in a Leading Role, he has ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trojan, Ladislav 1936 births 2022 deaths Czech film actors Czech television actors Czech stage actors Male actors from Prague 20th-century Czech male actors 21st-century Czech male actors Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni