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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

164

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-01 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Norway

Also Known As

Viasta Vrana

Vlasta Vrána

Vlasta Vrana

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

The Glass Castle

2017

The Glass Castle

as

Mr. Lehocky

Where the Money Is

2000

Where the Money Is

as

Jewelry Store Employee

Wicker Park

2004

Wicker Park

as

Jeweller

Nowhere to Hide

1987

Nowhere to Hide

as

Sonny Cambria

The Girl Next Door

1999

The Girl Next Door

as

Howard Poolin

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1999

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

as

Mr. Van Tassle

Lava Storm

2008

Lava Storm

as

Mike Wilson

Edge of Ice

1986

Edge of Ice

as

Narrator

Life on Ice

1986

Life on Ice

as

Narrator

Shivers

1975

Shivers

as

Kresimer Sviben

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2008

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Judge Shoehan

Brainscan

1994

Brainscan

as

Frank

Grey Owl

1999

Grey Owl

as

Harry Champlin

Carny

2009

Carny

as

Owen

Levity

2003

Levity

as

Man on Parole Board

Revenge

1999

Revenge

as

Dan McCartney

Heavy Metal 2000

2000

Heavy Metal 2000

as

Street Vendor

A Matter of Cunning

1983

A Matter of Cunning

as

Ted Haskell

The Assignment

1997

The Assignment

as

KGB Head Officer

Hard Feelings

1982

Hard Feelings

as

Mr. Holland

Bad Apple

2004

Bad Apple

as

Fleisig

The Windsor Protocol

1998

The Windsor Protocol

as

Hardy's Aide

I Me Wed

2007

I Me Wed

as

Roy

Eternal Evil

1985

Eternal Evil

as

Scott

Gotti

1996

Gotti

as

Romual Piecyk

Eye of the Wolf

1994

Eye of the Wolf

as

Jacques

Secrets From Her Past

2011

Secrets From Her Past

as

Mo Stefanokis

Ring of Deceit

2009

Ring of Deceit

as

Oscar Brown

Hawk's Vengeance

1996

Hawk's Vengeance

as

Duquesne

Believe

2000

Believe

as

Mortimer Higgins

The Book of Eve

2002

The Book of Eve

as

Steve Lock

Reaper

2000

Reaper

as

Sheriff Norris

Rabid

1977

Rabid

as

Cop at Clinic

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

2002

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

as

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Lifeforce Experiment

1994

The Lifeforce Experiment

as

Dr. Robbie Allman

Requiem for Fanny

2001

Requiem for Fanny

as

Narrator

Northpole: Open for Christmas

2015

Northpole: Open for Christmas

as

Salvation Army Santa

No Ordinary Baby

2001

No Ordinary Baby

as

Dr Dennis Griffiths

Gleason

2002

Gleason

as

Toots Shor

Cause Of Death

2001

Cause Of Death

as

Al Bailey

Twin Sisters

1992

Twin Sisters

as

Reeves

Black Eyed Dog

2006

Black Eyed Dog

as

Andreas

The Audrey Hepburn Story

2000

The Audrey Hepburn Story

as

Uncle Willem

Secret Window

2004

Secret Window

as

Fire Chief Wickersham

The Informant

2013

The Informant

as

Controller Nichols

Whispers

1990

Whispers

as

Sherrif Laurenski

Deadly Surveillance

1991

Deadly Surveillance

as

Palatzo

Mother Night

1996

Mother Night

as

August Krapptauer

Stranger in the House

1997

Stranger in the House

as

Alex Alexander

Day One

1989

Day One

as

Hans Bethe

The Angry Man

1979

The Angry Man

as

Le gérant du club

Dreams of a Land

1987

Dreams of a Land

as

Narrator

WarGames: The Dead Code

2008

WarGames: The Dead Code

as

Ivan Prokosh

Upside Down

2012

Upside Down

as

Mr. Hunt

One Man

1977

One Man

as

Gendron's colleague

Happy Birthday to Me

1981

Happy Birthday to Me

as

Bartender

Glory & Honor

1998

Glory & Honor

as

Morris Jesup

Manners of Dying

2004

Manners of Dying

as

Doctor Lowe

The Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away

1990

The Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away

as

Boondoggle (voice)

Hey Babe!

1983

Hey Babe!

as

Roy

The Child Prodigy

2010

The Child Prodigy

as

Hutcheson

Eye of the Beholder

1999

Eye of the Beholder

as

Mr. Hugo Sr.

RED 2

2013

RED 2

as

General McKennon

Race

2016

Race

as

St. John

Breaking All the Rules

1985

Breaking All the Rules

as

Detective

Hollow Point

1996

Hollow Point

as

FBI Agent in Charge

The Reagans

2003

The Reagans

as

Ed Meese

A Cry in the Night

1992

A Cry in the Night

as

Captain Murphy

Arctic Blast

2010

Arctic Blast

as

Narrator (voice)

Stalked

1994

Stalked

as

Sanders

Relative Fear

1995

Relative Fear

as

Mr. Schulman

Heavy Metal

1981

Heavy Metal

as

Barbarian Leader (voice)

Territories

2010

Territories

as

Sheriff White

Natural Enemy

1996

Natural Enemy

as

Stanley

The Surrogate

1984

The Surrogate

as

Bill

The Ultimate Weapon

1998

The Ultimate Weapon

as

'Top' Drummond

The Kiss

1988

The Kiss

as

Bishop

The Human Stain

2003

The Human Stain

as

Solly Tabak

Crimes of Passion

2005

Crimes of Passion

as

Malcolm McBradden

Redeemer

2002

Redeemer

as

Edward Chase

Protection

2001

Protection

as

Shimanski

Keeping Track

1987

Keeping Track

as

Chuck

The Final Heist

1991

The Final Heist

as

Larivière

Hitting Home

1988

Hitting Home

as

Phil Grande

Timeline

2003

Timeline

as

Monk

A Life Interrupted

2007

A Life Interrupted

as

Committee Chairman

Blackout

1978

Blackout

as

The Peacekeeper

1997

The Peacekeeper

as

General Douglas

French Exit

2021

French Exit

as

Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)

Secret Weapons

1985

Secret Weapons

as

Ivan

A Safety Net

1987

A Safety Net

as

Narrator

Swept Up by Christmas

2020

Swept Up by Christmas

as

Alan Hawthorne

Hall

2020

Hall

as

Peter

Sweet as Maple Syrup

2021

Sweet as Maple Syrup

as

The Dean

Choices

1986

Choices

as

Minister

Baby for Sale

2004

Baby for Sale

as

Ron Grazer

Spookley the Square Pumpkin

2004

Spookley the Square Pumpkin

as

Narrator (voice)

The Amateur

1981

The Amateur

as

Guide

The Morning Man

1989

The Morning Man

as

Gates

Memories of Earth

2002

Memories of Earth

as

Self - Narrator

Scent of Danger

2002

Scent of Danger

as

Dr. York

Gagne ton ciel

Gagne ton ciel

as

Ben Novak

The Collectors

1999

The Collectors

as

Sgt. Grander

The Zone

2017

The Zone

as

Stalker

The List

2000

The List

as

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

as

Jonathan Laporte

Ulysses 31

Ulysses 31

as

(voice)

The Tournament

The Tournament

as

Coach Jenkins

Counterstrike

Counterstrike

as

Lt. Samuelson

Urban Angel

Urban Angel

as

Lieutenant Drabeck

Being Human

Being Human

as

Douglas

The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch

as

The Dragon Lord

The Disappearance

The Disappearance

as

Brother John

Killer Wave

Killer Wave

as

Heinz Litchner

The Hunger

The Hunger

as

Boatman

Due South

Due South

as

Henri Cloutier

Blood & Treasure

Blood & Treasure

as

Moshe Cohen

Transplant

Transplant

as

Walter Monroe

L'Or

L'Or

as

Vlad Kovak

Emily of New Moon

Emily of New Moon

as

Wendall MacKay

Production

Crew

Directing