Vlasta Vrana
Acting
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.
Born: January 1, 1950
Place of Birth: Norway
Known For
Dracula: Live from Transylvania
A live-event TV special exploring the reality and legend surrounding the story of Dracula. Ancient European castles associated with vampire legends are visited; vampire experts are interviewed; and people claiming to be vampires are featured.
Eye of the Wolf
Set in 1912, Canada. A government zoologist fights to save the life of a wolf dog that attacked his master's killer.
Emily of New Moon
Emily of New Moon is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. The series originally aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and it is currently seen in Canada on the Viva, Bravo! and Vision TV cable channels. The series, produced by Salter Street Films, was based on the Emily of New Moon series of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The series consisted of three seasons of thirteen episodes and one season of seven episodes, for a total of forty-six. The executive producers were Micheline Charest, Michael Donovan, and Ronald Weinberg. The series starred Martha MacIsaac as the titular orphan Emily Starr. Susan Clark and Sheila McCarthy played Emily's aunts Elizabeth and Laura, who had taken on the responsibility of raising Emily following her father's death, and Stephen McHattie played her cousin Jimmy. Susan Clark left the series after the first season when her character, Elizabeth, was killed off. Recurring cast included Chip Ciupka as Mr. Carpenter, Peter Donaldson as Ian Bowles, Richard Donat as Dr. Burnley, Kris Lemche as Perry Miller, John Neville as Uncle Malcolm, Jessica Pellerin as Ilse Burnley, Shawn Roberts as Teddy Kent, and Linda Thorson as Cousin Isabel.
Ulysses 31
Ulysses and his crew struggle against the divine entities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from Greek mythology.
Due South
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.
Transplant
Dr. Bashir Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine, makes the difficult decision to flee his country and build a new life in Canada with his younger sister Amira. Bash works to navigate a new environment after earning a coveted residency in the Emergency Department of one of the best hospitals in Toronto, York Memorial.
The Worst Witch
Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.
Race
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Escape from Wildcat Canyon
Before Pete Flint moves to New York with his family, he goes on one last embark with his grandfather. When their plane crashes in Wildcat Canyon, they are forced to survive in the dangerous and cold winter with only each other and a dog they find.
The Disappearance
When Anthony Sullivan disappears on his tenth birthday, his family is devastated. However, as more and more time passes without the police being able to locate him, long-buried family secrets are dragged to the surface, turning the Sullivan family against one another.
Filmography
as Ben Novak
as The Dean
as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)
as Alan Hawthorne
as Peter
as Carl
as Walter Monroe
as Narrator (voice)
as Moshe Cohen
as Stalker
as Brother John
as Mr. Lehocky
as St. John
as Salvation Army Santa
as Pierre Richer
as Controller Nichols
as General McKennon
as Mr. Hunt
as Mo Stefanokis
as Douglas
as Sheriff White
as Narrator (voice)
as Hutcheson
as Maitre D'
as Oscar Brown
as Owen
as Ivan Prokosh
as Judge Shoehan
as Official
as Mike Wilson
as Roy
as Committee Chairman
as Heinz Litchner
as Michael Starr
as Andreas
as Jack Richards
as Malcolm McBradden
as Coach Jenkins
as Franz
as Narrator (voice)
as Doctor Lowe
as Jeweller
as Ron Grazer
as Fire Chief Wickersham
as Fleisig
as Ed Meese
as Monk
as Solly Tabak
as Ray Harding
as Man on Parole Board
as Dr. York
as Toots Shor
as Steve Lock
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Edward Chase
as Shimanski
as Dr Dennis Griffiths
as Vlad Kovak
as Al Bailey
as Street Vendor
as Jewelry Store Employee
as Uncle Willem
as Mortimer Higgins
as Sheriff Norris
as Mr. Hugo Sr.
as Mr. Van Tassle
as Harry Champlin
as Dan McCartney
as Howard Poolin
as Sgt. Grander
as Hardy's Aide
as The Dragon Lord
as Tully
as 'Top' Drummond
as Morris Jesup
as Wendall MacKay
as Dewhurst
as KGB Head Officer
as General Douglas
as Mr. Rickey
as Rhys
as Boatman
as Bishop
as Alex Alexander
as Stanley
as August Krapptauer
as FBI Agent in Charge
as Duquesne
as Romual Piecyk
as Dr. Zimmerman
as Mr. Schulman
as Vorisek
as Henri Cloutier
as Frank
as Dr. Robbie Allman
as Jacques
as Sanders
as Narrator (voice)
as Captain Murphy
as Reeves
as Principal I. Gerasimovich
as Larivière
as Palatzo
as Lt. Gelson
as Mel Glatzman
as Narrator (voice)
as Sherrif Laurenski
as Drunk
as Lt. Samuelson
as King (voice)
as Boondoggle (voice)
as Ben
as Announcer
as Gates
as Hans Bethe
as Bishop
as Jonathan Laporte
as Phil Grande
as Narrator
as Sonny Cambria
as Chuck
as Narrator
as Minister
as Narrator
as Detective
as Ivan
as Scott
as Bill
as Murphy
as Ted Haskell
as Roy
as Mr. Holland
as Guide
as (voice)
as Barbarian Leader (voice)
as Bartender
as Narrator
as Club manager
as Radio Operator
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Gendron's colleague
as Cop at Clinic
as Karavitch
as Kresimer Sviben