Jan Kačer

Czech actor and film director (1936–2024)

(m. 1962; died 2021)

Jan Kačer (3 October 1936 – 24 May 2024) was a Czech actor and theatrical director.^[1] He appeared in more than sixty films from 1960 onwards.

Life and career

Kačer studied theatrical directing at DAMU.^[2] 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.^[3]

Kačer died on 24 May 2024, at the age of 87.^[4]^[5]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role
1963	Death Is Called Engelchen	Pavel
1966	The Pipes	John
1966	The Return of the Prodigal Son	Jan Šebek
1967	The Smooth Career	Stefan
	Hotel for Strangers	Narrator (voice)
	The Valley of the Bees	Armin
	The End of Agent W4C	Agent W4C
1985	Albert	Count Delesov

References

^ "Jan Kačer". osobnosti.cz (in Czech).
^ "Poslední rozloučení s režisérem a hercem Janem Kačerem". National Theatre (Prague) (in Czech). 2024-05-27.
^ Jandová, Lucie (8 October 2011). "Jan Kačer a Nina Divíšková: Jsme velmi bohatí". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ Chodil, Jakub; Benediktová, Jana. "Zemřel herec a režisér Jan Kačer". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
^ Fodor, Anna (2024-05-24). "Actor and director Jan Kačer passes away at 87". Radio Prague International.