Vlasta Vrana
Born: 1950-01-01 in Norway
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Old Guys in Bed
- The Cost of Heaven as Ben Novak
2022
- Hall as Peter
2021
- French Exit as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)
- Sweet as Maple Syrup as The Dean
2020
- Transplant as Walter Monroe
- Within These Walls as Carl
- Swept Up by Christmas as Alan Hawthorne
2019
- Blood & Treasure as Moshe Cohen
- Spookley and the Christmas Kittens as Narrator (voice)
2017
- The Disappearance as Brother John
- The Glass Castle as Mr. Lehocky
- The Zone as Stalker
2016
- Race as St. John
2015
- Northpole: Open for Christmas as Salvation Army Santa
2014
- Rouge Brésil as Pierre Richer
2013
- RED 2 as General McKennon
- The Informant as Controller Nichols
2012
- Upside Down as Mr. Hunt
2011
- Being Human as Douglas
- Secrets From Her Past as Mo Stefanokis
2010
- Arctic Blast as Narrator (voice)
- The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice as Maitre D'
- Territories as Sheriff White
- The Child Prodigy as Hutcheson
2009
- Ring of Deceit as Oscar Brown
- Carny as Owen
2008
- The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream as Official
- WarGames: The Dead Code as Ivan Prokosh
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Judge Shoehan
- Lava Storm as Mike Wilson
2007
- Killer Wave as Heinz Litchner
- A Life Interrupted as Committee Chairman
- I Me Wed as Roy
2006
- René Lévesque as Michael Starr
- Black Eyed Dog as Andreas
2005
- The Tournament as Coach Jenkins
- Crimes of Passion as Malcolm McBradden
- A Year in the Death of Jack Richards as Jack Richards
2004
- Secret Window as Fire Chief Wickersham
- Wicker Park as Jeweller
- Bad Apple as Fleisig
- Baby for Sale as Ron Grazer
- Spookley the Square Pumpkin as Narrator (voice)
- Manners of Dying as Doctor Lowe
- When Angels Come to Town as Franz
2003
- Timeline as Monk
- The Human Stain as Solly Tabak
- The Reagans as Ed Meese
- Levity as Man on Parole Board
- Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story as Ray Harding
2002
- Scent of Danger as Dr. York
- Obsessed as Psychiatrist
- The Book of Eve as Steve Lock
- Redeemer as Edward Chase
- Gleason as Toots Shor
- Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Memories of Earth as Self - Narrator
2001
- L'Or as Vlad Kovak
- Varian's War
- No Ordinary Baby as Dr Dennis Griffiths
- Cause Of Death as Al Bailey
- Protection as Shimanski
- Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story as George McBlair
- Requiem for Fanny as Narrator
2000
- Heavy Metal 2000 as Street Vendor
- Where the Money Is as Jewelry Store Employee
- The List
- The Audrey Hepburn Story as Uncle Willem
- Believe as Mortimer Higgins
- Reaper as Sheriff Norris
1999
- Big Wolf on Campus as Professor Flugelhoff
- Eye of the Beholder as Mr. Hugo Sr.
- Grey Owl as Harry Champlin
- The Girl Next Door as Howard Poolin
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Mr. Van Tassle
- The Collectors as Sgt. Grander
- Revenge as Dan McCartney
1998
- The Worst Witch as The Dragon Lord
- Emily of New Moon as Wendall MacKay
- Glory & Honor as Morris Jesup
- The Windsor Protocol as Hardy's Aide
- The Ultimate Weapon as 'Top' Drummond
- Escape from Wildcat Canyon as Tully
1997
- The Hunger as Rhys
- The Assignment as KGB Head Officer
- Night of the Demons III as Dewhurst
- The Peacekeeper as General Douglas
- Stranger in the House as Alex Alexander
- While My Pretty One Sleeps as Bishop
- Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson as Mr. Rickey
1996
- Gotti as Romual Piecyk
- Mother Night as August Krapptauer
- Natural Enemy as Stanley
- Hollow Point as FBI Agent in Charge
- Midnight in Saint Petersburg
- Hawk's Vengeance as Duquesne
- For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story as Dr. Zimmerman
1994
- Due South as Henri Cloutier
- Highlander III: The Sorcerer as Vorisek
- Brainscan as Frank
- Relative Fear as Mr. Schulman
- Stalked as Sanders
- Eye of the Wolf as Jacques
- The Lifeforce Experiment as Dr. Robbie Allman
1993
- Flight from Justice as Nathan
- The Rise and Fall of English Montreal as Narrator (voice)
1992
- Twin Sisters as Reeves
- The First Circle as Principal I. Gerasimovich
- A Cry in the Night as Captain Murphy
1991
- Angel Square
- Scanners II: The New Order as Lt. Gelson
- Urban Angel as Lieutenant Drabeck
- Money as Mel Glatzman
- Deadly Surveillance as Palatzo
- The Final Heist as Larivière
- Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad as Narrator (voice)
1990
- Counterstrike as Lt. Samuelson
- Whispers as Sherrif Laurenski
- Falling Over Backwards as Drunk
- The Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away as Boondoggle (voice)
- The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty as King (voice)
1989
- Day One as Hans Bethe
- Snake Treaty
- Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! as Frank
- The Phone Call as Ben
- The Morning Man as Gates
- Dracula: Live from Transylvania as Announcer
1988
- War of the Worlds as Jonathan Laporte
- The Kiss as Bishop
- Hitting Home as Phil Grande
- C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
- Les Tisserands du pouvoir
- Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte
- Shades of Love: Midnight Magic as Ryan Burr
1987
- Nowhere to Hide as Sonny Cambria
- Keeping Track as Chuck
- A Safety Net as Narrator
- Dreams of a Land as Narrator
- The Man Who Stole Dreams as (voice)
1986
- Life on Ice as Narrator
- Choices as Minister
- Edge of Ice as Narrator
1985
- Eternal Evil as Scott
- Secret Weapons as Ivan
- Breaking All the Rules as Detective
1984
- The Surrogate as Bill
- The Slavers
1983
- Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole as Murphy
- Hey Babe! as Roy
- Candy the Stripper
- A Matter of Cunning as Ted Haskell
- Les six saisons des attikameks as Self
1982
- Hard Feelings as Mr. Holland
- The Emperor of Peru
- End Game in Paris
1981
- Ulysses 31 as (voice)
- Heavy Metal as Barbarian Leader (voice)
- The Amateur as Guide
- Happy Birthday to Me as Bartender
1980
- Canada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape as Narrator
- Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole as Narrator
1979
- L'Homme en colère as Club manager
- The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight as Radio Operator
- Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat as Narrator
- Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe as Narrator
1978
- Blackout
- Canada Vignettes: The Horse as Narrator
1977
- Rabid as Cop at Clinic
- One Man as Gendron's colleague
- Strangers at the Door
1976
- The New Avengers as Karavitch
1975
- Shivers as Kresimer Sviben