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Jan Tříska

Jan Tříska

Actor · Died September 25, 2017, aged 80 · Praha, Československo

Jan Triska or Jan Tříska (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtr̝̊iːska]; 4 November 1936) is a Czech actor, most notable for portraying Captain Henry Wirz in the American television film Andersonville.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 4, 1936
Died
September 25, 2017 (aged 80)
From
Praha, Československo
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 151 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Jan Tříska's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Power
14%
Ideas
13%
Morality
11%
Survival
7%
Society
7%
Truth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Absurd
3
Warm
2
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jan Tříska's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jan Tříska's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

151 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Barefoot(2017)

    as Eda's Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Drazí sousedé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Alois Vrba

  • Klec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jan Svozil

  • Piknik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Stopy života (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as otec Hany

  • Zero Hour(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Clockmaker

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Bastards III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Václav Mádr

  • Edgemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Bishop

  • Jeppe z vršku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kristián

  • Setkání v Praze, s vraždou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Šmíd

  • May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as kat

  • Lunacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Marquis

  • Up and Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Professor Otakar Horecký

  • One Hand Can't Clap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Standas father

  • Zelary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Old Gorcík

  • King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lear, král Británie

  • Blizzard(2003)

    as Otto Brewer / Trainer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Bůh ví… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Vincent

  • Cahoots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Laphonse

  • Lost Souls(2000)

    as Melvin Szabo

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Secret Agent Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sergei Yurov

  • The Omega Code(1999)

    as Prophet #1

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Apt Pupil(1998)

    as Isaac Weiskopf

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Highlander: The Raven(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicolae Breslaw

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Ronin(1998)

    as Dapper Gent

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt(1996)

    as The Assassin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Andersonville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Cap. Henry Wirz

  • Andersonville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Capt. Henry Wirz

  • Drawn from Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jan Fierlinger (voice)

  • My Antonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mr. Shimerda

  • Řád (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as kněz

  • Because Mommy Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dr. Arthur Jamidar

  • World War II: When Lions Roared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vyacheslav Molotav

  • Heart of Darkness(1994)

    as White Agent

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Undercover Blues(1993)

    as Axel

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicolae Breslaw

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Elementary School(1991)

    as Igor Hnízdo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Loose Cannons(1990)

    as Steckler

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Podivné přátelství herce Jesenia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Vyloženě rodinná historie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • The Karate Kid Part III(1989)

    as Milos

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Laszlo Panzini

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Black Eagle(1988)

    as Capt. Valery

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory(1987)

    as General Wolf

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Evergreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Theo Stoller

  • Malice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mike Romanoff

  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact(1984)

    as Alexander Kovalev

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nicholae Janosch (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Swedish Architect

  • The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins(1984)

    as Deputy Markov

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Unfaithfully Yours(1984)

    as Jerzy Czyrek

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Cmdr. Leoni Zlrukov

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Uncommon Valor(1983)

    as Gericault

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Osterman Weekend(1983)

    as Andrei Mikalovich

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair(1983)

    as Vaselievitch

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Jan Fierlinger (voice)

  • Reds(1981)

    as Karl Radek

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Amateur(1981)

    as Rodzenko

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Karl Edsen

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Ragtime(1981)

    as Special Reporter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Talíre nad Velkým Malíkovem(1977)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Crazy Smell of Fresh Hay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Romeo Aventuro

  • Maiden's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Schwerdtfeger

  • 10 % nádeje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Maťo Pompura

  • Secluded, Near Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as MUDr. Houdek

  • Život na úteku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Vašek

  • Do posledného dychu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Erich Fischer

  • Ešte sa nevraciam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Tetované časom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dr. Hocko

  • Thirty Cases of Major Zema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Eda

  • Kašpárek, Honza a drak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Pätnásť životov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Tales of 1,001 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Zbojník Ondráš (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Petr pátrá s námi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Two Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Alexandr

  • How Do You Feed A Donkey? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Pepi

  • Sen noci svatojánské (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Tichý svědek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Královská ozvěna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Královský gambit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Pavol zasahuje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • O ševci Matějovi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Princess Goldilocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rybář

  • Don Juan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Známost sestry Aleny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Karel Mareš (voice)

  • Poslední dopis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Miss Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Petr

  • Bola raz jedna záhrada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Horolezci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Pohár za první poločas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Ctná paní Lucie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Dosť dobrí chlapi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Kamil Gubriš

  • Růže a prsten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Muzikant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • F. L. Věk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Lucie and the Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mikuláš

  • Radúz and Mahulena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Radúz

  • Žabí muzikál (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Prince Vanilin

  • Drobínek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • On the Comet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Porucík Servadac (voice)

  • Hádavá pohádka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as loutnista

  • Záhada hlavolamu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 5 episodes · as Široko

  • Nespavost ve dvou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Raport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Karel

  • The Limping Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Head Physician Rudolf (voice)

  • Čtyři v kruhu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Klapzubova jedenáctka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ženitba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Ukradená vzducholod(1967)

    as Editor Ardan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Game Without Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Martin a červené sklíčko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • People From Caravans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as akrobat Vincek

  • Z Adamova deníku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Kacafírek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • 5 Million Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Vyšetřovatel VB Koval

  • Zlá minuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Lov na mamuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Youngster (voice)

  • The House in Karp Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Kowlorat

  • The House in Karp Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kowlorat

  • A Star Named Wormwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Lojzík

  • The Hiding of Black Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Komedie s Klikou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • A Place in the Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Technician Bohouš (voice) (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")

  • Začít znova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Jan Stehlík (voice)

  • Among Us Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Domácí víno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Ota

  • William Shakespeare: Monology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Romance štědrovečerní (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Golden Fern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Jura (voice)

  • Etuda pro kontrabas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Tarzanova smrt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Dva z onoho světa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Kohout plaší smrt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Jejich den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Where an Alibi Is Not Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as laboratory assistant Mirek Zach

  • August Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Policejní hodina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Pochodně (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as foreman Josef Pecka

  • Všude žijí lidé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lojza Posvár

  • U nás v Mechově (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • První parta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Kruh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Honzík

  • Pět z milionu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Láska na toulkách (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Soldier

  • Váhavý střelec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Martin Něnička

  • Jedeme na spartakiádu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Commentary (voice)

  • Ve vzduchu je nepřítel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Commentary (voice)

  • Ještě včera to znamenalo smrt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pavel

  • Vidíš-li poutníka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Vypravěč

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 151 titles, 149 of them dated from 1955 to 2017; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

The Elementary School (1991)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Apt Pupil (1998)

Film career

19552017

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1976Screen debut· Secluded, Near Woods
  • 2005Career best· Lunacy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting151 of 151: 151 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

1950s6 · acting1960s41 · acting1970s42 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s8 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
76869601

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jan Tříska's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The Omega Code (1999)

79th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Elementary School (1991)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jan Tříska's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jan Tříska work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jan Tříska's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jan Svěrák shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors