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Actor Jiří ŠTěpnička Has Died

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Actor Jiří Štěpnička has died at the age of 79. The National Theatre spokesman Tomáš Staněk told the news agency on Sunday, referring to the artist's family. Štěpnička had been working on that stage since 1975. Viewers also know him from television series and films, and he lent his charismatic voice to a number of foreign actors, including Harrison Ford. He played hundreds of roles during his career and became one of the prominent faces of his g…

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Actor Jiří Štěpnička has died at the age of 79. The National Theatre spokesman Tomáš Staněk told the news agency on Sunday, referring to the artist's family. Štěpnička had been working on that stage since 1975. Viewers also know him from television series and films, and he lent his charismatic voice to a number of foreign actors, including Harrison Ford. He played hundreds of roles during his career and became one of the prominent faces of his g…

There are not many people whose lives would be made into not just a film, but a series. The cruel fate of a mother, the breakup of a family, being put away for a child, his son's suicide attempt. The late actor Jiří Štěpnička (†79) has had a lot of things happen to him over the years. His wife Jana (†75) died, and the heavy loss of his lifelong partner apparently caused him to fall heavily onto the tracks in front of an oncoming tram.

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The artistic community has lost a distinctive personality with a complicated life story.

·Bratislava, Slovakia
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Film and theater actor Jiří Štěpnička has died at the age of 79. A longtime member of the National Theater, he played dozens of roles, and his voice was used in the Czech version by Harrison Ford and Michael Douglas. His mother was the persecuted actress Jiřina Štěpničková. The news was brought by the first scene's spokesman Tomáš Staněk.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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PRAGUE - The Czech acting world has been hit by sad news. Jiří Štěpnička, whom audiences know from films, series and theater, has died at the age of 79.

Film and theater actor Jiří Štěpnička has died, he was 79 years old. From his film roles in recent years, viewers remember him, for example, as a secret police colonel in the film Ve štínu or from the series Vyprávěj. In dubbing, he lent his voice to Harrison Ford, among others. The National Theater announced the death on Sunday, and also published the news on its website. Štěpnička had worked in the theater since 1975.

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Novinky.cz broke the news on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
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