Žarko Potočnjak

Žarko Potočnjak
Born(1946-02-03)3 February 1946
Pakrac, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died21 October 2021(2021-10-21) (aged 75)
Zagreb, Croatia[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1966–2021[2]

Žarko Potočnjak (3 February 1946[3] – 21 October 2021)[4] was a Croatian theatre, television and film actor.

Potočnjak graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1972.[3] Upon graduation he was hired as a regular member at the Komedija and Gavella theatres in Zagreb, and since 1994 he has been a member of cast at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.[5]

Apart from his work in theatre, Potočnjak has appeared in about 30 television series and a number of film productions since the 1970s.

In 1983, he married actress Asja Jovanović, with whom he has a daughter Mirna.[3] During the Croatian War of Independence he served with the 106th Croatian Army brigade based in Osijek.[3]

He provided the voice of Mater in the Croatian dub of the Cars franchise[6][7] and Raisin and dalmatian in Marmaduke.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Preminuo je Žarko Potočnjak
  2. ^ "Žarko Potočnjak - 40 godina filmskih i kazališnih preobrazbi histriona i komičara". Nacional (in Croatian) (628). 26 November 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Žarko Potočnjak". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Preminuo je glumac Žarko Potočnjak" (in Croatian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Žarko Potočnjak" (in Croatian). Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  6. ^ Disney International Dubbings Croatian Ljubomir Krekes/Leon Luchev
  7. ^ "MAJSTORI SINHRONIZACIJE: Ko se krije iza Duška Dugouška, Šilje, Popaja, Sunđera Boba? (FOTO) (VIDEO)". www.telegraf.rs.


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