Jiří Krytinář (28 April 1947 – 29 September 2015) was a Czech actor. With a height of 122 cm (4.00 ft), he was often cast in specific roles.
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Biography
Krytinář was born on 28 April 1947 to the gamekeeper's family in Sejřek. At the age of three, he was diagnosed with osteochondrodysplasia and stopped growing. As an adult, he reached a height of 122 cm (4.00 ft). He trained as a watchmaker and then moved to Jablonec nad Nisou. He was acting from 1969 and professionally from 1981, when he became employed in Barrandov Studios.
Krytinář worked in the Alhambra Theatre, the Karel Heřmánek Theatre, the Bez Zábradlí Theatre and was a member of the Musical Theatre Karlín. During his film career, he was cast in 70 roles, including several abroad. He died on 29 September 2015 of a pulmonary embolism, at the age of 68.
Selected filmography
2008 – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008 – Bathory
2005 – Lunacy
1997 – An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World
1997 – The Hunchback
1996 – Hospoda (TV series)
1992 – The Tigress
1986 – Mahuliena, Golden Maiden
1985 – Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf
1984 – Fešák Hubert
1984 – Amadeus
1980 – Arabela (TV series)
1973 – Tři oříšky pro Popelku
1971 – The Girl on the Broomstick
