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

Žarko Potočnjak
Born	(1946-02-03)3 February 1946 Pakrac, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	21 October 2021(2021-10-21) (aged 75) Zagreb, Croatia[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1966–2021[2]

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

• The Rat Savior (Izbavitelj, 1976)
• Visitors from the Galaxy (Gosti iz galaksije, 1981)
• Evening Bells (Večernja zvona, 1986)
• The Glembays (Glembajevi, 1988)
• Go, Yellow (Ajmo žuti, 2001)
• Long Dark Night (Duga mračna noć, 2004)
• Sleep Sweet, My Darling (Snivaj, zlato moje, 2005)
• Libertas (2006)
• Nad lipom 35 TV, (2006-20??)
• Play Me a Love Song (Pjevajte nešto ljubavno, 2007)
• Will Not End Here (Nije kraj, 2008)

References

External links

• Žarko Potočnjak at IMDb

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