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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 4 MIN

“Better to be in a wheelchair than with communists”: Actor Jan Potměšil dies at 60

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On Thursday evening, theatre and film actor Jan Potměšil passed away in his sleep after a prolonged illness. He was 60 years old. Potměšil has been confined to a wheelchair since the age of 23 following a car accident.

On Thursday evening, theatre and film actor Jan Potměšil passed away in his sleep after a prolonged illness. He was 60 years old. Potměšil has been confined to a wheelchair since the age of 23 following a car accident.

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On Thursday evening, theatre and film actor Jan Potměšil passed away in his sleep after a prolonged illness. He was 60 years old. Potměšil has been confined to a wheelchair since the age of 23 following a car accident.

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