Žarko Potočnjak Explained

Žarko Potočnjak
Birth Date:	3 February 1946
Birth Place:	Pakrac, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Death Place:	Zagreb, Croatia^[1]
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1966–2021^[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

• 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)

Notes and References

1. https://www.poslovni.hr/hrvatska/preminuo-je-zarko-potocnjak-4310023 Preminuo je Žarko Potočnjak
2. Žarko Potočnjak - 40 godina filmskih i kazališnih preobrazbi histriona i komičara. 26 November 2007. Nacional. 628. hr. 21 February 2015.
3. Web site: Žarko Potočnjak. vecernji.hr. Večernji list. hr. 21 February 2015.
4. Web site: Preminuo je glumac Žarko Potočnjak. 21 October 2021. 21 October 2021. hr.
5. Web site: Žarko Potočnjak . . Croatian . 4 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822104840/http://www.hnk.hr/hr/drama/ansambl/prvaci_drame/zarko_potocnjak . 22 August 2010 .
6. https://disneyinternationaldubbings.weebly.com/aladdin--croatian-credits.html Disney International Dubbings Croatian Ljubomir Krekes/Leon Luchev
7. Web site: MAJSTORI SINHRONIZACIJE: Ko se krije iza Duška Dugouška, Šilje, Popaja, Sunđera Boba? (FOTO) (VIDEO). www.telegraf.rs.