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Ota Sklenčka

Czech actor (1919–1993)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 26, 2025
Entity authorityQ3505584 ↗
Source-derived summary

Ota Sklenčka (19 December 1919 in Hradec Králové – 10 October 1993 in Prague) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Ota Sklenčka” as czech actor (1919–1993). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sklenčka, Czech and actor.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1919, 1993, 1982—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1919-12-19, 1920-12-19—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Sklenčka, Czech and actor providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Ota Sklenčka”, the useful work is to connect “czech actor (1919–1993)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 26, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q3505584. VIAF identifies the subject as 84017074. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1919, 1993 and 1982.

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This entry incorporates text from “Ota Sklenčka” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.