Bruno Oja was born on February 12, 1933 in Tallinn,
Estonia. Known by his stage name Bruno O’Ya the Estonian lived for many years
in Poland and was an actor, writer, singer, jazz musician, athlete. Since the
1960s he lived in Wroclaw, where he, among others was a member of the Creative
Union Club. In Poland he enjoyed great popularity for his role as Ensign in the
Polish western “Słotwiny wolf echoes” (1968) and for the role of Józwy
Butrym-legless in “The Deluge” (1974) directed by Jerzy Hoffman and nominated
for an Academy Award. He also starred in such Polish films and TV series as “Kopernik”
(1972), “Kazimierz Wielki” (1976), “Rycerze i rabusie” (1984), “Przyłbice i
kaptury”(1985), “07 zgłoś się” (1976-1987), “Pan Kleks w kosmosie” (1989). His
only Euro-western film was the DEFA western “Fatal Error” (1969) in the role of
Hank Jackson. He also appeared in the TV series “Ucieczka z krainy złota” (1977)
based on the Jack London story. Bruno died in Tartu, Estonia of cancer on
October 9, 2002. Today we remember Bruno O’Ya on what would have been his 80th
birthday.
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