Jan Werich
Jan Werich
Person

Jan Werich

Actor 1905-02-06 Praha - Československo

Between 1916 and 1924, Werich attended "reálné gymnasium" (equivalent to high school) in Křemencova Street in Prague (where his future business partner, Jiří Voskovec, also studied). He studied law at the Charles University Law School from 1924 to 1927, from which he made an early departure to begin his artistic career and forge one of the most important partnerships of his life. For more than 10 years he worked in theatre Jiří Voskovec and Jaroslav Ježek. Their partnership was a platform for their numerous left-w...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

1962 · kapitán holandské lodi

When the Cat Comes

When the Cat Comes

1963 · Oliva

The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

1967 · Sgt. Constantin

The Emperor and the Golem

The Emperor and the Golem

1951 · Emperor Rudolf II / Matheus Kotrba, The Baker

Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

1955 · král Já I.

The Creation of the World

The Creation of the World

1958 · Narrator (voice)

Jan Werich's Fimfarum

Jan Werich's Fimfarum

2002 · Vypravěč

Pan Tau

Pan Tau

1970 · TV

The Fall of Berlin

The Fall of Berlin

1950 · Goering

Pan Tau – der Film

Pan Tau – der Film

1988 · (archive footage)

The Good Soldier Svejk

The Good Soldier Svejk

1956 · Narrator

Fimfarum 2

Fimfarum 2

2006 · Narrator

The Cry

The Cry

1964 · Narrator (voice)

Two Little Frosts

Two Little Frosts

1955 · Brave Frost (voice)

Fimfarum - To the good of all

Fimfarum - To the good of all

2011 · (voice)

Heave-Ho!

Heave-Ho!

1934 · Movie

Assignment K

Assignment K

1968 · Dr. Spiegler

Hudba z Marsu

Hudba z Marsu

1955 · Nadšený divák

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph

1956 · Commentary (voice)

Uspořená libra

Uspořená libra

1963 · Sam Adams