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Jan Werich
Sign in to saveCzech actor, playwright and writer (1905–1980)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1905
- Died
- 1980
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Premiera Skafandr
- Osel a stin
- Robin Zbojnik
- Caesar
- Nebe na zemi
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Cecílie — Voice (archive footage)2026
- Jan Werich: Když už člověk jednou je… — Self (archive footage)2021
- Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy — self2012
- Fimfarum - To the good of all — (voice)2011
- Fimfarum 2 — Narrator2006
- Tři strážníci — self2005
- Jan Werich's Fimfarum — Vypravěč2002
- When the Oak Leaves Fall — Narrator (voice) (archive footage)1991
- Mean Barbara — Narrator (voice) (archive footage)1989
- Pan Tau – der Film — (archive footage)1988
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Czechia
- Active from
- 1905-02-06
- Active to
- 1980-10-31
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,507
- Total plays
- 123,924
Tags
Jan Werich (born 6 February 1905, Prague - died 31 October 1980, Prague) was a Czechoslovak actor, playwright and writer. Between 1916 to 1924 he attended "reálné gymnasium" (equivalent to high school) in Křemencová Street in Prague (where his future partner, Jiří Voskovec, also studied). He studied law at the Law School of Charles University 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. <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria–Hungary
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Place of death
- Prague
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jan Werich (ČTK, 1970).png
- Number of children
- 2
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- place of burial
- Olšany Cemetery
- Commons category
- Jan Werich
- date of birth
- 1905-02-26
- date of death
- 1980-10-31
- birth name
- Jan Křtitel František Serafínský
- partner in business or sport
- George Voskovec
Sources (2)
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