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Jan S. Kolár(1896-1973)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Jan S. Kolár was born on 11 May 1896 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Otrávené svetlo (1921), Mrtví zijí (1922) and The Arrival from the Darkness (1921). He was married to Mása Kolárová. He died on 30 October 1973 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
BornMay 11, 1896
DiedOctober 30, 1973(77)
BornMay 11, 1896
DiedOctober 30, 1973(77)
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Known for

Karel Lamač, Emil Artur Longen, and Přemysl Pražský in Otrávené svetlo (1921)
Otrávené svetlo
6.8
  • Ferdinand Kardan
  • 1921
Mrtví zijí
  • Actor
  • 1922
The Arrival from the Darkness (1921)
The Arrival from the Darkness
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1921
Zpev zlata (1921)
Zpev zlata
  • Milos Kresín
  • 1921

Credits

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Actor

  • Kdyby tisíc klarinetu (1965)
    Kdyby tisíc klarinetu
    7.2
    • General #1
    • 1965
  • Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963)
    Voyage to the End of the Universe
    6.9
    • Dead man (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Václav Lohniský and Jiří Sovák in Darbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
    Darbuján a Pandrhola
    7.4
    • Hospodský z oubenic
    • 1960
  • Útek ze stínu (1959)
    Útek ze stínu
    4.6
    • Promotor
    • 1959
  • O vecech nadprirozených (1959)
    O vecech nadprirozených
    7.3
    • Attorney (segment "A Legal Case")
    • 1959
  • Psohlavci (1955)
    Psohlavci
    6.1
    • Soudce
    • 1955
  • Jeste svatba nebyla
    4.5
    • 1954
  • Dvaasedmdesátka
    4.1
    • Juror
    • 1953
  • Vladimír Ráž in Tajemství krve (1953)
    Tajemství krve
    7.6
    • Professor
    • 1953
  • Haskovy povidky ze stareho mocnarstvi (1952)
    Haskovy povidky ze stareho mocnarstvi
    7.0
    • Porotce
    • 1952
  • Mikolás Ales (1952)
    Mikolás Ales
    6.7
    • 1952
  • The Emperor and the Golem (1952)
    The Emperor and the Golem
    8.0
    • Alchemist 1
    • 1952
  • DS 70 nevyjizdi (1951)
    DS 70 nevyjizdi
    3.0
    • 1951
  • Stika v rybníce (1951)
    Stika v rybníce
    4.3
    • Engineer
    • 1951
  • Priznání
    5.4
    • Advokát
    • 1951

Writer

  • Vyderac (1937)
    Vyderac
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Kríz u potoka
    4.9
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1931
  • Svatý Václav (1930)
    Svatý Václav
    6.0
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1930
  • Daughters of Eve (1928)
    Daughters of Eve
    5.9
    • story "Princ z ulice"
    • 1928
  • Rina
    • screenplay
    • 1926
  • Vyznavaci slunce
    • screenplay
    • 1926
  • Parnasie
    • screenplay
    • 1925
  • Mrtví zijí
    • screenplay
    • 1922
  • Roztrzené foto
    6.5
    Short
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1921
  • Karel Lamač, Emil Artur Longen, and Přemysl Pražský in Otrávené svetlo (1921)
    Otrávené svetlo
    6.8
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1921
  • The Arrival from the Darkness (1921)
    The Arrival from the Darkness
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1921
  • Setrelé písmo
    4.9
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1921
  • Zpev zlata (1921)
    Zpev zlata
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1921
  • Dáma s malou nozkou
    6.2
    Short
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1920
  • Teddy by kouril
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1919

Director

  • Kríz u potoka
    4.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Svatý Václav (1930)
    Svatý Václav
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Rina
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Mrtví zijí
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Roztrzené foto
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Karel Lamač, Emil Artur Longen, and Přemysl Pražský in Otrávené svetlo (1921)
    Otrávené svetlo
    6.8
    • Director (as Jan Kolár)
    • 1921
  • The Arrival from the Darkness (1921)
    The Arrival from the Darkness
    6.4
    • Director (as Jan Kolár)
    • 1921
  • Zpev zlata (1921)
    Zpev zlata
    • Director (as Jan Kolár)
    • 1921
  • Dáma s malou nozkou
    6.2
    Short
    • Director (as Jan Kolár)
    • 1920
  • Akord smrti
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Ucitel orientálních jazyku
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Polykarpovo zimní dobrodruzství
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dr. J. Kolár
  • Born
    • May 11, 1896
    • Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • October 30, 1973
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Spouse
    • Mása Kolárová

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