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Jan Werich

Jan Werich

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-wing political satires, most notably in the Osvobozené divadlo (Liberated Theatre). The trio's work took inspiration from Dada, with its love of the absurd, a reaction against bourgeois values and the horrors of World War I. In 1955 he begun working in cinema, and 1960s were a peak in his actor career. From the creation of the ABC Theatre he moved to the City Theatres of Prague and then to the Musical Theatre of Karlin and Nusle. Werich was originally cast by producer Harry Saltzman to play Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Upon his arrival at the Pinewood set, both producer Albert R. Broccoli and director Lewis Gilbert felt that he was a poor choice, resembling a "poor, benevolent Santa Claus".

Personal information

Birthday

1905-02-06

Birth Place

Praha - Československo

Movies and TV shows :

Assignment K

Assignment K

1968

6.0

Movie
Balada z hadrů

Balada z hadrů

1960

7.0

Movie
poster

Co tomu říkáte, pane Werich?

1968

10.0

TV
Crisis

Crisis

1939

0.0

Movie
Czechoslovakia: Portrait of a Tragedy

Czechoslovakia: Portrait of a Tragedy

1968

0.0

Movie
Dog's Heads

Dog's Heads

1955

5.0

Movie
Fimfarum - To the good of all

Fimfarum - To the good of all

2011

6.8

Movie
Fimfarum 2

Fimfarum 2

2006

7.4

Movie
Heave-Ho!

Heave-Ho!

1934

7.0

Movie
Here in Kocourkov

Here in Kocourkov

1934

7.5

Movie
Hudba z Marsu

Hudba z Marsu

1955

5.9

Movie
Italienisches Capriccio

Italienisches Capriccio

1961

10.0

Movie
Jan Werich: Když už člověk jednou je…

Jan Werich: Když už člověk jednou je…

2021

0.0

Movie
Jan Werich's Fimfarum

Jan Werich's Fimfarum

2002

6.9

Movie
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph

1956

5.4

Movie
King and Women

King and Women

1967

8.0

Movie
poster

Klapzubova jedenáctka

1968

7.0

TV
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti

Kočár nejsvětější svátosti

1963

6.0

Movie
Magnetické vlny léčí

Magnetické vlny léčí

1965

6.5

Movie
Mean Barbara

Mean Barbara

1987

9.3

Movie
Medvěd

Medvěd

1961

9.0

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

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

1955

8.0

Movie
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase

Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase

1956

0.0

Movie
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku

Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku

1955

0.0

Movie
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče

Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče

1954

0.0

Movie
poster

Pan Tau

1970

6.6

TV
Pan Tau – der Film

Pan Tau – der Film

1988

6.4

Movie
Pouť noci silvestrovské

Pouť noci silvestrovské

1953

0.0

Movie
Powder and Petrol

Powder and Petrol

1932

7.0

Movie
Pražská strašidla

Pražská strašidla

1966

0.0

Movie
poster

Přiložte životopis

1968

0.0

TV
Silvestr 1957

Silvestr 1957

1957

0.0

Movie
Tears the World Can't See

Tears the World Can't See

1963

7.5

Movie
Těžká Barbora

Těžká Barbora

1960

6.2

Movie
The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

1967

7.7

Movie
The Creation of the World

The Creation of the World

1958

6.9

Movie
The Cry

The Cry

1964

6.9

Movie
The Dear Departed

The Dear Departed

1964

6.0

Movie
The Emperor and the Golem

The Emperor and the Golem

1952

6.9

Movie
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

1962

7.4

Movie
The Fall of Berlin

The Fall of Berlin

1950

5.1

Movie
The Golden Fish

The Golden Fish

1951

5.7

Movie
The Good Soldier Schweik

The Good Soldier Schweik

1956

7.2

Movie
The World Belongs to Us

The World Belongs to Us

1937

6.8

Movie
To jsou Bratři v triku

To jsou Bratři v triku

1957

0.0

Movie
poster

Tři strážníci

2005

0.0

TV
Two Little Frosts

Two Little Frosts

1955

6.5

Movie
Uspořená libra

Uspořená libra

1963

7.8

Movie
poster

Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy

2012

0.0

TV
When the Cat Comes

When the Cat Comes

1963

7.0

Movie
When the Oak Leaves Fall

When the Oak Leaves Fall

1991

8.3

Movie
Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

1932

7.0

Movie