Birth Place Matching "Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Herbert Lom
Actor | The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Herbert Lom was born on September 11, 1917 as Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru into an aristocratic family living in genteel poverty. His incredibly long surnames led him to select the shortest surname he could find extant ("Lom") and adopt it as his own, professionally. He ...
2. Francis Lederer
Actor | One Rainy Afternoon
Frantisek Lederer was born on November 6th, 1899, in Czechoslovakia. His father was a leather merchant, and young Frantisek began his working life as a department store delivery boy in Prague. He fell in love with acting from a young age, and was soon on stage touring Moravia and then all over ...
3. Ernst Deutsch
Actor | The Third Man
Ernst Deutsch was born on September 16, 1890 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Third Man (1949), Der Prozeß (1948) and Isle of the Dead (1945). He was previously married to Anuschka Fuchs. He died on March 22, 1969 in West Berlin, West ...
4. Lída Baarová
Actress | Die Fledermaus
Lída Baarová was born on September 14, 1914 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Die Fledermaus (1937), Virginity (1937) and Jsem devce s certem v tele (1933). She was previously married to Kurt Lundwall and Jan Kopecky. She died on October 28, ...
5. Franz Kafka
Writer | Le procès
Franz Kafka was born into a German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Austrian Empire, in 1883. His father, Hermann Kafka, was a business owner and a domestic tyrant, frequently abusing his son. Kafka later admitted to his father, "My writing was all about you...". He believed that his father broke ...
6. George Pravda
Actor | Thunderball
George Pravda was born on June 19, 1916 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Prague, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Thunderball (1965), Firefox (1982) and The Man in the Mirror (1966). He was previously married to Hana Maria Pravda. He died on April 30, 1985 in London, England, UK.
7. Oldrich Nový
Actor | Dívka v modrém
Oldrich Nový was born on August 7, 1899 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Dívka v modrém (1940), Ctrnáctý u stolu (1943) and The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949). He died on March 15, ...
8. Karl Anton
Director | Immer nur Du
Karl Anton was born on October 25, 1898 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for You Only You (1941), Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l (1943) and Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1946). He was previously married to Ruth ...
9. Otto Heller
Cinematographer | The Ipcress File
Pioneering Czech cinematographer Ota (later anglicised to 'Otto') Heller started as a cinema usher and then worked as a projectionist at a cinema in Prague. He first came to prominence as a military reporter and cameraman on the Italian Front during World War I and was subsequently involved in ...
10. Gustav Machatý
Director | Ekstase
Gustav Machatý was born on May 9, 1901 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). His first experience with the motion picture industry was playing piano at movie theaters, accompanying silent pictures. In 1917, he made his debut as an actor.
In the early 1920s, he emigrated to ...
11. Lyda Salmonova
Actress | Der Student von Prag
Lyda Salmonova was born on July 14, 1889 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Student of Prague (1913), Evinrude (1913) and Monna Vanna (1922). She was previously married to Paul Wegener. She died on November 18, 1968 in Prague, Czechoslovakia ...
12. Jirí Weiss
Director | Vlcí jáma
Jirí Weiss was born on March 29, 1913 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Wolf Trap (1958), 90 Degrees in the Shade (1965) and Martha et moi (1990). He was previously married to Katerina Weiss. He died on April 9, 2004 in Santa Monica, ...
13. Rainer Maria Rilke
Writer | René
Rainer Maria Rilke was born in Prague on the 4th of December 1878 as the son of a military man working with railroads. After he visited a military Upper School he tried to avoid the army and did the preparations for the final exams and the final exams in private. He went to university to study ...
14. Hana Maria Pravda
Actress | The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Hana Maria Pravda was born on January 29, 1916 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Department S (1969) and Thursday Theatre (1964). She was previously married to George Pravda and Alexandr "Sasha" Munk. ...
15. Jarmila Novotna
Actress | Die Nacht der großen Liebe
Jarmila Novotna was born on September 23, 1908 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Die Nacht der großen Liebe (1933), The Beggar Student (1931) and The Search (1948). She died on February 9, 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.
16. Borivoj Zeman
Director | Fantom Morrisvillu
Borivoj Zeman was born on March 6, 1912 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for The Phantom of Morrisville (1966), Tri knoflíky (1945) and The Proud Princess (1952). He died on December 23, 1991 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech ...
17. Karel Houska
Actor | Jára Cimrman lezící, spící
Karel Houska was born on October 15, 1916 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983), The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) and Action B (1952). He died on December 22, 1987 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now...
18. Natasa Gollová
Actress | Dívka v modrém
Natasa Gollová was born on February 27, 1912 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Dívka v modrém (1940), The Blue Star Hotel (1941) and The Cremator (1969). She was previously married to Karel Konstantin. She died on October 29, 1988 ...
19. Hana Vítová
Actress | Pytlákova schovanka aneb Slechetný milionár
Hana Vítová was born on January 24, 1914 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949), Battalion (1937) and Armádní dvojcata (1938). She was previously married to Bedrich Radl and Jára...
20. Rudolf Friml
Soundtrack | Chinatown
Composer, songwriter ("Donkey Serenade", "Song of the Vagabonds") and pianist, educated at the Prague Conservatory and a music student of Anton Dvorak and Jiranek. He toured Europe as a concert pianist with violinist Jan Kubelik, and then toured America in 1901 and 1906. In 1912 he replaced Victor ...
21. Martin Fric
Director | Hej-rup!
Martin Fric was born on March 29, 1902 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Workers, Let's Go (1934), Capek's Tales (1947) and The Secret of Blood (1953). He was previously married to Suzanne Marwille. He died on August 26, 1968 in Prague...
22. Vladimír Borský
Director | Cekanky
Vladimír Borský was born on March 2, 1904 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Cekanky (1940), Jan Výrava (1938) and Jestrab kontra Hrdlicka (1953). He died on October 24, 1962 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
23. Karel Steklý
Writer | Siréna
Karel Steklý was born on October 9, 1903 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for The Strike (1947), Dobrý voják Svejk (1957) and Prostácek (1945). He died on July 5, 1987 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
24. Frantisek Langer
Writer | Velbloud uchem jehly
Frantisek Langer was born on March 3, 1888 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Velbloud uchem jehly (1926), Jizdni hlidka (1936) and Camel Through the Eye of a Needle (1937). He died on August 2, 1965 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech ...
25. Liselotte Goettinger
Actress | Girl with Green Eyes
Liselotte was a refugee from Nazi Europe. She arrived in the UK in 1938, her fiance, Eric Pohlmann, followed in 1939, and they were married in the same year. She had various jobs, including, with her husband, cook and butler to the Duke of Bedford. Her two sons were born in 1942 and 1945, and she ...
26. Jirina Sejbalová
Actress | Sólo pro starou dámu
Jirina Sejbalová was born on September 17, 1905 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Sólo pro starou dámu (1978), Rusalka (1963) and From Saturday to Sunday (1931). She died on August 23, 1981 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech ...
27. Josef Hlinomaz
Actor | Limonádový Joe aneb Konská opera
Josef Hlinomaz was born on October 9, 1914 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Lemonade Joe (1964), Rusalka (1963) and The Emperor and the Golem (1952). He died on August 8, 1978 in Split, Yugoslavia [now Croatia].
28. Jan S. Kolár
Actor | Otrávené svetlo
Jan S. Kolár was born on May 11, 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 previously married to Mása Kolárová. He died ...
29. Franz Schulz
Writer | The Fighting Guardsman
Franz Schulz was born on March 22, 1897 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for The Fighting Guardsman (1946), Midnight (1939) and Born to Sing (1942). He died on May 4, 1971 in Muralto, Ticino, Switzerland.
30. Jaroslav Hasek
Writer | Svejk
Czech author Jaroslav Hasek was born in 1883 in Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic), which at the time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father was an alcoholic schoolteacher who was constantly moving the family in search of better paying jobs, and died when Jaroslav was 13. The ...
31. Jirí Krejcík
Director | O vecech nadprirozených
Mr Krejcik made over 20 films in a career that began in 1947. His best known films include the 1960 WWII drama Higher Principle, the biographical film about the singer Ema Destinova entitled The Divine Ema, as well as a number of comedies.
Jirí Krejcík received the Czech Lion film award for lifetime ...
32. Jaroslav Jezek
Composer | Hej-rup!
Jaroslav Jezek was born on September 25, 1906 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Prague, Czech Republic]. He was a composer, known for Workers, Let's Go (1934), From Saturday to Sunday (1931) and Powder and Petrol (1932). He died on January 1, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.
33. Anna Sedlácková
Actress | Tajemství lékarovo
Anna Sedlácková was born on September 29, 1887 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress and writer, known for Tajemství lékarovo (1930), Tragedie ve snehu (1913) and Konec milování (1913). She was previously married to Max Urban. She ...
34. Egon Erwin Kisch
Writer | Tonka Sibenice
Egon Erwin Kisch was born on April 29, 1885 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Tonka Sibenice (1930), Pasák holek (1930) and Der Fall des Generalstabs-Oberst Redl (1931). He was previously married to Gisela Lyner. He died on March ...
35. Sylvester Wiere
Actor | Road to Rio
Sylvester Wiere was born in Prague, in 1910, into a family having a long tradition in show business. He was the youngest of three brothers. In 1922, at the age of twelve, he and his brothers, Herbert Wiere and Harry Wiere, formed The Wiere Brothers comedy act and began performing in theatres and on...
36. Eva Svobodová
Actress | Dobrý voják Svejk
Eva Svobodová was born on May 1, 1907 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Dobrý voják Svejk (1957), Skeleton on Horseback (1937) and A Local Romance (1958). She died on January 3, 1992 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
37. Theodor Pistek
Actor | Karel Havlícek Borovský
Theodor Pistek was born on June 13, 1895 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Karel Havlícek Borovský (1925), Otec Kondelík a zenich Vejvara I. (1926) and Tchán Kondelík a zet Vejvara (1929). He was ...
38. Jaroslav Marvan
Actor | Batalión
Jaroslav Marvan was born on December 11, 1901 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Battalion (1937), The Great Adventure (1952) and The Death of Black King (1972). He was previously married to Marie Marvanová. He died on May 21, 1974 in Prague, ...
39. Marie Vásová
Actress | Ztracená tvár
Marie Vásová was born on May 16, 1911 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Lost Face (1965), The Thirsty Youth (1943) and Po noci den (1956). She died on August 6, 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
40. Gabriela Bártlová
Actress | Mrtví zijí
Gabriela Bártlová was born on March 27, 1909 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Mrtví zijí (1922), The Lost Face (1965) and Mesíc nad rekou (1953). She died on December 18, 1977 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
41. Franz Werfel
Writer | Juarez
Franz Werfel was born on September 10, 1890 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Juarez (1939), The Song of Bernadette (1943) and Der Abituriententag (1974). He was previously married to Alma Mahler-Werfel. He died on August 26, 1945 in Beverly Hills,...
42. Aliza Sommer-Herz
Self | The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Aliza Sommer-Herz was born on November 26, 1903 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was previously married to Leopold Sommer. She died on February 23, 2014 in London, England, UK.
43. Jan Masaryk
Actor | Schweik's New Adventures
Jan Masaryk was born on September 14, 1886 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for It Started at Midnight (1943) and Bratislavské rozprávky (1991). He was previously married to Frances Crane Leatherbee. He died on March 10, 1948 ...
44. Cenek Slégl
Writer | Ted' zas my
Cenek Slégl was born on September 30, 1893 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Ted' zas my (1939), Armádní dvojcata (1938) and Paní Morálka krácí mestem (1939). He died on February 17, 1970 in ...
45. Stanislav Neumann
Actor | Pelikán má alibi
Stanislav Neumann was born on July 16, 1902 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Pelikán má alibi (1940), Finally Alone (1940) and Delightful Story (1937). He died on February 19, 1975 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
46. Bohus Záhorský
Actor | Limonádový Joe aneb Konská opera
Bohus Záhorský was born on February 5, 1906 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Lemonade Joe (1964), Palette of Love (1976) and The Bear (1961). He died on September 22, 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
47. Sasa Rasilov
Actor | Dobrý voják Svejk
Sasa Rasilov was born on September 6, 1891 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for The Last Bohemian (1931), Poslední bohém (1931) and I'll Be Right Over (1942). He died on May 4, 1955 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech ...
48. Mary Jansová
Actress | Príbeh jednoho dne
Mary Jansová was born on June 16, 1897 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Príbeh jednoho dne (1926), Pomsta more (1921) and Steeple Chase (1922). She was previously married to Josef Císar. She died on July 10, 1975 in Prague, ...
49. Olga Engl
Actress | Anna Karenina
Olga Engl was born on May 30, 1871 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Anna Karenina (1920), The Csardas Princess (1934) and Der große Coup (1919). She died on September 21, 1946 in Berlin, Germany.
50. Marie Blazková
Actress | Pytlákova schovanka aneb Slechetný milionár
Marie Blazková was born on October 12, 1885 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949), The Wedding Ring (1945) and Paní Morálka krácí mestem (1939). She died on ...