Acting
Jan Werich
- Titles
- 56movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1932 to 2026, with a break from 2012 to 2025, busiest in 1951 and 1963 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 30top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
The 25th Hour81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Fantasy5.5average 1.7
- Satire & Parody4.9average 2.3
- Wonder6.0average 3.4
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor4.3average 2.0
- Wholesome5.6average 3.3
- Situational Comedy4.8average 2.7
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.4
- Psychological3.7, average 5.6
- Crime2.0, average 3.7
- Tension4.6, average 6.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Whimsical 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJan KohoutEditorThe Emperor and the Golem, The World Belongs to Us, Tears the World Can't See, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku, +3 more
Martin FričWriterThe Emperor and the Golem, The World Belongs to Us, Tears the World Can't See, Heave-Ho!, Pekařův císař, +2 more
Jiří TrnkaWriterTwo Little Frosts, The Good Soldier Svejk, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče, +1 more
Jiří BrdečkaWriterThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen, When the Cat Comes, The Emperor and the Golem, Once Upon a Time, There Was a King..., Pekařův císař, +1 more- JJaroslav JežekComposerThe World Belongs to Us, Powder and Petrol, Here in Kocourkov, Heave-Ho!, Your Money or Your Life, +1 more
Bohuš ZáhorskýActorThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen, The Emperor and the Golem, The World Belongs to Us, Powder and Petrol, Medvěd
Vlasta PospíšilováDirectorMean Barbara, Fimfarum - To the good of all, Jan Werich's Fimfarum, When the Oak Leaves Fall, Fimfarum 2- JJiří KubíčekWriterMean Barbara, Fimfarum - To the good of all, Jan Werich's Fimfarum, When the Oak Leaves Fall, Fimfarum 2
- HHelena LebduškováEditorTwo Little Frosts, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče, The Golden Fish
Jiří SovákActorWhen the Cat Comes, Tears the World Can't See, Magnetické vlny léčí, Uspořená libra
George VoskovecActorThe World Belongs to Us, Powder and Petrol, Heave-Ho!, Your Money or Your Life- VVladimír MertaComposerMean Barbara, Fimfarum - To the good of all, Jan Werich's Fimfarum, Fimfarum 2
Movies and TV shows
552020s
1 title
as Voice (archive footage)
2010s
1 title
as (voice)
2000s
2 titles · average score 73
as Narrator
as Vypravěč
1990s
2 titles
as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
1980s
7 titles · average score 71
as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
Adaptation
as Narrator (archive footage) (voice)
1970s
2 titles · average score 72
TV show
as Jan Werich
1960s
19 titles · average score 72
as Sgt. Constantin
as Jindřich VIII.
as léčitel Wohu
as Dědeček
as Oliva
as Fedor Akimič Rjebrotěsov
as Sam Adams
Screenplay
as kapitán holandské lodi
as statkář Grigorij Stěpanovič Smirnov
as Don Marzio
as strážný Holofern
1950s
15 titles · average score 70
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Commentary (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as král Já I.
as Brave Frost (voice)
as Nadšený divák
as Narrator (voice)
Screenstory
as Emperor Rudolf II / Matheus Kotrba, The Baker
as Narrator (voice)
as Goering
1930s
6 titles · average score 63
as kamelot
Theatre Play
Story, Screenplay
as Ferdinand Kaplan
Story, Producer
as Tonda