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Jan Kraus(I)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Jan Kraus in Mature Wine (1981)
A lonely Czech businessman sells his soul to the devil in return for 24 years of self-indulgence.
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Faust (1994)
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Jan Kraus was born on 15 August 1953 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and writer, known for Mestecko aneb Sláva vítezum, cest porazeným (2003), Cerní baroni (1992) and Jeste vetsí blbec, nez jsme doufali (1994). He is married to Jana Krausová. They have two children.
BornAugust 15, 1953
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BornAugust 15, 1953
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

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Andrea Cunderlíková, Jan Kraus, and Petr Svojtka in Na konci sveta (1975)
Jan Kraus and Milos Willig in Ententýny (1971)
Jan Kraus in Ententýny (1971)
Jan Kraus in Ententýny (1971)
Jan Kraus in Vychovatel (1972)
Jan Kraus in Vychovatel (1972)
Jaroslav Kepka and Jan Kraus in Vychovatel (1972)
Petra Cernocká, Michal Hejný, Jan Kraus, and Vlastimil Zavrel in The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)
Petra Cernocká and Jan Kraus in The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)
Michal Hejný, Jan Kraus, and Vlastimil Zavrel in The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)
Petra Cernocká and Jan Kraus in The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)
Petra Cernocká, Michal Hejný, and Jan Kraus in The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)

Known for

Mestecko aneb Sláva vítezum, cest porazeným
5.3
  • Writer
  • 2003
Ondrej Vetchý in Cerní baroni (1992)
Cerní baroni
7.7
  • Pvt. Vonavka - Foul-mouth
  • 1992
Jeste vetsí blbec, nez jsme doufali (1994)
Jeste vetsí blbec, nez jsme doufali
2.5
  • Gold
  • 1994
Musím te svést (2002)
Musím te svést
5.7
  • Ota
  • 2002

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Actor

  • Mikyr's amazing journey on the internet (2020)
    Mikyr's amazing journey on the internet
    • Jan Kraus
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Miroslav Krobot and Eliska Krenková in Jak si nepodelat zivot (2019)
    Jak si nepodelat zivot
    • Jan Kraus
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Wilson City (2015)
    Wilson City
    • Wittich
    • 2015
  • Hana Vagnerová in Atentát (2015)
    Atentát
    • prezident republiky Václav Wolf
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Vejska (2014)
    Vejska
    • otec Kolman
    • 2014
  • 3 Seasons in Hell (2009)
    3 Seasons in Hell
    • Viktor Lukas
    • 2009
  • Martin Dejdar in The Land Gone Wild (1997)
    The Land Gone Wild
    • Beno
    • Kleibl
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2008
  • Gympl (2007)
    Gympl
    • Kolman
    • 2007
  • Ivana Chýlková in On je zena! (2005)
    On je zena!
    • soused Stefan Subák
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Skrítek (2005)
    Skrítek
    • Police Chief
    • 2005
  • Josef a Ly
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2004
  • Dopisy v krajkách (2003)
    Dopisy v krajkách
    • Rytír Christian
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Smart Philip (2003)
    Smart Philip
    • Lawyer
    • 2003
  • The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer: The Later Years Vol. 2 (2003)
    The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer: The Later Years Vol. 2
    • Eater
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Vecery Analogonu
    • TV Series
    • 2002

Writer

  • Show Jana Krause (2010)
    Show Jana Krause
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • Ceský slavík Mattoni 2013 (2013)
    Ceský slavík Mattoni 2013
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2013
  • Uvolnete se, prosím (2004)
    Uvolnete se, prosím
    • screenplay
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Mestecko aneb Sláva vítezum, cest porazeným
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Eugene Among Us (1981)
    Eugene Among Us
    • Writer
    • 1981

Director

  • Mestecko aneb Sláva vítezum, cest porazeným
    • Director
    • 2003

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Faust
Trailer 3:09
Faust

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Honza Kraus
  • Born
    • August 15, 1953
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Spouse
    • Jana Krausová? - present (separated, 2 children)
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    • 1 Interview

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    Father of David Kraus and Adam Kraus.

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