Jaroslav Vagner was born on July 28, 1929 in Stavné, Podkarpatská Rus, Czechoslovakia [now Ukraine]. He was a production manager and actor, known for
Closely Watched Trains (1966),
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) and
The Assassination (1964). He died on April 30, 1995 in Prague, Czech Republic.