Jacob Kalich was born on 18 November 1891 in Rymanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Rymanów, Podkarpackie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Damdaki kemancı (1971), Yidl mitn fidl (1936) and Mamele (1938). He was married to Molly Picon. He died on 16 March 1975 in Lake Mahopac, New York, USA.