Jan S. Kolár was born on 11 May 1896 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Otrávené svetlo (1921), Mrtví zijí (1922) and Príchozí z temnot (1921). He was married to Mása Kolárová. He died on 30 October 1973 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].