Jan Skopecek was born on 19 September 1925 in Litomerice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Tajemství hradu v Karpatech (1981), Zelnacka (1996) and Nahá pastýrka (1966). He was married to Vera Tichánková. He died on 27 July 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic.