Rudolf Hrusínský was born on 17 October 1920 in Nový Etynk-Vcelnice, Czechoslovakia [now Nová Vcelnice, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Spalovac mrtvol (1969), Tajemství hradu v Karpatech (1981) and Pancho se zení (1946). He died on 13 April 1994 in Prague, Czech Republic.