Jirí Hálek was born on September 10, 1930 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] as Hugo Frischmann. He was an actor, known for Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983), I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970) and The Cremator (1969). He was married to Irena Charvátová. He died on December 18, 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic.