Jan W. Speerger

Jan W. Speerger
Born	(1896-04-29)29 April 1896 Adamov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died	25 June 1950(1950-06-25) (aged 54) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director
Years active	1915–1950

Jan Wenceslaus Speerger (29 April 1896 – 25 June 1950) was a Czech film actor and film director. He appeared in many Czech movies in the first half of the 20th century.^[1]

He started as a cinema projectionist and later worked as a technician and assistant director for Wetebfilm.^[2] He acted mostly in supporting roles and also directed three films. He was also a stage actor in Vinohrady Theatre, National Theatre and others.^[2]

• The Arrival from the Darkness (1921)
• The Cross by the Brook (1921)
• Jánošík (1921)
• White Paradise (1924)
• The Lantern (1925)
• The Eleventh Commandment (1925)
• Never the Twain (1926)
• St. Wenceslas (1929)
• Poor Girl (1929)
• All for Love (1930)
• Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930)
• Him and His Sister (1931)
• The Good Soldier Schweik (1931)
• Sister Angelika (1932)
• Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter (1932)
• The Undertaker (1932)
• The Ideal Schoolmaster (1932)
• The Inspector General (1933)
• The Heroic Captain Korkorán (1934)
• Jánošík (1935)
• Three Men in the Snow (1936)
• Irca's Romance (1936)
• Virginity (1937)
• Cause for Divorce (1937)
• Tři vejce do skla (1937)
• The Lantern (1938)
• Girl In Blue (1940)
• Baron Prášil (1940)
• Nocturnal Butterfly (1941)
• Valentin the Good (1942)
• I'll Be Right Over (1942)
• Řeka čaruje (1945)
• Rozina, the Love Child (1945)
• Thunder in the Hills (1946)
• Čapek's Tales (1947)
• The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949)
• Divá Bára (1949)

• The Tramp's Heart (1922)
• Lost Souls (1926)
• Gypsy Love (1938)

• Jan W. Speerger at IMDb