Eduard Kohout was born on March 6, 1889 in Ceské Budejovice, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Batalión (1937), L'arche de M. Servadac (1970) and L'incinérateur de cadavres (1969). He died on October 25, 1976 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].