Rudolf Hrusínský was born on October 17, 1920 in Nový Etynk-Vcelnice, Czechoslovakia [now Nová Vcelnice, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for L'incinérateur de cadavres (1969), Le Château des Carpathes (1981) and Pancho se zení (1946). He died on April 13, 1994 in Prague, Czech Republic.