Personal Info
Birth date
1887-03-05 (138 Years)
Day of death
1949-07-22
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Mladá Boleslav, AustriaHungray [now Czech Republic]
Also known as
Robert Faltin
Robert W. Ford
Robert Ford
Biography
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Filmography
Studentská máma
8
Overview:
A comedy about a small student boarding house, whose quirky and energetic owner, Miss Klatovská, takes maternal care of all her tenants, selflessly helps them with their problems and experiences all their successes, student loves and life's ups and downs with them. Whether it's the failing octave student Eman's problems with Latin, the hopeless love of chemist Jožka Budil for the medic Magda Bártová, or the fraudulent sale of a rare painting, in which the medic Mirek Toman gets involved...Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
8.2
Overview:
The Portorican prime minister asks British detective Sherlock Holmes to find a twin for King Fernando XXIII, a weak and frightened man who fears anarchists and does not want to show himself in public. Holmes finds in the Czech newspapers a photo of the perfect double, František Lelíček, a daring bon vivant drowned in debt, so when Holmes offers him money, Lelíček decides to travel to Portorico and play the role.Him and His Sister
5.6
Overview:
Postman Brabec is a welcome guest of the revue theatre for his sense of humor, and he brings his director Holt letters from female admirers every day. Holt's fans include Brabec's sister Anny. The girl would like to join the theatre, but for the time being works as a maid for the actress Velden. A new revue is being rehearsed, the name of the author is secret. Veldenová will return the role just before the premiere because she doesn't like it. The quick-witted Brabec introduces the director to his sister, who knows all the parts by heart.Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter
7.1
Overview:
Anton Špelec (Vlasta Burin) is a producer of musical instruments by trade but a sharp-shooter at heart. He expects to be awarded a medal at a large parade in town where veteran sharp-shooters will be honored. When the town council is one medal short, Anton must wait another year for his prized possession. He drowns his disappointment in drink at the local pub and becomes so drunk that he insults the emperor who sentences him to jail. Instead of fulfilling the emperor’s orders himself, Anton sends his employee in his stead.Bílá vrána
7
Overview:
The indebted owner of the Dubanský chateau sees the only way out of his debts in marrying his daughter Jana to the son of his childhood friend Bernard, now a millionaire. Without knowing each other, the young people are both against an arranged marriage. Dubanský himself marries a con artist who pretends to be a rich American and takes her on a honeymoon to the Tatras. In the meantime, the enterprising staff rents out the chateau under the name Bílá vrána to spa guests.Don't Say No, Girl!
NYR
Overview:
Based on an anonymous letter about Margot's fiancée's infidelity, the factory owner Hora hires detective Pejsek. His investigation then reveals Margot's efforts to obtain money from the factory owner for her lover Pepito, a fake gambler and swindler. Pepito has lost twenty thousand and must pay the money by midnight. At a fashion show, Margot receives a check from the factory owner for the purchase of a fur coat, but accidentally puts it in the pocket of a fur coat that the saleswoman and model Eva secretly borrows after the show...Světlo jeho očí
NYR
Overview:
Engineer Frank Nor loses his sight in an unfortunate accident. When his superficial fiancée Eliška leaves him, Frank attempts suicide. To prevent him from repeating his attempt, his father hires a young nurse, Milena. The girl takes exemplary care of Frank, literally becoming "the apple of his eye"...Imperial and Royal Field Marshal
6.1
Overview:
František Procházka was retired early because his soldiers sang a forbidden song about a c. and k. field marshal. Since he is a soldier in body and soul and his request for reactivation is rejected, he decides to visit his nephew Rudi. Upon arrival, he finds the uniform of the secretly expected field marshal in his nephew's room and, after putting it on and walking through the corridors of the garrison in it, he has no choice but to complete the entire play to the end. With his performance, he helps his nephew to get married, convicts the wanted spy and is eventually promoted to the real marshal and called back into service.Svítání
NYR
Overview:
The family of the worker Kučera lives happily. His daughter Anežka, engaged to technical draftsman Adolf, is a seamstress. His son Váš is studying to be a machinist. The family also includes his grandfather, a former miner. However, an economic crisis is beginning. Factories stop production. Adolf loses his job and has an argument with Anežka, who has no idea the cause of his nervousness.Okénko
6
Overview:
Associate Professor Jakub Johanek was looking forward to his uncle's inheritance and celebrated it with his friends in advance, not knowing what treasures he could actually expect. He had a few too many drinks and woke up the next day with a perfect window. He is tormented by a hangover, and on top of that, the housekeeper comes in with a statement that he robbed her daughter of her wedding ring yesterday - so the associate professor is in for a quick wedding. Although Jakub has been eyeing the girl for a long time, he now has completely different concerns. He has been approached by a certain loafer who claims to have seen Johanek set fire to a stack of wood at night with his own eyes. If he doesn't get a hefty ransom, he will go and report him...Men on the Offsides
6.5
Overview:
The owner of the ready-to-wear store, Mr. Richard Naceradec from Zizkov, is an enthusiastic fan of S.K. Slavia and despite his wife's opposition, he goes to football every Sunday. Tailor Emanuel Habásko lives alone with his adult son Eman. Widow Ouholicková chases Krejcí endlessly, but father Habásko bravely resists. Habásko do not recognize any other club except S.K. Viktoria. One day, Naceradec will face Eman at the match between Slavia and Viktoria.Young Love
6.2
Overview:
The story of love, between a sturdy village boy and a gentle country girl, filmed with a movingly genuine charm.The Eleventh Commandment
6.3
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During the New Year's Eve celebration of the arrival of the twentieth century, three friends meet in a nightclub. Notary Jiří Voborský, clerk Emanuel Střela and Lieutenant Miloslav Jičínský.Hrdina jedné noci
6.3
Overview:
Country tailor Florian Svíčička neglects his work because of his interest in medieval history. When preparing an amateur performance at Zdislavice Castle, he gladly replaces the bailiff and plays the role of a knight. However, he ruins the performance and is shamefully banished. On his way home, he witnesses a horrific scene in the forest: two knights behead a young girl. It later turns out that it was a filming, and the girl Hana, a double for the famous diva Elvíra, spends the night with Florian at the castle because the filmmakers accidentally leave her. The master loses patience with Florian's excesses and Florian is fired from the tailoring shop. He sets off for Prague to find the girl he was with at the castle the night before. However, he does not know her name and accidentally comes to Elvíra's villa. The diva is not at home. Florian finds a love letter in the villa and thinks it is addressed to him. However, upon his return, Elvíra mercilessly throws Florian out...Zlatá Kateřina
5.5
Overview:
The bad economic situation causes the owner of a fish shop, Kateřina Udadná, to declare bankruptcy. The woman is devastated because she has worked hard all her life. She unexpectedly receives a letter from America from a certain Jonn Sam, who informs her that he is coming to Europe, where he intends to settle down. He brings her news about the inheritance that Mrs. Kateřina is to receive from his deceased uncle.Pobočník Jeho Výsosti
6
Overview:
Lieutenant Patera, who unfortunately became involved in a scandalous affair in the highest circles of the Habsburg monarchy, is transferred from his sentence to the backwater garrison in Munich.Sister Angelika
NYR
Overview:
Karla, a bar dancer, shoots her lover Mayer during a break-up. She hides from the police in pianist Pavel Ryant's apartment and promises to return when she leaves. The next day, however, Karla is arrested and convicted. In the penitentiary she meets the warden, Angelika, a nun who is very much like her. She begs Angelika to lend her clothes for a few days and leaves the prison as a nun.Marijka the Unfaithful
7
Overview:
“The Carpathians are medieval!” one character bellows, and this tale of the tree-chopper Petro, his faithless wife Marijka, and various scheming businessmen and foremen does little to disprove the assertion. Interestingly filmed with a nonprofessional cast recruited from the region, Faithless Marijka may have a neorealist conceit, but its direction is utterly futuristic, filled with the lightning-fast montage techniques and low-angle camera of the Soviet avant-garde (along with its invigorating agitprop).Madla from the Brickworks
NYR
Overview:
Baron Dolanský is deeply interested in eugenics, he knows what happens when the same plants are crossed over and over again, and he rightly concludes that it will be no different with people. He is a widower and has no descendants, so his nephew Max must provide the future heir to the coat of arms. Fear of possible degeneration compels the Baron to provide the family with new blood. On the other hand, it must not be just anyone - he must at least have certain means. The most serious candidate is the poor but beautiful Madla Lísková, but she should receive preliminary training. The nobleman demands that she stay at his castle for a year. The girl's mother readily agrees, after all, her daughter has a secure future ahead of her. How will the efforts of the Czech Pygmalion turn out?Důvod k rozvodu
6.5
Overview:
The cunning lawyer Dr. Werner tries to divorce Pavel Bertl, who is considered by everyone to be a notorious gambler and drunkard. In reality, he is a weakling; although he loves his wife very much, he squanders her fortune. He is already in danger of financial ruin and Bertl, instead of truly improving himself, lets the lawyer convince him that the only way out of this situation is divorce. He secretly leaves home for the mountains with a girl whom the lawyer randomly finds for him, in order to obtain a reason for the divorce...Acting
1938Svatební cesta as Unknown
1938Bláhové děvče as Unknown
1938Bílá vrána as Unknown
1938Slečna matinka as Unknown
1937Důvod k rozvodu as Unknown
1937Láska a lidé as Unknown
1937Vzdušné torpédo 48 as Unknown
1936Naše XI. as Unknown
1936Three Men in the Snow as Unknown
1936Světlo jeho očí as Unknown
1935Klub tří as Unknown
1935Bezdětná as Unknown
1935Studentská máma as Unknown
1935The Eleventh Commandment as Unknown
1935Hrdina jedné noci as Člen obecní rady
1935Raging Barbora as Unknown
1935Jedna z milionu as Unknown
1935Na růžích ustláno as Unknown
1935Grandhotel Nevada as Unknown
1935Koho jsem včera líbal? as Unknown
1934Tři kroky od těla as hráč
1934Marijka the Unfaithful as Unknown
1934Zlatá Kateřina as Unknown
1934Diagnosa X as Unknown
1933Srdce za písničku as Unknown
1933Life Is a Dog as host na zásnubách
1933Young Love as Guest in the hotel
1933Madla from the Brickworks as Unknown
1933Svítání as Unknown
1933Skřivánčí píseň as Unknown
1933Pobočník Jeho Výsosti as Unknown
1933Okénko as skladatel šlágrů
1932Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter as zástupce velitele ostrostřelců
1932Ballad-Singer as Unknown
1932Sister Angelika as Unknown
1932Television: Czech Version as Unknown
1932Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes as Conspirator
1932Don't Say No, Girl! as vedoucí módního závodu
1931Third Company as Unknown
1931Karel Havlíček Borovský as Unknown
1931Men on the Offsides as Unknown
1931Him and His Sister as Unknown
1930Fidlovačka as Unknown
1930A Girl from the Reeperbahn as Unknown
1930Imperial and Royal Field Marshal as důstojník
1930Pimp girls as Unknown
1930Souboj lásky as Unknown
1930Big City Jungle as Unknown
1930Colonel Svec as Unknown
1930An old sin as Unknown
1929Hanba as Unknown
1929Mlynář a jeho dítě as Unknown
1928Dva pekelné dny as Unknown
1928Životem vedla je láska as Unknown
1928Pohorská vesnice as Unknown
1928Dům ztraceného štěstí as Unknown
1927Svejk as a Civilian as Unknown
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1925Karel Havlíček Borovský as Unknown
1922Steeple Chase as Unknown
1921Pomsta moře as Unknown