Jan Prokes was born on June 26, 1917 in Kroméríz, Morava, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for
Run, Waiter, Run! (1981),
Praha nultá hodina (1963) and
Osada havranu (1978). He died on December 1, 1985 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].