Juraj Herz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juraj Herz

Czech actor, director and scriptwriter

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1934

Place of Birth: Kežmarok, Prešov Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 08-Apr-2018

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 8 April 2018) was a Czech film director, actor, and scene designer, associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s.
He is best known for his 1968 horror/black comedy The Cremator, often cited as one of the best Czechoslovak films of all time, though many of his other films achieved cult status.
He directed for both film and television, and in the latter capacity he directed episodes of a French-Czech television series based on George Simenon's Maigret novels.