Ilja Prachar was born on 30 April 1924 in Malenovice u Zlína, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Gottwald (1986), Na Zizkove válecném voze (1968) and The Cremator (1969). He was married to Jana Pracharová. He died on 10 August 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic.