Jan Purkrábek was born on February 25, 1878 in Ceský Brod, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Neznámá kráska (1922), Pepánek nezdara (1925) and Ztratila se Bílá paní (1937). He died on November 19, 1954 in Brno, Czechoslovakia.