Josef Skupa was born on January 16, 1892 in Strakonice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Cirkus Hurvinek (1955), Kubula a Kuba Kubikula (1956) and Unser Sandmännchen (1958). He was married to Jirina Schwarzová. He died on January 8, 1957 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.