Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Jan Divis

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Jan Divis is/was a Czechoslovakian character actor. Jan was born on December 5, 1923, in Rokycany. He began his acting career prior to World War II when he appeared in several Czech films.  After the war he continued to act in both theaters where he also directed and films up until 1969. He pops up again in the cast listing for “The Unknown Beauty” in 2014. Other than his filmography nothing is known about the man. Thanks to Michael Ferguson's research it looks like Jan died in Prague on August 31, 1986, at the age of 63.

Jan Davis appeared in only one Spaghetti western as Chief Burning Arrow in 1964’s “Die Goldsucher von Arkansas” (Massacre at Marble City).

DIVIS, Jan (Jan Diviš) [12/5/1923, Rokycany, Czechoslovakia - 8/31/1986, Prague, Czechoslovakia] – director, film, voice actor, married to ? father of?.

Massacre at Marble City – 1964 (Chief Burning Arrow)

[Thanks to Thierry Caillier and Michael Ferguson for researching and finding Jan's birth and death information.]