FILM DIRECTOR
Jiří Weiss
1913 - 2004

Jiří Weiss
Jiří Weiss (29 March 1913 – 9 April 2004) was a Czech film director, screenwriter, writer, playwright and pedagogue. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jiří Weiss is the 1,235th most popular film director (up from 1,236th in 2019), the 705th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 688th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Czech Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jiří Weiss ranks 1,235 out of 2,041. Before him are Anthony Harvey, Férid Boughedir, Mario Mattoli, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Kurt Hoffmann, and Monte Hellman. After him are Gilles Grangier, Robert Kramer, Frank Pierson, George Fitzmaurice, Volodymyr Dakhno, and J. Searle Dawley.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnthony Harvey
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,229
Férid Boughedir
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 1,230
Mario Mattoli
1898 - 1980
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1,231
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1914 - 1987
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 1,232
Kurt Hoffmann
1910 - 2001
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 1,233
Monte Hellman
1932 - 2021
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,234
Jiří Weiss
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 1,235
Gilles Grangier
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 1,236
Robert Kramer
1939 - 1999
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 1,237
Frank Pierson
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 1,238
George Fitzmaurice
1885 - 1940
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 1,239
Volodymyr Dakhno
1932 - 2006
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 1,240
J. Searle Dawley
1877 - 1949
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 1,241
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Jiří Weiss ranks 310. Before him are Oswald Szemerényi, Robertson Davies, Georges Spénale, Vojtěch Bradáč, Armand Lanoux, and Bertalan Papp. After him are Gerard Wodarz, Walter Winterbottom, Hilda Gobbi, Fred Agabashian, John Kitzmiller, and Mary Carew. Among people deceased in 2004, Jiří Weiss ranks 267. Before him are Alan Brown, Lennart Strand, Yordan Radichkov, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Germano de Figueiredo, and Ugo Ferrante. After him are David Reimer, Zurab Sakandelidze, Isabel Sanford, Sylvi Saimo, Victor Argo, and Yasutomi Nishizuka.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsOswald Szemerényi
LINGUIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 304
Robertson Davies
WRITER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 305
Georges Spénale
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 306
Vojtěch Bradáč
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 307
Armand Lanoux
WRITER
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 308
Bertalan Papp
ATHLETE
1913 - 1992
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 309
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 310
Gerard Wodarz
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1982
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 311
Walter Winterbottom
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2002
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 312
Hilda Gobbi
ACTOR
1913 - 1988
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 313
Fred Agabashian
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1989
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 314
John Kitzmiller
ACTOR
1913 - 1965
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 315
Mary Carew
ATHLETE
1913 - 2002
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 316
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsAlan Brown
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 261
Lennart Strand
ATHLETE
1921 - 2004
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 262
Yordan Radichkov
WRITER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 263
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2004
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 264
Germano de Figueiredo
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2004
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 265
Ugo Ferrante
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 266
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 267
David Reimer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - 2004
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 268
Zurab Sakandelidze
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 269
Isabel Sanford
ACTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 270
Sylvi Saimo
ATHLETE
1914 - 2004
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 271
Victor Argo
ACTOR
1934 - 2004
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 272
Yasutomi Nishizuka
BIOLOGIST
1932 - 2004
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 273
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Jiří Weiss ranks 705 out of 1,200. Before him are Jakub Arbes (1840), Zdeněk Grygera (1980), Vojtěch Bradáč (1913), Jan Kaplický (1937), Josef Němec (1933), and Václav Machek (1925). After him are Jaroslav Skobla (1899), Zecharias Frankel (1801), Josef Holeček (1921), Bohuslav Šťastný (1949), Libor Sionko (1977), and Věra Růžičková (1928).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJakub Arbes
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 699
Zdeněk Grygera
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 700
Vojtěch Bradáč
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 701
Jan Kaplický
ARCHITECT
1937 - 2009
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 702
Josef Němec
BOXER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 703
Václav Machek
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 704
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 705
Jaroslav Skobla
ATHLETE
1899 - 1959
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 706
Zecharias Frankel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1875
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 707
Josef Holeček
ATHLETE
1921 - 2005
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 708
Bohuslav Šťastný
HOCKEY PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 709
Libor Sionko
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 710
Věra Růžičková
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 711
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia
Among film directors born in Czechia, Jiří Weiss ranks 26. Before him are Edgar G. Ulmer (1904), Gustav Machatý (1901), Oldřich Lipský (1924), Karel Kachyňa (1924), Martin Frič (1902), and Břetislav Pojar (1923). After him are Jan Svěrák (1965), and Jan Hřebejk (1967).
Edgar G. Ulmer
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 20
Gustav Machatý
1901 - 1963
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 21
Oldřich Lipský
1924 - 1986
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 22
Karel Kachyňa
1924 - 2004
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 23
Martin Frič
1902 - 1968
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 24
Břetislav Pojar
1923 - 2012
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 25
Jiří Weiss
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 26
Jan Svěrák
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 27
Jan Hřebejk
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 28