Jan Kotva was born on April 28, 1943 in Hradec Králové, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for
Closely Watched Trains (1966),
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) and
Vanoce s Alzbetou (1968). He died on February 7, 1993 in Prague, Czech Republic.