Ján Gogál was born on December 24, 1933 in Banská Bystrica-Radvan, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor and director, known for Rok na dedine (1967), The Deserter and the Nomads (1968) and Popleta (1977). He died on December 31, 1984 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].