Filip Balek-Brodský was born on September 17, 1871 in Nemecký Brod, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Havlíckuv Brod, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Z ceských mlýnu (1925), Devce z tabákové továrny (1929) and Hej-rup! (1934). He died on October 30, 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].