Jan Roth was born on November 10, 1899 in Nachod, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He is known for his work on Rozkosný príbeh (1937), Dívka v modrém (1940) and Bílá vrána (1938). He was married to Alena Rothová Pajerová. He died on October 4, 1972 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.