Jan Vladimír Kraus (born 15 August 1953) is a Czech actor and TV host. He appeared in more than eighty films since 1967. Kraus was also a judge on Česko Slovensko má talent (Czecho Slovakia's Got Talent). He is the host of the television talk show Show Jana Krause. His father Ota Kraus, a Holocaust survivor, was a journalist and writer. The writer Ivan Kraus is his brother.
He has appeared in several Theatre Studio DVA productions.
2023
as Self
2019
as Jan Kraus
2015
as Václav Wolf
2015
as Wittich
2014
as otec Kolman
2010
as Judge
2009
as Viktor Lukáš
2009
as Himself
2008
2007
as Kolman
2005
as Advocate for Jan Žižka
2005
as Policeman
2005
2003
as Rytíř Christian
2002
2002
as Ota
2001
as šašek
2000
as Sibert
1999
1999
1996
as Self – Host
1996
as Self
1994
1993
1992
1992
as voj. Voňavka
1991
1990
as Evžen
1989
1989
as Kanyza
1989
1988
1988
1988
as Trojan
1987
as Football Fan
1987
1987
1987
as poručík z poddůstojnické školy
1986
1986
1986
1985
1985
as Tondo
1985
1984
1984
1984
as Ragged Man
1983
1982
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
as Financ
1981
1980
as chuligán
1980
as (uncredited)
1980
1980
1980
1979
as Young man (uncredited)
1978
1978
as Josef
1978
1978
1978
as Prince Jiří
1977
1977
1977
as kamarád studentek (uncredited)
1977
as nadstrážmistr VB
1977
1977
1976
as Brotánek (segment "Silvestr 1948")
1976
as Svatebcan
1976
as Thief (voice)
1976
1976
1976
1975
1975
1975
as Urchin
1975
1975
1975
1975
1974
1974
1974
as Vabi
1974
1973
as (segment "Básník")
1973
as Teubner
1973
1972
as Miky Rousek
1972
1972
1971
1971
1970
as Myšák
1969
as (uncredited)
1969
as Kosťa (voice)
1969
as Vojtík Prachar
1968
as Sulík
1968
1967
1967
1967
1966
1966
1966
1965
as Oldřich Vařeka zvaný Pinďa (voice)
as Starej Kolman