- Was supposed to play Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond-movie You Only Live Twice (1967). He even posed for publicity photos in character, but fell ill just prior to production and Donald Pleasence was a last-minute replacement.
- Father of Jana Werichová.
- He turned down the lead part in Our Mr. Foerster Died (1963), eventually played by Bohus Záhorský.
- He turned down the part in Archimedov zákon (1964), eventually played by Jirí Sovák.
- He was originally considered for the part of purkrabí in Noc na Karlstejne (1974), eventually played by Jaroslav Marvan.
- He turned down the part of Mr. Bílek in Kulový blesk (1979), eventually played by Karel Kalas.
- Before World War II, he had a long stage partnership in Czechoslovakia (both as actor and writer) with George Voskovec. This ended when Voskovec fled to America in 1939 after the German invasion.
- His name is pronounced "Yahn Weh-rikh".
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