Jan-Christopher Horak

Jan-Christopher Horak was born on May 01, 1951 in Germany. Jan-Christopher Horak's big-screen debut came with The Last of the Mohicans directed by Clarence Brown in 1920. Jan-Christopher Horak is known for Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché directed by Pamela B. Green, Jodie Foster stars as Narrator and Alice Guy as Self. The upcoming new movie Jan-Christopher Horak plays is Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché which will be released on Dec 07, 2018.

Horak emigrated to the United States in 1951 with his parents and twin brother. After schooling in Chicago, he returned to Germany with his family in 1964. Gratuating from Frankfurt American High School, he attended Ohio University, University of Delaware (B.A.), and Boston University (M.S.), before completing a PhD. at the University of Muenster in Germany. His career as a film archivist, restorationist, and historian has taken him from George Eastman House (1984-1994) to the Munich Filmmuseum (1994-1998), Universal Studios (1998-2000), and the Hollywood Entertainment Museum (2000-2006). In December 2007 he was appointed Director, UCLA Film & Television Archive. He has taught at a number of universities, including the University of Rochester, the University of Salzberg, the Munich Film Academy, and UCLA. He has published ten books and over 200 articles in ten languages on various film historical topics.