Career
In the Czechoslovakian Republic, he is known as Král komiků (King of Comedians). He is well known in the Czechoslovakian Republic for his comic roles in many movies before and during World World War World War II His films are still shown regularly on Czechoslovakian television, being particularly popular around Christmas time. He ran a popular comic theater until 1944, when the Nazis closed down all Czechoslovakian-language theaters.
After the war Burian was charged and convincted of collaboration with the Nazis.
He was briefly imprisoned, and then not permitted to return to the stage until 1950. He was officially exonerated of all charges in 1994.
To neznáte Hadimršku
Funebrák
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec
Pobočník Jeho Výsosti
Revizor
Hrdinný kapitán Korkorán
Nezlobte dědečka
Hrdina jedné noci
U pokladny stál…
Ulice zpívá
Katakomby
Baron Prášil
Přednosta stanice
Provdám svou ženu
Ryba na suchu
Zlaté dno
Before getting established in his acting and film career, Burian played as the regular football goalkeeper firstly for Viktoria Žižkov and then for Air Corps Sparta Prague from 1916 to 1926.