The son of the Czechoslovak film pioneer Julius Stallich came to film in 1921 as an errand boy and assistant. In 1924 he began his training in the AB-Film laboratory. In 1927 he became head of the laboratory at the Kavalirka production company.
At that time he made his first films as head cameraman for the Czechoslovak cinema. He became known in 1933 with the scandal film Ecstase . As a result, he received several foreign offers. In 1935/36 he worked in London .
After the annexation of the Czech Republic he went back to London, and when the war broke out in 1939 he settled in Italy. There he was behind the camera in several period films. The actor, director and producer Willi Forst brought him to Vienna in 1941 . Until the end of the war, Stallich worked regularly for Forst.
After the war, Stallich worked again in the newly formed Czechoslovakia until his retirement in 1967.
