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Josef Abrhám
Acting
Biography
He graduated from DAMU, after which he played for three seasons at the Vinohrady Theatre (then the Czechoslovak Army Theatre). He then anchored at the Drama Club until 1992, where his performances won him critical acclaim. He briefly performed at the National Theatre, but left the theatre permanently in August 1994.
He became popular with the public mainly thanks to his appearances in film and television. His first major film role was given to him in 1962 by director Brynych in the film Transport from Paradise (1962). This was followed by the roles of the expectant father in The Scream (1963) and the writer Hašek, whom he played in The Great Journey (1963). In the film Man Against Destructi…
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He graduated from DAMU, after which he played for three seasons at the Vinohrady Theatre (then the Czechoslovak Army Theatre). He then anchored at the Drama Club until 1992, where his performances won him critical acclaim. He briefly performed at the National Theatre, but left the theatre permanently in August 1994. He became popular with the public mainly thanks to his appearances in film and television. His first major film role was given to him in 1962 by director Brynych in the film Transport from Paradise (1962). This was followed by the roles of the expectant father in The Scream (1963) and the writer Hašek, whom he played in The Great Journey (1963). In the film Man Against Destruction (1989) he played the main role of the writer Karel Čapek. From 1990 to 1995 he performed in accompanying programmes at exhibitions (Herbert Masaryk, T. G. Masaryk - Man and Art) organised by the Masaryk Democratic Movement. In 2006 he was nominated for the Czech Lion in the category of supporting actor. After an eight-year relationship with Nadia Urbánková, he was married to actress Libuša Šafránková from 1976 (until her death in June 2021). They have a son Josef (* 1977), who has 4 children - two sons with his first wife Denisa Grimmová, a director, sons Josef (* 2006) and Antonín (* 2009) and a daughter Laura and a son Benjamin with his second wife Ludmila. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josef Abrhám, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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BODY OF WORK
Josef Abrhám's Filmography
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40 rolí
Angel 2
as Svatý Josef
Jak básníci čekají na zázrak
Korunní princ
as Čaroděj Kruciatus
Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs
Little Baby Jesus
as José
Hoteliér
Leaving
as Vilém Rieger
No Poster
Jeppe z vršku
as Frederik
Fispan's Apple
as Král Ferdinand
Kouzla králů
as král Dobromil
No Poster
Anatomie gagu
I Served the King of England
as Hotel Manager Brandejs
Beauty in Trouble
as Evžen Beneš
No Poster
Restaurace U Prince
as král Filip I.
No Poster
Černá karta
No Poster
Trampoty vodníka Jakoubka
as kníže Karel
No Poster
Konecná stanica
Pánská jízda
as soused Lupínek
No Poster
ELFilm
O víle Arnoštce
as král lesního palouku
Elixír a Halíbela
as král
All My Loved Ones
as Jakub Silberstein
Return to Paradise Lost
as Father
Halt, Or I'll Miss!
as Brandejs
No Poster
Proces s vrahy Martynové
No Poster
Doktor Munory a jiní lidé
No Poster
Play Strindberg
as Edgar
Městem chodí Mikuláš
No Poster
Pohádka o Faustovi
as Faust
Angelic Eyes
as Dirigent
Unexpected Encounters
as Evzen
No Poster
Noc pastýřů
as Jakub Jan Ryba
Big Beat
as Prokop
No Poster
Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna
No Poster
Noc rozhodnutí
as Doctor
Kafka
as Friend of Kafka
The Beggar's Opera
as Macheath
Flames of Royal Love
as Court Physician
No Poster
Smrt barona Gandary
No Poster
Dětinské hry dospělých
Ark of Fools
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
No Poster
Aksál
as Aksál
The End of Old Times
as Prince Alexej
Člověk proti zkáze
as Karel Čapek
No Poster
Pasiáns
as Robert
Audience
as Vaněk
No Poster
El mar es azul
as Milan
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Pan Pickwick
as Jingle
No Poster
Portrét krále komiků
as Himself
No Poster
Jubileum
as Šipučin
No Poster
Přátelé
No Poster
Ty, ty, Yetti
The Great Movie Robbery
No Poster
Dokonalý muž, dokonalá žena
H.M. Deserters
as sierżant Zajiček
Young Wine
Experiment Eva
Scalpel, Please
No Poster
Výsledek testu
No Poster
Prípad Platfus
as JUDr. Smutný, prokurátor
No Poster
Princezny nejsou vždycky na vdávání
No Poster
Bandité
as Falsacappa
Dissolved and Effused
as Profesor Žalud
No Poster
Žáku Kašíku, nežeň se!
as otec Kašík
Domek u lesa
Bridal Tour to Jilji
as Tomáš Krchňák
No Poster
Záchvěv strachu
The Snowdrop Festival
as Narrator in Radio (voice)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
as divadelní vědec
No Poster
Švédská zápalka
No Poster
Plášť Marie Terezie
No Poster
Společnost s ručením omezeným
Hráči
as Icharev
No Poster
Spor herečky Kvapilové
as Jaroslav Hilbert
No Poster
Netopýr
as Eisenstein
No Poster
Tři v tom
as Capitano
Zločin na poště
No Poster
Panenka
as Steve Carella
The Hit
as pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
No Poster
Proč se lidé bojí zajíců
as Narrator (voice)
Run, Waiter, Run!
as Dalibor Vrána
No Poster
Demokrati
Tím pádem
A Vampire in High-Rise
as Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
No Poster
Polská krev
as Count Boleslaw Barański
Ball Lightning
as Knotek
Jak je důležité míti Filipa
as Jack Worthing
Silvestr svobodného pána
as Petr
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
as Učitel Janda
No Poster
Vilém Rozkoč
No Poster
Fata morgana
No Poster
Tetované časom
as Engineer
A Girl Fit to Be Killed
as MUDr Rendl
Operation: Daybreak
Tři muži se žralokem
The Motive for Murder
as Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
No Poster
Miracle
as Commentary (voice)
No Poster
Princ Chocholouš
No Poster
Zbojník Ondráš
Quails and King
as Pacovský (voice)
No Poster
Půlpenny
Sen noci svatojánské
Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně
Pokus o vraždu
No Poster
Poslední dopis
Morgiana
as Marek
No Poster
Konfrontace
No Poster
Jeden ze soubojů
No Poster
The Harder They Fall
as Eddie
Návrat pana Ryšánka
The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon
as Poručík Rudi Macháček
Chance
Revizor
322
as Peter
Aesop
as Parrot Trader
No Poster
Kalif čápem
No Poster
O tlustém pradědečkovi
Hvězda
No Poster
Bellevue
as inspicient
Prague Nights
as (segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
No Poster
Ohnice
No Poster
Bahno
No Poster
Hádankář Vojta
No Poster
Natali
as Vitalij (voice)
Bedtime Story
as Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
Dita Saxová
as D.E. Huppert
The Nun's Night
as Karel (voice)
Happy End
as Ptáček
The Return of the Prodigal Son
as Zdeněk (voice)
Closely Watched Trains
as Priest (voice)
No Poster
Lékař v rozpacích
No Poster
Pension pro svobodné pány
Bubny
as Honza (voice)
Courage for Every Day
as Borek
Black Peter
as Mára (voice)
The Cry
as Slávek
No Poster
On the Tightrope
as Kája Micka (voice)
A Great Road Ahead
as Jaroslav Hašek
Transport from Paradise
The Black Dynasty
No Poster
Don't Take Shelter From The Rain
Ceiling
as Pepik
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
as witness Jirka Ruml
No Poster