Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 07, 1899
Died
Mar 15, 1983
Place of Birth
Praha
Credits
54 titles
Oldřich Nový
Biography
Oldřich Nový was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturge and singer. He is considered one of the greatest actors of the Czech cinema in the first half of the 20th century. At the encouragement of his uncle, Miloš Nový, a well-known actor of the National Theatre in Prague, Oldřich joined amateur theatre group "Řemeslnická beseda" and appeared in numerous plays before moving to Brno to direct in 1918. Following his fifteen year stay, Oldřich co-founded the "Nové divadlo" (The New Theatre) together with his wife Alice Valentová-Nová. There he explored new and modern expressions of theatre by combining spoken word with operetta stylings to develop the "musical comedy" genre. In 1937 he met and began collaborating with renowned pre-war director Mac Frič. Their first success came in 1939, with the comedy Kristián, the first of many popular comedies starring Nový. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Oldřich Nový became a target of the Nazi party, both for his celebrity, and his wife’s Jewish ancestry. In 1944, after refusing to divorce, the couple was imprisoned in the the German concentration camp in Osterode. Following the liberation, Nový worked a dramaturge of Czechoslovakian film until the 1960s, when he began appearing on Czech television in the popular television series, "Taková normální rodinka" (1967-1971). His last theatre role was a title character of the play "Hodinový hoteliér" by Pavel Landovský, directed by Evald Schorm. During this time, Nový again collaborated with Mac Frič to create successful comedies, both conformist and parody, but these films are of minor note to his career. In his later years, Nový lived a life of isolation to avoid his celebrity status, almost never leaving his home.
Known For
Filmography
V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový
Oldřich Nový (voice)
Mam’zelle Nitouche
Theatre Play
Jak se dělal Radiojournal
Self
Bakaláři
Taková normální rodinka
Men About Town
Profesor
The Phantom of Morrisville
Sir Hannibal Morris
Katya and the Crocodile
Alibi on the Lake
fotograf Laufr
Čertouská poudačka
Rhythm of First Love
Úplně vyřízený chlap
The Mysterious Mr. Hyde
Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?
Věštec
účetní Čeněk Šlik
Dva z onoho světa
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel
Bílá spona
Horák
Of Things Supernatural
(segment "Tajemství písma")
Zlatý pavouk
barman Charlie
Nechte to na mně
Hudba z Marsu
Jiří Karas, skladatel
Mam'zelle Nitouche
Něco se tu změnilo
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
Director
Pouť noci silvestrovské
Slovo dělá ženu
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire
René Skalský
Parohy
Viktorin
Abrakadabra
Commentary (voice)
Sobota
Richard Herbert
Paklíc
Gabriel Anděl
Čtrnáctý u stolu
Director
Valentin Dobrotivý
Valentin Plavec
The Blue Star Hotel
Vladimír Rychta Rohan
A Charming Man
Viktor Bláha
Život je krásný
Jan Herold
Burian the Liar
tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly
Přítelkyně pana ministra
syn Jan Hrubý
The Girl in Blue
Jan Karas
Eva Fools Around
Michal Nor
Kristian
úředník Alois Novák alias pan Kristian
Dědečkem proti své vůli
Richard Osten
Třetí zvonění
JUDr. Jan Hudec
Důvod k rozvodu
Pavel
Falešná kočička
MUDr. Vladimír Přelouč
Advokátka Věra
Petr Kučera
Rozkošný příběh
Jaroslav Nerad
Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle
Komorník Alfons
Uličnice
hrabě Moretti