Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 14, 1939
Died
May 16, 2022
Place of Birth
Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]
Credits
178 titles
Josef Abrhám
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 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.
Known For
Filmography
40 rolí
Dwarf
Václav Novotný
Angel 2
Svatý Josef
Jak básníci čekají na zázrak
Korunní princ
Čaroděj Kruciatus
Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs
Stopy života
Václav David
Little Baby Jesus
José
Hoteliér
Cyril a Metoděj – Apoštolové Slovanů
Fotios
Ztracená brána
Kruml
Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy
Leaving
Vilém Rieger
Strašidla na Kulíkově
Narrator (voice)
Jeppe z vršku
Frederik
Fispan's Apple
Král Ferdinand
Kouzla králů
král Dobromil
Anatomie gagu
Hospital on the Edge of Town - The New Generation
Hraběnky
Josef Hrabě
I Served the King of England
Hotel Manager Brandejs
Beauty in Trouble
Evžen Beneš
Restaurace U Prince
král Filip I.
Černá karta
Tři strážníci
Konecná stanica
Pánská jízda
soused Lupínek
Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech
ELFilm
O víle Arnoštce
král lesního palouku
Elixír a Halíbela
král
Pohádky z lesa
All My Loved Ones
Jakub Silberstein
Return to Paradise Lost
Father
Halt, Or I'll Miss!
Brandejs
Proces s vrahy Martynové
Doktor Munory a jiní lidé
Play Strindberg
Edgar
Městem chodí Mikuláš
Pohádka o Faustovi
Faust
Angelic Eyes
Dirigent
Unexpected Encounters
Evzen
Noc pastýřů
Jakub Jan Ryba
Big Beat
Prokop
Náhrdelník
Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna
Noc rozhodnutí
Doctor
Kafka
Friend of Kafka
The Beggar's Opera
Macheath
Flames of Royal Love
Court Physician