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 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.
Born: December 14, 1939
Place of Birth: Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]
Known For
Filmography
as Václav Novotný
as Saint Joseph
as Čaroděj Kruciatus
as José
as Václav David
as Fotios
as Kruml
as Vilém Rieger
as Narrator (voice)
as král Dobromil
as Josef Hrabě
as Hotel Manager Brandejs
as Evuen Benes
as soused Lupínek
as král lesního palouku
as král
as Jakub Silberstein
as Father
as Brandejs
as Dirigent
as Prokop
as Friend of Kafka
as Macheath
as Court Physician
as Narrator (voice) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice)
as Prince Alexej
as Karel Čapek
as Vaněk
as Robert
as MUDr. Vojtěch Albert
as Leutnant Seuter
as Baron
as Profesor Žalud
as Tomáš Krchňák
as Narrator in Radio (voice)
as Kamil
as divadelní vědec
as Jaroslav Hilbert
as Steve Carella
as pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
as Dalibor Vrána
as Narrator (voice)
as Danda Jr.
as Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
as Count Boleslaw Barański
as Knotek
as Jack Worthing
as Petr
as Učitel Janda
as MUDr Rendl
as Rudi Lorenz
as Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
as Pacovský (voice)
as Marek
as Poručík Rudi Macháček
as Peter
as Parrot Trader
as (segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
as Vitalij (voice)
as Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
as D.E. Huppert
as Karel (voice)
as Ptáček
as Zdeněk (voice)
as Priest (voice)
as Honza (voice)
as Borek
as Mára (voice)
as Slávek
as Jaroslav Hašek
as Pepik
as witness Jirka Ruml