Jan Rubeš
- Acting
- June 6, 1920 · Volyně, Czechoslovakia
- June 29, 2009
Biography
Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Born in Czechoslovakia, he graduated in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague. Rubes went on to join the Prague Opera House as their youngest basso singer. He also performed at the Pilsen Opera House in leading roles in his early years. By 1948, he was chosen to represent Czechoslovakia at the International Music Festival held in Geneva and won first prize in his category. He emigrated to Canada on New Year's Eve 1948 with hopes of creating a greater musical career. As a member of the Canadian Opera Company, he achieved recognition for his roles, as Boris in "Boris Godunov", Schigolch in "Lulu" and as Mephisto in "Faust". As well, he served as the company's director of touring and program development. Branching out into radio and, eventually, TV, he wrote and hosted from 1975-83 TVOntario's "Guess What?" and acted in many TV dramas, later receiving the Earle Grey Award for lifetime work in Canadian television.
Known for
Filmography
- Our Fathers · Pope John Paul
- Tilt · Frank Modeste
- The Republic of Love · Strom
- Daniel and the Superdogs · The Colonel
- The Burial Society · Marvin Telekunsky
- Anthrax · Arthur Kowalski
- The Christmas Secret · Andree
- Believe · Jason Stiles
- Snow Falling on Cedars · Ole Jurgensen
- What Katy Did · Dr. Reinhart
- Nightmare Man · Evan Hannibal
- The White Raven · Markus Strand
- Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples · Hendrick de Vries
- Music from Another Room · Louis Klammer
- Flood: A River's Rampage · Jacob
- The Third Twin · Mr. Oliver
- Sarabande · Dr. Kassovitz
- Stargate SG-1 · Nicholas Ballard
- Never Too Late · Joseph
- The Outer Limits · Robert Greene / Older Karl Rademacher
- Roommates · Bolek Krupa
- Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story · Far
- Boozecan · Pops
- Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio · Phantom
- Due South · Dr. Mort Gustafson
- ER · Mr. Duzak
- Mesmer · Professor Stoerk
- D2: The Mighty Ducks · Jan
- The Birds II: Land's End · Karl
- The X-Files · Vassily Peskow (uncredited), Vassily Peskow
- On My Own · The Colonel
- By Way of the Stars · Hausierer Nathan
- Devlin · Vittorio Di Fabrizi
- The Witches of Eastwick · Fidel
- Deceived · Tomasz
- Class Action · Pavel
- Descending Angel · Bishop Dancu
- The Amityville Curse · The Priest
- F-E-D-A
- Courage Mountain · Grandfather
- Divided Loyalties
- Cold Front · Zoubov
- The Experts · Illyich
- Blind Fear · Lasky
- No Blame · Dr. Bloomer
- Something About Love · Stan Olynyk
- The Kiss · Gordon Tobin
- War of the Worlds · Dr. Von Deer
- The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick · Augustus Glick
- Blood Relations · Andreas
- Two Men · Michael Barra
- Dead of Winter · Dr. Joseph Lewis
- The Marriage Bed · Max Ehrlich
- Kay O'Brien
- One Magic Christmas · Santa Claus
- Kane & Abel · The Polish Consul
- Murder: By Reason of Insanity · Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
- Murder in Space · Gregory Denarenko
- Witness · Eli Lapp
- Charlie Grant's War · Jacob
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last
- The Amateur · Kaplan
- Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid · Psychiatrist
- Mr. Patman · Vrakettas
- Deadly Harvest · Swenson
- The New Avengers · Patlenko
- Lions for Breakfast · Ivan
- The Incredible Journey · Carl Nurmi
- Festival · Guardian