Jan Rubeš
- Recitazione
- 6 giugno 1920 · Volyně, Czechoslovakia
- 29 giugno 2009
Biografia
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.
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Filmografia
- Our Fathers · Pope John Paul
- Tilt · Frank Modeste
- The Republic of Love · Strom
- Daniel e la gara dei supercani · The Colonel
- The Burial Society · Marvin Telekunsky
- Anthrax · Arthur Kowalski
- Il segreto di Natale · Andree
- Credere · Jason Stiles
- La neve cade sui cedri · 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
- Musica da un'altra stanza · Louis Klammer
- Flood: A River's Rampage · Jacob
- Il terzo gemello · Mr. Oliver
- Sarabande · Dr. Kassovitz
- Stargate SG-1 · Nicholas Ballard
- Never Too Late · Joseph
- Oltre i limiti · Robert Greene / Older Karl Rademacher
- Un adorabile testardo · Bolek Krupa
- Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story · Far
- Boozecan · Pops
- Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio · Phantom
- Due South · Dr. Mort Gustafson
- E.R. - Medici in prima linea · Mr. Duzak
- Mesmer · Professor Stoerk
- Piccoli grandi eroi · Jan
- Gli uccelli II · Karl
- 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
- Doppio inganno · Tomasz
- Conflitto di classe · Pavel
- Discesa pericolosa · Bishop Dancu
- Amityville - Il ritorno · The Priest
- F-E-D-A
- La montagna del coraggio · Grandfather
- Divided Loyalties
- Intrigo mortale · Zoubov
- Gli esperti americani · Illyich
- L'albergo in Vincent Street · Lasky
- No Blame · Dr. Bloomer
- Una ragione per amare · Stan Olynyk
- Il bacio del terrore · Gordon Tobin
- La guerra dei mondi · Dr. Von Deer
- Il caso nella vita di Maximilian Glick · Augustus Glick
- Blood Relations · Andreas
- Two Men · Michael Barra
- Omicidio allo specchio · Dr. Joseph Lewis
- The Marriage Bed · Max Ehrlich
- Kay O'Brien
- Un magico Natale · Santa Claus
- Caino e Abele · The Polish Consul
- Murder: By Reason of Insanity · Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
- Murder in Space · Gregory Denarenko
- Witness - Il testimone · Eli Lapp
- Charlie Grant's War · Jacob
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last
- Computer per un omicidio · Kaplan
- Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid · Psychiatrist
- Mr. Patman · Vrakettas
- Deadly Harvest - Raccolto mortale · Swenson
- Gli infallibili tre · Patlenko
- Lions for Breakfast · Ivan
- L'incredibile avventura · Carl Nurmi
- Festival · Guardian