Josef Abrhám
- Acting
- December 14, 1939 · Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]
- May 16, 2022
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
- Little Baby Jesus · José
- Stopy života · Václav David
- 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
- Trampoty vodníka Jakoubka · kníže Karel
- 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
- Smrt barona Gandary
- Velmi uvěřitelné příběhy
- Dětinské hry dospělých
- Ark of Fools · Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
- Šaráda
- Aksál · Aksál
- The End of Old Times · Prince Alexej
- Člověk proti zkáze · Karel Čapek
- Audience · Vaněk
- Pasiáns · Robert
- Přísahám a slibuji · MUDr. Vojtěch Albert
- Druhý dech
- El mar es azul · Milan
- Fabrik der Offiziere · Leutnant Seuter
- Zirkus Humberto · Baron
- Pan Pickwick · Jingle
- Veselé příhody z natáčení · Self
- Portrét krále komiků · Self
- Jubileum · Šipučin
- Přátelé
- Ty, ty, Yetti
- Zlá krev
- The Great Movie Robbery
- Dokonalý muž, dokonalá žena
- H.M. Deserters · sierżant Zajiček
- Young Wine
- Experiment Eva
- Slavné historky zbojnické
- Scalpel, Please