Josef Abrhám
Josef Abrhám | |
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 Abrhám in 2006 | |
| Born | 14 December 1939 Zlín, Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic) |
| Died | 16 May 2022 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–2017 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Josef Abrhám (14 December 1939 – 16 May 2022)[1] was a Czech film and theatre actor.[2][3]
Biography
He originally began studying acting at
The Drama Club in Prague and has been noted as one of the Czech Republic's best performers.[5] Then he briefly performed at the National Theater, but he ended his long-term commitment in August 1994 and (with two exceptions) quit theatre acting completely.[3][4]
He was also a popular film and television actor. In 1962 he was given his first major film role in the film Transport from Paradise directed by director Zbyněk Brynych. This was followed by the major roles in The Cry (1963) and the role of writer Jaroslav Hašek in Velká cesta (1963).[6] In the Czech Republic his most famous roles were seductive physician Blažej in the television series Hospital at the End of the City (1978 - 1981) and fake waiter Vrána in Waiter, Scarper! (1981).[1][7]
In 1994 he won the Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role for his role of Prokop in the film Big Beat. He was also nominated in 2006 for the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actor for Beauty in Trouble and in 2011 for the Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role for Leaving.[8] In 2020, he received the Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement.[4]
Between 1968 and 1976 his partner was the actress Naďa Urbánková, he was married to actress Libuše Šafránková from 1976 until her death in 2021.[9]
Filmography
- Kde alibi nestačí (1960)[10]
- Transport from Paradise (1962)[11]
- Don't Take Shelter When It Rains! (1962)[12]
- Strop (1962)[13]
- The Cry (1963; Czech: Křik)[14]
- Courage for Every Day (1964)[15]
- Happy End (1966)[16]
- Dita Saxová (1967)[17]
- Pensión pro svobodné pány (1967)[18]
- Game of a Handsome Dragoon (1970)[19]
- Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)[20]
- Ezop (1970)[21]
- Chance (1971)[22]
- Morgiana (1972)[23]
- Shots in Marienbad (1973)[24]
- Attempted Murder (1974)[25]
- Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) TV Series[26]
- A Girl Fit to Be Killed (1975)[27]
- Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)[28]
- Hospital at the End of the City (1977; Czech: Nemocnice na kraji města) TV Series[29]
- Ball Lightning (1978; Czech: Kulový blesk)[30]
- Upír ve věžáku (1979)
- 30 Cases of Major Zeman(1979) TV Series
- Run Waiter Run!(1980; Czech: Vrchní, prchni)
- The Hit (1980; Czech: Trhák)
- Malý pitaval z velkého města (1982) TV Series
- Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
- Svatební cesta do Jiljí (1983)
- Záchvěv strachu (1983)
- Dissolved and Effused (1984)
- The C.K.Deserters (1985)
- Druhý dech (1988) TV Series
- Člověk proti zkáze (1989)
- The End of Old Times (1989)
- In the Light of the King's Love (1990)
- The Beggar's Opera (1991)
- Kafka (1991)
- St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992)
- Very Credible Stories 2 (1992)
- Big Beat (1993; Czech: Šakalí léta)
- Angelic Eyes (1994; Czech: Andělské oči)
- Halt, or I'll Miss! (1998; Czech: Stůj, nebo se netrefím!)
- Return to Paradise Lost (1999; Czech: Návrat ztraceného ráje)
- All My Loved Ones (1999; Czech: Všichni moji blízcí)
- Elixír a Halíbela (2001)
- ELFilm (2001)
- O Víle Arnoštce (2002)
- Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech(2003)
- Pánská jízda (2004)
- Konečná stanica (2004)
- Beauty in Trouble (2006; Czech: Kráska v nesnázích)
- I Served the King of England (2006; Czech: Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále)
- Leaving (2011)
- Přijde Letos Ježíšek (2013 film) (2013)
- Through the Eyes of the Photographer (2015)[31]
- Angel of the Lord 2 (2016)[32]
- How Poets Wait for a Miracle (2016)[33]
References
- ^ a b "Ve věku 82 let zemřel herec Josef Abrhám". Deník N (in Czech). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- New York Times. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Professional Activities". vis.idu.cz. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Josef Abrhám - profil umělce". CENY THÁLIE (in Czech). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Jan Hrebejk's Beauty in Trouble". Radio Prague. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Velká cesta (1962) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ "Svůdník, fešák, lékař i falešný vrchní. Josef Abrhám hrál rád humorné i vážné role". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Josef Abrhám". IMDb. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Beloved Czech actress Libuše Šafránková dies at 68". kafkadesk.org. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Kde alibi nestačí (1961) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Transport z ráje (1962) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Neschovávejte se, když prší (1962) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Strop (1961) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Křik (1963) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Každý den odvahu (1964) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Happy end (1967) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Dita Saxová (1967) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Pension pro svobodné pány (1967) – Filmový přehled (in Czech), retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Game of a Handsome Dragoon (1970) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Valery's Week of Wonders (1970) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Aesop (1969) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ Chance (1971) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ Morgiana (1972) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ Shots in Marienbad (1973) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ Attempted Murder (1973) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (in Czech), retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ A Girl to Be Killed (1975) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ “Mareček, Please Pass Me a Pen!” (1976) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ Nemocnice na kraji města (1977) (in Czech), retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ Ball-Lighting (1978) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 18 May 2022
- ^ Through the Eyes of the Photographer (2015) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ Angel of the Lord 2 (2016) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 17 May 2022
- ^ How Poets Wait for a Miracle (2016) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 17 May 2022
External links
- Josef Abrhám at IMDb
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