Josef Abrhám profile
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Josef Abrhám

14th December 1939 Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic] Acting

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.

143 Movies 34 TV Shows 177 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Angel 2 poster
Angel 2 1st December 2016 as Svatý Josef
Leaving poster
Leaving 20th January 2011 as Vilém Rieger
Kafka poster
Kafka 15th November 1991 as Friend of Kafka
Ark of Fools poster
Ark of Fools 1st November 1990 as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
Panenka poster
Panenka 14th March 1981 as Steve Carella
The Hit poster
The Hit 13th March 1981 as pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
Miracle poster
Miracle 1st January 1975 as Commentary (voice)
322 poster
322 27th November 1970 as Peter
Aesop poster
Aesop 28th June 1970 as Parrot Trader
Natali poster
Natali 28th December 1968 as Vitalij (voice)
Bubny poster
Bubny 12th March 1965 as Honza (voice)
Dwarf poster
Dwarf 2nd January 2017 as Václav Novotný