Acting
Josef Abrhám
CS, SK, EN, ES cinema · 145 credits
Born
14 December 1939
Died
16 May 2022 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]
Also known as J. Abrhám · Josef Abrham · Йозеф Абрахам · Jozef Abrhám · Josef Abrhám st.
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
Angel 2
as Svatý Josef
Korunní princ
as Čaroděj Kruciatus
Leaving
as Vilém Rieger
Fispan's Apple
as Král Ferdinand
Kouzla králů
as král Dobromil
I Served the King of England
as Hotel Manager Brandejs
Beauty in Trouble
as Evžen Beneš
Restaurace U Prince
2005
Restaurace U Prince
as král Filip I.
Pánská jízda
as soused Lupínek
O víle Arnoštce
as král lesního palouku
All My Loved Ones
as Jakub Silberstein
Return to Paradise Lost
as Father
Halt, Or I'll Miss!
as Brandejs
Angelic Eyes
as Dirigent
Big Beat
as Prokop
Noc pastýřů
1993
Noc pastýřů
as Jakub Jan Ryba
The Beggar's Opera
as Macheath
Flames of Royal Love
as Court Physician
Kafka
as Friend of Kafka
Člověk proti zkáze
as Karel Čapek
Audience
as Vaněk
The End of Old Times
as Prince Alexej
Pasiáns
1990
Pasiáns
as Robert
Aksál
1990
Aksál
as Aksál
Ark of Fools
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
Jubileum
1987
Jubileum
as Šipučin
H.M. Deserters
as sierżant Zajiček
Bandité
1985
Bandité
as Falsacappa
Případ Platfus
1985
Prípad Platfus
as JUDr. Smutný, prokurátor
Dissolved and Effused
as Profesor Žalud
Bridal Tour to Jilji
as Tomáš Krchňák
The Snowdrop Festival
as Narrator in Radio (voice)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
as divadelní vědec
Hráči
as Icharev
Spor herečky Kvapilové
1982
Spor herečky Kvapilové
as Jaroslav Hilbert
Run, Waiter, Run!
as Dalibor Vrána
Netopýr
1981
Netopýr
as Eisenstein
The Hit
as pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
Proč se lidé bojí zajíců
1981
Proč se lidé bojí zajíců
as Narrator (voice)
Tři v tom
1981
Tři v tom
as Capitano
Panenka
1981
Panenka
as Steve Carella
A Vampire in High-Rise
as Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
Polská krev
1979
Polská krev
as Count Boleslaw Barański
Ball Lightning
as Knotek
Jak je důležité míti Filipa
as Jack Worthing
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
as Učitel Janda
A Girl Fit to Be Killed
as MUDr Rendl
Tetované časom
1976
Tetované časom
as Engineer
The Motive for Murder
as Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
Zázrak
1975
Miracle
as Commentary (voice)
Quails and King
as Pacovský (voice)
Morgiana
as Marek
The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon
as Poručík Rudi Macháček
Revizor
Actor
Chance
Actor
322
as Peter
Aesop
as Parrot Trader
Prague Nights
as (segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
Hvězda
Actor
Bellevue
1969
Bellevue
as inspicient
Bedtime Story
as Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
Natali
1968
Natali
as Vitalij (voice)
Dita Saxová
as D.E. Huppert
Happy End
as Ptáček
The Return of the Prodigal Son
as Zdeněk (voice)
The Nun's Night
as Karel (voice)
Closely Watched Trains
as Priest (voice)
Bubny
as Honza (voice)
The Cry
as Slávek
Black Peter
as Mára (voice)
Na laně
1963
On the Tightrope
as Kája Micka (voice)
A Great Road Ahead
as Jaroslav Hašek
Ceiling
as Pepik
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
as witness Jirka Ruml