Oldřich Nový
Acting
Born 1899-08-07
Died 1983-03-15
Praha
54 credits
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Oldřich Nový was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturge and singer. He is considered one of the greatest actors of the Czech cinema in the first half of the 20th century. At the encouragement of his uncle, Miloš Nový, a well-known actor of the National Theatre in Prague, Oldřich joined amateur theatre group "Řemeslnická beseda" and appeared in numerous plays before moving to Brno to direct in 1918.
Following his fifteen year stay, Oldřich co-founded the "Nové divadlo" (The New Theatre) together with his wife Alice Valentová-Nová. There he explored new and modern expressions of theatre by combining spoken word with operetta stylings to develop the "musical comedy" genre. In 1937 he met and began collaborating with renowned pre-war director Mac Frič. Their first success came in 1939, with the comedy Kristián, the first of many popular comedies starring Nový. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Oldřich Nový became a target of the Nazi party, both for his celebrity, and his wife’s Jewish ancestry. In 1944, after refusing to divorce, the couple was imprisoned in the the German concentration camp in Osterode. Following the liberation, Nový worked a dramaturge of Czechoslovakian film until the 1960s, when he began appearing on Czech television in the popular television series, "Taková normální rodinka" (1967-1971). His last theatre role was a title character of the play "Hodinový hoteliér" by Pavel Landovský, directed by Evald Schorm. During this time, Nový again collaborated with Mac Frič to create successful comedies, both conformist and parody, but these films are of minor note to his career. In his later years, Nový lived a life of isolation to avoid his celebrity status, almost never leaving his home.
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Filmography
Acting
39 credits
Burian the Liar
Třetí zvonění
Falešná kočička
Paklíc
Na tý louce zelený
Dědečkem proti své vůli
Přítelkyně pana ministra
Slovo dělá ženu
Men About Town
Valentin Dobrotivý
The Phantom of Morrisville
Kristian
Parohy
V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový
Život je krásný
Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle
Věštec
A Charming Man
Důvod k rozvodu
Advokátka Věra
Mam'zelle Nitouche
Hudba z Marsu
The Girl in Blue
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Eva Fools Around
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire
Rozpustilá noc
Zlatý pavouk
Of Things Supernatural
Velbloud uchem jehly
Bílá spona
Uličnice
The Blue Star Hotel
Alibi on the Lake
Abrakadabra
Sobota
Mam’zelle Nitouche
Rozkošný příběh
Jak se dělal Radiojournal
Other credits
13 credits
Bakaláři
Taková normální rodinka
Neznámá kráska
Katya and the Crocodile
Úplně vyřízený chlap
Rhythm of First Love
Nechte to na mně
Dva z onoho světa
Pouť noci silvestrovské
Něco se tu změnilo
Čertouská poudačka
Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?
The Mysterious Mr. Hyde
Directing
2 credits
Writing
1 credit
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