Jan Rubeš
Acting
Born 1920-06-06
Died 2009-06-29
Volyně, Czechoslovakia
68 credits
Member of the Order of Canada 1
Earle Grey Award 1
Awards
Won 1 Member of the Order of Canada Award
Member of the Order of Canada 1 won
- — Member of the Order of Canada Won
Earle Grey Award 1 won
- 1990 Earle Grey Award Won
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Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Born in Czechoslovakia, he graduated in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague. Rubes went on to join the Prague Opera House as their youngest basso singer. He also performed at the Pilsen Opera House in leading roles in his early years. By 1948, he was chosen to represent Czechoslovakia at the International Music Festival held in Geneva and won first prize in his category. He emigrated to Canada on New Year's Eve 1948 with hopes of creating a greater musical career. As a member of the Canadian Opera Company, he achieved recognition for his roles, as Boris in "Boris Godunov", Schigolch in "Lulu" and as Mephisto in "Faust". As well, he served as the company's director of touring and program development. Branching out into radio and, eventually, TV, he wrote and hosted from 1975-83 TVOntario's "Guess What?" and acted in many TV dramas, later receiving the Earle Grey Award for lifetime work in Canadian television.
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Acting
57 credits
Stargate SG-1
The X-Files
ER
Due South
The Outer Limits
War of the Worlds
Festival
The New Avengers
Witness
Kane & Abel
Tilt
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Snow Falling on Cedars
Class Action
Deceived
The Amateur
The Third Twin
Music from Another Room
The Amityville Curse
The Birds II: Land's End
One Magic Christmas
The Experts
Dead of Winter
Our Fathers
Roommates
The Incredible Journey
Mr. Patman
By Way of the Stars
The Kiss
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Devlin
Courage Mountain
Mesmer
Cold Front
Never Too Late
Murder in Space
What Katy Did
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Believe
Descending Angel
The Witches of Eastwick
The White Raven
The Marriage Bed
Two Men
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Boozecan
Deadly Harvest
The Christmas Secret
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
The Burial Society
On My Own
Flood: A River's Rampage
Daniel and the Superdogs
Nightmare Man
Sarabande
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