Josef Abrhám

Acting

Born 1939-12-14 Died 2022-05-16 Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic] 178 credits Thalia Awards 1 Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross 1 Master Prix 1 Czech Lion Awards 1

Awards

Won 1 Thalia Award

Thalia Awards 1 won

2020 Thalia Awards Won

Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross 1 won

2019 Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross Won

Master Prix 1 won

2016 Master Prix Won

Czech Lion Awards 1 won

1993 Czech Lion Awards Won

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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.