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Jan Rubeš

Jan Rubeš

Acting June 6, 1920 (89 years old) June 29, 2009 Volyně, Czechoslovakia

Biography

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.

Movies 55

Witness 7.1

Witness

as Eli Lapp

1985
D2: The Mighty Ducks 6.2

D2: The Mighty Ducks

as Jan

1994
Music from Another Room 5.6

Music from Another Room

as Louis Klammer

1998
Snow Falling on Cedars 6.1

Snow Falling on Cedars

as Ole Jurgensen

1999
Deceived 5.8

Deceived

as Tomasz

1991
The Birds II: Land's End 4.0

The Birds II: Land's End

as Karl

1994
The Experts 4.8

The Experts

as Illyich

1989
One Magic Christmas 5.9

One Magic Christmas

as Santa Claus

1985
The Incredible Journey 6.7

The Incredible Journey

as Carl Nurmi

1963
Murder: By Reason of Insanity 5.7

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

as Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)

1985
Class Action 6.3

Class Action

as Pavel

1991
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story 5.7

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

as Far

1995
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples 5.0

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

as Hendrick de Vries

1998
Our Fathers 6.5

Our Fathers

as Pope John Paul

2005
Roommates 5.7

Roommates

as Bolek Krupa

1995
The Amateur 5.4

The Amateur

as Kaplan

1981
The Amityville Curse 4.0

The Amityville Curse

as The Priest

1990
The Kiss 5.7

The Kiss

as Gordon Tobin

1988
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid 5.0

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

as Psychiatrist

1981
Dead of Winter 6.0

Dead of Winter

as Dr. Joseph Lewis

1987
Daniel and the Superdogs 6.8

Daniel and the Superdogs

as The Colonel

2004
Courage Mountain 5.9

Courage Mountain

as Grandfather

1990
Mr. Patman 4.7

Mr. Patman

as Vrakettas

1981
Murder in Space 5.3

Murder in Space

as Gregory Denarenko

1985
The Republic of Love 4.9

The Republic of Love

as Strom

2004
The Christmas Secret 5.9

The Christmas Secret

as Andree

2000
The Witches of Eastwick 6.0

The Witches of Eastwick

as Fidel

1992
Flood: A River's Rampage 5.3

Flood: A River's Rampage

as Jacob

1997
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick 6.0

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

as Augustus Glick

1988
The White Raven 4.0

The White Raven

as Markus Strand

1998
Descending Angel 5.5

Descending Angel

as Bishop Dancu

1990
Mesmer 6.0

Mesmer

as Professor Stoerk

1994
Believe 5.5

Believe

as Jason Stiles

2000
Deadly Harvest 4.7

Deadly Harvest

as Swenson

1977
Blood Relations 4.4

Blood Relations

as Andreas

1988
Cold Front 5.1

Cold Front

as Zoubov

1989
Sarabande 6.5

Sarabande

as Dr. Kassovitz

1997
Boozecan 6.5

Boozecan

as Pops

1994
Blind Fear 5.2

Blind Fear

as Lasky

1989
On My Own 5.8

On My Own

as The Colonel

1993
Divided Loyalties 8.0

Divided Loyalties

1990
Never Too Late 5.5

Never Too Late

as Joseph

1996
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio

Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio

as Phantom

1994
Charlie Grant's War 8.0

Charlie Grant's War

as Jacob

1985
What Katy Did 6.8

What Katy Did

as Dr. Reinhart

1999
Anthrax 4.8

Anthrax

as Arthur Kowalski

2001
Devlin 5.6

Devlin

as Vittorio Di Fabrizi

1992
F-E-D-A

F-E-D-A

1990
Nightmare Man 8.0

Nightmare Man

as Evan Hannibal

1999
The Burial Society 6.0

The Burial Society

as Marvin Telekunsky

2002
No Blame 8.0

No Blame

as Dr. Bloomer

1988
The Marriage Bed 8.5

The Marriage Bed

as Max Ehrlich

1986
Two Men 7.0

Two Men

as Michael Barra

1988
Something About Love 6.9

Something About Love

as Stan Olynyk

1988
Lions for Breakfast 8.0

Lions for Breakfast

as Ivan

1975

TV Shows 15

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