
Oldřich Nový
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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Credits
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Oldřich Nový (voice)★ 2
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Self★ NR
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Bakaláři 1972★ 7
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★ 8.8
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Men About Town 1969Profesor★ 6.7
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Sir Hannibal Morris★ 7.1
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★ 6.5
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Alibi on the Lake 1966fotograf Laufr★ 4
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Rhythm of First Love 1966★ NR
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Čertouská poudačka 1966★ NR
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Úplně vyřízený chlap 1965★ 10
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★ 6
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★ NR
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Věštec 1963účetní Čeněk Šlik★ 6
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Dva z onoho světa 1962★ 5
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Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel★ NR
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Bílá spona 1961Horák★ 6
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(segment "Tajemství písma")★ 6.2
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Zlatý pavouk 1957barman Charlie★ 4
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Nechte to na mně 1955★ 4
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Hudba z Marsu 1955Jiří Karas, skladatel★ 5.9
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Něco se tu změnilo 1955★ NR
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★ NR
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Slovo dělá ženu 1953★ 5
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René Skalský★ 6.5
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Parohy 1947Viktorin★ 3.3
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Abrakadabra 1946Commentary (voice)★ NR
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Sobota 1945Richard Herbert★ 6
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Paklíc 1944Gabriel Anděl★ 5.7
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Valentin Dobrotivý 1942Valentin Plavec★ 6.7
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The Blue Star Hotel 1941Vladimír Rychta Rohan★ 8.1
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A Charming Man 1941Viktor Bláha★ 6.8
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Život je krásný 1940Jan Herold★ 6
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Burian the Liar 1940tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly★ 6.2
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syn Jan Hrubý★ 7.8
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The Girl in Blue 1940Jan Karas★ 6.3
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Eva Fools Around 1939Michal Nor★ 6.7
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Kristian 1939úředník Alois Novák alias pan Kristian★ 7.3
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Richard Osten★ 6
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Třetí zvonění 1938JUDr. Jan Hudec★ NR
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Důvod k rozvodu 1937Pavel★ 6.5
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Falešná kočička 1937MUDr. Vladimír Přelouč★ 6
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Advokátka Věra 1937Petr Kučera★ 5.5
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Rozkošný příběh 1937Jaroslav Nerad★ 8
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Komorník Alfons★ 6.5
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Uličnice 1936hrabě Moretti★ NR
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Na tý louce zelený 1936Gustav Horowitz★ 6
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Rozpustilá noc 1935Monokl Fredy★ NR
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Velbloud uchem jehly 1926Butler★ NR
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Neznámá kráska 1922★ NR