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Josef Abrhám

Dec 14, 1939 - May 16, 2022 (82 years old) in Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]

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.

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Known For

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Bakaláři
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Thirty Cases of Major Zema
Rudi Lorenz
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Nemocnice na kraji města
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Malý pitaval z velkého města
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Hraběnky
Josef Hrabě
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Náhrdelník
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Cirkus Humberto
hrabě Schönstein
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Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech
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Ztracená brána
Kruml
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Zlá krev

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