
Josef Abrhám
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 14, 1939
- Died
- May 16, 2022 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Ať se lidi mají rádi... aspoň dnes
Movie

40 rolí
Movie

Dwarf
TV · as Václav Novotný · 6 eps

Jak básníci čekají na zázrak
Movie

Angel 2
Movie · as Svatý Josef

Korunní princ
Movie · as Čaroděj Kruciatus

Little Baby Jesus
Movie · as José

Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs
Movie

Hoteliér
Movie

Cyril a Metoděj – Apoštolové Slovanů
TV · as Fotios · 4 eps

Stopy života
TV · as Václav David · 1 ep
Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy
TV · 3 eps

Ztracená brána
TV · as Kruml · 2 eps

Leaving
Movie · as Vilém Rieger

Strašidla na Kulíkově
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 13 eps

Fispan's Apple
Movie · as Král Ferdinand
Jeppe z vršku
Movie · as Frederik

Kouzla králů
Movie · as král Dobromil
Anatomie gagu
Movie

Hospital on the Edge of Town - The New Generation
TV · 13 eps

I Served the King of England
Movie · as Hotel Manager Brandejs

Hraběnky
TV · as Josef Hrabě · 17 eps

Beauty in Trouble
Movie · as Evžen Beneš
Restaurace U Prince
Movie · as král Filip I.
Černá karta
Movie
Trampoty vodníka Jakoubka
Movie · as kníže Karel
Tři strážníci
TV · 3 eps

Pánská jízda
Movie · as soused Lupínek
Konecná stanica
Movie
ELFilm
Movie

Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech
TV · 13 eps

O víle Arnoštce
Movie · as král lesního palouku

Elixír a Halíbela
Movie · as král
Pohádky z lesa
TV · 7 eps

All My Loved Ones
Movie · as Jakub Silberstein

Return to Paradise Lost
Movie · as Father

Halt, Or I'll Miss!
Movie · as Brandejs
Proces s vrahy Martynové
Movie
Doktor Munory a jiní lidé
Movie
Play Strindberg
Movie · as Edgar
Pohádka o Faustovi
Movie · as Faust

Městem chodí Mikuláš
Movie

Angelic Eyes
Movie · as Dirigent

Unexpected Encounters
Movie · as Evzen

Big Beat
Movie · as Prokop
Noc rozhodnutí
Movie · as Doctor
Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna
Movie
Noc pastýřů
Movie · as Jakub Jan Ryba
Náhrdelník
TV · 12 eps

The Beggar's Opera
Movie · as Macheath

Flames of Royal Love
Movie · as Court Physician

Kafka
Movie · as Friend of Kafka
Smrt barona Gandary
Movie
Velmi uvěřitelné příběhy
TV · 6 eps
Dětinské hry dospělých
Movie

Člověk proti zkáze
Movie · as Karel Čapek

Audience
Movie · as Vaněk

The End of Old Times
Movie · as Prince Alexej
Pasiáns
Movie · as Robert
Aksál
Movie · as Aksál

Ark of Fools
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
Přísahám a slibuji
TV · as MUDr. Vojtěch Albert · 4 eps
Šaráda
TV · 1 ep
El mar es azul
Movie · as Milan

Fabrik der Offiziere
TV · as Leutnant Seuter · 4 eps

Druhý dech
TV · 13 eps
Pan Pickwick
Movie · as Jingle

Veselé příhody z natáčení
TV · as Himself · 1 ep

Zirkus Humberto
TV · as Baron · 4 eps

The Great Movie Robbery
Movie
Portrét krále komiků
Movie · as Himself
Jubileum
Movie · as Šipučin
Přátelé
Movie
Ty, ty, Yetti
Movie

Zlá krev
TV · 7 eps
Dokonalý muž, dokonalá žena
Movie
Výsledek testu
Movie

Scalpel, Please
Movie

Young Wine
Movie

Experiment Eva
Movie

H.M. Deserters
Movie · as sierżant Zajiček

Slavné historky zbojnické
TV · 1 ep

The Good Soldier Schweik
TV · as Lt. Lukás (voice) · 9 eps
Bandité
Movie · as Falsacappa
Prípad Platfus
Movie · as JUDr. Smutný, prokurátor

Dissolved and Effused
Movie · as Profesor Žalud
Princezny nejsou vždycky na vdávání
Movie
Žáku Kašíku, nežeň se!
Movie · as otec Kašík

Domek u lesa
Movie

Bridal Tour to Jilji
Movie · as Tomáš Krchňák
Záchvěv strachu
Movie

The Snowdrop Festival
Movie · as Narrator in Radio (voice)

Bambinot
TV · as Martin Hardy · 6 eps
Plášť Marie Terezie
Movie

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
Movie · as divadelní vědec
Společnost s ručením omezeným
Movie
Švédská zápalka
Movie

Hráči
Movie · as Icharev

Malý pitaval z velkého města
TV · 6 eps

Tři cesty k domovu
TV · as Kamil · 3 eps
Spor herečky Kvapilové
Movie · as Jaroslav Hilbert

Run, Waiter, Run!
Movie · as Dalibor Vrána
Netopýr
Movie · as Eisenstein

The Hit
Movie · as pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
Proč se lidé bojí zajíců
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Tři v tom
Movie · as Capitano
Panenka
Movie · as Steve Carella

Zločin na poště
Movie
Demokrati
Movie

Tím pádem
Movie

A Vampire in High-Rise
Movie · as Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
Dnes v jednom domě
TV · as Danda Jr. · 8 eps

O zvířátkách pana Krbce
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 13 eps
Polská krev
Movie · as Count Boleslaw Barański

Ball Lightning
Movie · as Knotek

Jak je důležité míti Filipa
Movie · as Jack Worthing

Silvestr svobodného pána
Movie · as Petr

Nemocnice na kraji města
TV · 20 eps
Štipku soli
TV · 3 eps
Fata morgana
Movie

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Movie · as Učitel Janda

A Girl Fit to Be Killed
Movie · as MUDr Rendl
Vilém Rozkoč
Movie
Tetované časom
Movie · as Engineer

Thirty Cases of Major Zeman
TV · as Rudi Lorenz · 1 ep

Tři muži se žralokem
Movie

Operation: Daybreak
Movie

The Motive for Murder
Movie · as Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
Miracle
Movie · as Commentary (voice)

Byl jednou jeden dům
TV · 5 eps

Sen noci svatojánské
Movie
Zbojník Ondráš
Movie

Quails and King
Movie · as Pacovský (voice)
Princ Chocholouš
Movie
Půlpenny
Movie

Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně
Movie

Pokus o vraždu
Movie
Poslední dopis
Movie
Hnízdo
TV · 2 eps

Morgiana
Movie · as Marek
Jeden ze soubojů
Movie
The Harder They Fall
Movie · as Eddie
Konfrontace
Movie

Bakaláři
TV · 4 eps

The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon
Movie · as Poručík Rudi Macháček

Revizor
Movie

Chance
Movie

Návrat pana Ryšánka
Movie
Kalif čápem
Movie
O tlustém pradědečkovi
Movie

322
Movie · as Peter

Aesop
Movie · as Parrot Trader
Zaprášené histórie Ema Bohúňa
TV · 1 ep
Hádankář Vojta
Movie
Ohnice
Movie

Prague Nights
Movie · as (segment "Chlebové střevíčky")

Hvězda
Movie
Bahno
Movie
Bellevue
Movie · as inspicient

Bedtime Story
Movie · as Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
Natali
Movie · as Vitalij (voice)

Dita Saxová
Movie · as D.E. Huppert

Happy End
Movie · as Ptáček

The Return of the Prodigal Son
Movie · as Zdeněk (voice)

The Nun's Night
Movie · as Karel (voice)

Closely Watched Trains
Movie · as Priest (voice)
Lékař v rozpacích
Movie

Bubny
Movie · as Honza (voice)
Pension pro svobodné pány
Movie

Courage for Every Day
Movie · as Borek

The Cry
Movie · as Slávek

Black Peter
Movie · as Mára (voice)
On the Tightrope
Movie · as Kája Micka (voice)

Transport from Paradise
Movie

A Great Road Ahead
Movie · as Jaroslav Hašek

The Black Dynasty
Movie

Ceiling
Movie · as Pepik
Don't Take Shelter From The Rain
Movie

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Movie · as witness Jirka Ruml



