Actor

Josef Abrhám

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Acting credits

113

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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0.5

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Movies: 90Series: 23

TMDB ID: 72795

IMDb ID: nm0009368

Known for: Acting

Born: December 14, 1939

Died: May 16, 2022

Age: 82

Place of birth: Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 2025

Years active: 65

Average TMDB rating: 6.91

Wikidata: Q1704158

Also known as

J. Abrhám • Josef Abrham • Йозеф Абрахам • Jozef Abrhám • Josef Abrhám st.

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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.