
Josef Abrhám
Born: 1939-12-14
Place of Birth: 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

Ball Lightning

Experiment Eva

Chance

The Nun's Night

Operation: Daybreak

Angel 2

Dita Saxová

Kafka

Black Peter

Sen noci svatojánské

Prague Nights

40 rolí

The Hit

Morgiana

Korunní princ

Closely Watched Trains

Fispan's Apple

The Snowdrop Festival

Tím pádem

The Cry

Hvězda

Audience

Ceiling

Bubny

Unexpected Encounters

Odcházení

A Vampire in High-Rise

Hoteliér

Courage for Every Day

Aesop

The Beggar's Opera

Kouzla králů

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

The Return of the Prodigal Son

The End of Old Times

Pánská jízda

Městem chodí Mikuláš

Beauty in Trouble

I Served the King of England

Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs

Run, Waiter, Run!

Bedtime Story

Zločin na poště

Dissolved and Effused

O víle Arnoštce

The Motive for Murder

Happy End

A Great Road Ahead

Halt, Or I'll Miss!

Bridal Tour to Jilji

322

All My Loved Ones

The Great Movie Robbery

The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon

A Girl Fit to Be Killed

Big Beat

Ark of Fools

Scalpel, Please

Jak básníci čekají na zázrak

Pokus o vraždu

Angelic Eyes

Little Baby Jesus

The Black Dynasty

Jak je důležité míti Filipa

Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně

Elixír a Halíbela

Silvestr svobodného pána

Young Wine

Transport from Paradise

Return to Paradise Lost

Domek u lesa

Flames of Royal Love

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

Člověk proti zkáze

Revizor
