Josef Abrhám
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
Credits
- 2017 · Dwarf as Václav Novotný
- 2016 · Angel 2 as Saint Joseph
- 2016 · Jak básníci čekají na zázrak as
- 2015 · Korunní princ as Čaroděj Kruciatus
- 2013 · Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs as
- 2013 · Stopy života as Václav David
- 2013 · Little Baby Jesus as José
- 2013 · Hoteliér as
- 2013 · Cyril a Metoděj – Apoštolové Slovanů as Fotios
- 2012 · Ztracená brána as Kruml
- 2012 · Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy as
- 2011 · Odcházení as Vilém Rieger
- 2010 · Strašidla na Kulíkově as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Fispan's Apple as Král Ferdinand
- 2008 · Kouzla králů as král Dobromil
- 2008 · Anatomie gagu as
- 2008 · Hospital on the Edge of Town - The New Generation as
- 2007 · Hraběnky as Josef Hrabě
- 2007 · I Served the King of England as Hotel Manager Brandejs
- 2006 · Beauty in Trouble as Evuen Benes
- 2005 · Restaurace U Prince as král Filip I.
- 2005 · Černá karta as
- 2005 · Tři strážníci as
- 2004 · Konecná stanica as
- 2004 · Pánská jízda as soused Lupínek
- 2003 · Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech as
- 2003 · ELFilm as
- 2002 · O víle Arnoštce as král lesního palouku
- 2001 · Elixír a Halíbela as král
- 2001 · Pohádky z lesa as
- 1999 · All My Loved Ones as Jakub Silberstein
- 1999 · Return to Paradise Lost as Father
- 1998 · Halt, Or I'll Miss! as Brandejs
- 1998 · Proces s vrahy Martynové as
- 1995 · Městem chodí Mikuláš as
- 1995 · Pohádka o Faustovi as Faust
- 1994 · Angelic Eyes as Dirigent
- 1994 · Unexpected Encounters as Evzen
- 1993 · Big Beat as Prokop
- 1993 · Náhrdelník as
- 1993 · Noc rozhodnutí as
- 1991 · Kafka as Friend of Kafka
- 1991 · The Beggar's Opera as Macheath
- 1991 · Flames of Royal Love as
- 1991 · Velmi uvěřitelné příběhy as
- 1990 · Přísahám a slibuji as MUDr. Vojtěch Albert
- 1990 · Audience as Vaněk
- 1990 · Pasiáns as Robert
- 1990 · Aksál as Aksál
- 1990 · Dětinské hry dospělých as
- 1989 · Člověk proti zkáze as Karel Čapek
- 1989 · Druhý dech as
- 1989 · El mar es azul as
- 1989 · Fabrik der Offiziere as Leutnant Seuter
- 1989 · The End of Old Times as Duke Alexej
- 1988 · Cirkus Humberto as hrabě Schönstein
- 1988 · Veselé příhody z natáčení as Himself
- 1987 · Portrét krále komiků as Himself
- 1987 · Jubileum as Šipučin
- 1987 · Zlá krev as
- 1986 · Experiment Eva as
- 1986 · Slavné historky zbojnické as
- 1986 · Scalpel, Please as
- 1986 · Young Wine as
- 1986 · The Great Movie Robbery as
- 1986 · Výsledek testu as
- 1986 · Dokonalý muž, dokonalá žena as
- 1985 · Prípad Platfus as JUDr. Smutný, prokurátor
- 1985 · Princezny nejsou vždycky na vdávání as
- 1985 · Bandité as Falsacappa
- 1985 · Dissolved and Effused as Profesor Žalud
- 1985 · Žáku Kašíku, nežeň se! as
- 1985 · Domek u lesa as
- 1984 · Bridal Tour to Jilji as Tomáš Krchňák
- 1984 · Bambinot as Martin Hardy
- 1984 · Záchvěv strachu as
- 1984 · The Snowdrop Festival as Narrator in Radio (voice)
- 1983 · Tři cesty k domovu as Kamil
- 1983 · Malý pitaval z velkého města as
- 1983 · Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping as divadelní vědec
- 1983 · Švédská zápalka as
- 1983 · Plášť Marie Terezie as
- 1983 · Společnost s ručením omezeným as
- 1983 · Hráči as Icharev
- 1982 · Spor herečky Kvapilové as Jaroslav Hilbert
- 1981 · Netopýr as Eisenstein
- 1981 · Tři v tom as Capitano
- 1981 · Zločin na poště as
- 1981 · Panenka as Steve Carella
- 1981 · The Hit as pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
- 1981 · Proč se lidé bojí zajíců as Narrator (voice)
- 1981 · Run, Waiter, Run! as Dalibor Vrána
- 1980 · O zvířátkách pana Krbce as Narrator (voice)
- 1980 · Demokrati as
- 1980 · Dnes v jednom domě as Danda Jr.
- 1980 · Tím pádem as
- 1980 · A Vampire in High-Rise as Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
- 1979 · Polská krev as Count Boleslaw Barański
- 1979 · Ball Lightning as Knotek
- 1979 · Jak je důležité míti Filipa as Jack Worthing
- 1979 · Silvestr svobodného pána as Petr
- 1978 · Nemocnice na kraji města as
- 1977 · Štipku soli as
- 1976 · Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! as Učitel Janda
- 1976 · Vilém Rozkoč as
- 1976 · Fata morgana as
- 1976 · A Girl Fit to Be Killed as MUDr Rendl
- 1976 · Tetované časom as Engineer
- 1976 · Thirty Cases of Major Zema as
- 1975 · Operation: Daybreak as
- 1975 · Tři muži se žralokem as
- 1975 · The Motive for Murder as Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
- 1975 · Byl jednou jeden dům as
- 1975 · Miracle as Commentary (voice)
- 1974 · Princ Chocholouš as
- 1974 · Zbojník Ondráš as
- 1974 · Quails and King as Pacovský (voice)
- 1974 · Půlpenny as
- 1974 · Sen noci svatojánské as
- 1974 · Výstřely v Mariánských Lázních as
- 1973 · Pokus o vraždu as
- 1973 · Hnízdo as
- 1973 · Poslední dopis as
- 1972 · Morgiana as Marek
- 1972 · Bakaláři as
- 1972 · Konfrontace as
- 1972 · Jeden ze soubojů as
- 1972 · The Harder They Fall as Eddie
- 1971 · Návrat pana Ryšánka as
- 1971 · The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon as Poručík Rudi Macháček
- 1971 · Chance as
- 1971 · Revizor as
- 1970 · 322 as Peter
- 1970 · Aesop as Parrot Trader
- 1970 · Kalif čápem as
- 1970 · O tlustém pradědečkovi as
- 1970 · Zaprášené histórie Ema Bohúňa as
- 1969 · Hvězda as
- 1969 · Bellevue as inspicient
- 1969 · Prague Nights as (segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
- 1969 · Ohnice as
- 1969 · Bahno as
- 1969 · Hádankář Vojta as
- 1968 · Natali as Vitalij (voice)
- 1968 · Bedtime Story as Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
- 1968 · Dita Saxová as D.E. Huppert
- 1967 · The Nun's Night as Karel (voice)
- 1967 · Happy End as Ptáček
- 1967 · The Return of the Prodigal Son as Zdeněk (voice)
- 1966 · Closely Watched Trains as Priest (voice)
- 1966 · Lékař v rozpacích as
- 1965 · Pension pro svobodné pány as
- 1965 · Bubny as Honza (voice)
- 1965 · Courage for Every Day as Borek
- 1964 · Black Peter as Mára (voice)
- 1964 · The Cry as Slávek
- 1963 · On the Tightrope as Kája Micka (voice)
- 1963 · A Great Road Ahead as Jaroslav Hašek
- 1963 · Transport from Paradise as
- 1962 · Černá dynastie as
- 1962 · Don't Take Shelter From The Rain as
- 1962 · Ceiling as Pepik
- 1961 · Where an Alibi Is Not Everything as witness Jirka Ruml