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Jan Rubeš

Jan Rubeš

Birthday: 1920-06-06 | Place of Birth: Volyně, Czechoslovakia

Born in Czechoslovakia. After graduating in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague, Jan Rubes went on to join the Prague Opera House as their youngest basso singer. He also performed at the Pilsen Opera House in leading roles in his early years. By 1948, he was chosen to represent Czechoslovakia at the International Music Festival held in Geneva and won first prize in his category. He emigrated to Canada on New Year's Eve 1948 with hopes of creating a greater musical career. As a member of the Canadian Opera Company, he achieved recognition for his roles, as Boris in "Boris Godunov", Schigolch in "Lulu" and as Mephisto in "Faust". As well, he served as the company's director of touring and program development. Branching out into radio and, eventually, TV, he wrote and hosted from 1975-83 TVOntario's "Guess What?" and acted in many TV dramas, later receiving the Earle Grey Award for lifetime work in Canadian television.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2005
Our Fathers

as    Pope John Paul

2001
Anthrax

as    Arthur Kowalski

2000
Believe

as    Jason Stiles

1998
The White Raven

as    Markus Strand

1995
Roommates

as    Bolek Krupa

1994
D2: The Mighty Ducks

as    Jan

1994
The Birds II: Land's End

as    Karl

1991
Class Action

as    Pavel

1991
Deceived

as    Tomasz

1990
The Amityville Curse

as    The Priest

1989
The Experts

as    Illyich

1988
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

as    Augustus Glick

1988
The Kiss

as    Gordon Tobin

1987
Dead of Winter

as    Dr. Joseph Lewis

1985
Witness

as    Eli Lapp

1985
One Magic Christmas

as    Santa Claus

1982
The Amateur

as    Kaplan

1981
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

as    Psychiatrist

1963
The Incredible Journey

as    Carl Nurmi