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Josef Abrhám

Josef Abrhám

Acting·1939–2022·78 films

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.

Filmography

Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains (1966)Priest (voice)
Kafka
Kafka (1991)Friend of Kafka
I Served the King of England
I Served the King of England (2007)Hotel Manager Brandejs
Black Peter
Black Peter (1964)Mára (voice)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)Učitel Janda
Morgiana
Morgiana (1972)Marek
Happy End
Happy End (1967)Ptáček
Operation: Daybreak
Operation: Daybreak (1975)
Run, Waiter, Run!
Run, Waiter, Run! (1981)Dalibor Vrána
Little Baby Jesus
Little Baby Jesus (2013)José
The Snowdrop Festival
The Snowdrop Festival (1984)Narrator in Radio (voice)
Angel 2
Angel 2 (2016)Svatý Josef
Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning (1979)Knotek
Beauty in Trouble
Beauty in Trouble (2006)Evžen Beneš
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)divadelní vědec
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)Zdeněk (voice)
Korunní princ
Korunní princ (2015)Čaroděj Kruciatus
Dissolved and Effused
Dissolved and Effused (1985)Profesor Žalud
Courage for Every Day
Courage for Every Day (1965)Borek
322
322 (1970)Peter
All My Loved Ones
All My Loved Ones (1999)Jakub Silberstein
The End of Old Times
The End of Old Times (1990)Prince Alexej
Prague Nights
Prague Nights (1969)(segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
The Cry
The Cry (1964)Slávek
Big Beat
Big Beat (1993)Prokop
The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon
The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon (1971)Poručík Rudi Macháček
Ceiling
Ceiling (1962)Pepik
A Girl Fit to Be Killed
A Girl Fit to Be Killed (1976)MUDr Rendl
Dita Saxová
Dita Saxová (1968)D.E. Huppert
The Hit
The Hit (1981)pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
Unexpected Encounters
Unexpected Encounters (1994)Evzen
Kouzla králů
Kouzla králů (2008)král Dobromil
Scalpel, Please
Scalpel, Please (1986)
Transport from Paradise
Transport from Paradise (1963)
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story (1968)Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
The Nun's Night
The Nun's Night (1967)Karel (voice)
Flames of Royal Love
Flames of Royal Love (1991)Court Physician
Leaving
Leaving (2011)Vilém Rieger
The Great Movie Robbery
The Great Movie Robbery (1987)
Return to Paradise Lost
Return to Paradise Lost (1999)Father
Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs
Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs (2013)
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera (1991)Macheath
The Motive for Murder
The Motive for Murder (1975)Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
Bridal Tour to Jilji
Bridal Tour to Jilji (1984)Tomáš Krchňák
Chance
Chance (1971)
A Great Road Ahead
A Great Road Ahead (1963)Jaroslav Hašek
Jak je důležité míti Filipa
Jak je důležité míti Filipa (1979)Jack Worthing
Angelic Eyes
Angelic Eyes (1994)Dirigent
Městem chodí Mikuláš
Městem chodí Mikuláš (1995)
Silvestr svobodného pána
Silvestr svobodného pána (1979)Petr
Jak básníci čekají na zázrak
Jak básníci čekají na zázrak (2016)
Zločin na poště
Zločin na poště (1981)
Sen noci svatojánské
Sen noci svatojánské (1974)
Quails and King
Quails and King (1974)Pacovský (voice)
Pánská jízda
Pánská jízda (2004)soused Lupínek
Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně
Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně (1974)
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything (1961)witness Jirka Ruml
Pokus o vraždu
Pokus o vraždu (1973)
Young Wine
Young Wine (1986)
Člověk proti zkáze
Člověk proti zkáze (1990)Karel Čapek
Elixír a Halíbela
Elixír a Halíbela (2001)král
Experiment Eva
Experiment Eva (1986)
Aesop
Aesop (1970)Parrot Trader
Hráči
Hráči (1983)Icharev
O víle Arnoštce
O víle Arnoštce (2002)král lesního palouku
Audience
Audience (1990)Vaněk
A Vampire in High-Rise
A Vampire in High-Rise (1980)Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
Ark of Fools
Ark of Fools (1990)Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
The Black Dynasty
The Black Dynasty (1962)
Domek u lesa
Domek u lesa (1985)
Hvězda
Hvězda (1969)
Revizor
Revizor (1971)
40 rolí
40 rolí (2025)
Fispan's Apple
Fispan's Apple (2009)Král Ferdinand
Tím pádem
Tím pádem (1980)
Bubny
Bubny (1965)Honza (voice)
Hoteliér
Hoteliér (2013)
Tři muži se žralokem
Tři muži se žralokem (1975)