12/14/1939
Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]:
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.
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40 rolí (2025) as |
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Anděl Páně 2 (2016) as Svatý Josef |
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Jak básníci čekají na zázrak (2016) as |
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Korunní princ (2015) as Čaroděj Kruciatus |
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Cyril a Metoděj – Apoštolové Slovanů (2013) as |
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Přijde letos Ježíšek? (2013) as José |
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Hoteliér (2013) as |
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Odcházení (2011) as Vilém Rieger |
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Fišpánská jablíčka (2009) as Král Ferdinand |
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Kouzla králů (2008) as král Dobromil |
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Anatomie gagu (2008) as |
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Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále (2007) as Hotel Manager Brandejs |
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Kráska v nesnázích (2006) as Evžen Beneš |
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Restaurace U Prince (2005) as král Filip I. |
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Černá karta (2005) as |
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Konecná stanica (2004) as |
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Pánská jízda (2004) as soused Lupínek |
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ELFilm (2003) as |
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O víle Arnoštce (2002) as král lesního palouku |
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Elixír a Halíbela (2001) as král |
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Všichni moji blízcí (1999) as Jakub Silberstein |
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Návrat ztraceného ráje (1999) as Father |
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Stůj, nebo se netrefím (1998) as Brandejs |
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Proces s vrahy Martynové (1998) as |
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Doktor Munory a jiní lidé (1997) as |
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Play Strindberg (1996) as Edgar |
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Městem chodí Mikuláš (1995) as |
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Pohádka o Faustovi (1995) as Faust |
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Andělské oči (1994) as Dirigent |
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Nesmluvená setkání (1994) as Evzen |
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Noc pastýřů (1993) as Jakub Jan Ryba |
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Šakalí léta (1993) as Prokop |
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Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna (1993) as |
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Noc rozhodnutí (1993) as Doctor |
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Kafka (1991) as Friend of Kafka |
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Žebrácká opera (1991) as Macheath |
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V žáru královské lásky (1991) as Court Physician |
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Smrt barona Gandary (1991) as |
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Dětinské hry dospělých (1990) as |
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Archa bláznů aneb Vyprávění z konce života (1990) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited) |
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Aksál (1990) as Aksál |
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Konec starých časů (1990) as Prince Alexej |
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Člověk proti zkáze (1990) as Karel Čapek |
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Pasiáns (1990) as Robert |
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Audience (1990) as Vaněk |
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El mar es azul (1989) as Milan |
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Pan Pickwick (1988) as Jingle |
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Portrét krále komiků (1987) as Himself |
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Jubileum (1987) as Šipučin |
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Přátelé (1987) as |
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Ty, ty, Yetti (1987) as |
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Velká filmová loupež (1987) as |
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Dokonalý muž, dokonalá žena (1986) as |
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Mladé víno (1986) as |
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Experiment Eva (1986) as |
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Skalpel, prosím (1986) as |
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Výsledek testu (1986) as |
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Případ Platfus (1985) as JUDr. Smutný, prokurátor |
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Princezny nejsou vždycky na vdávání (1985) as |
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Bandité (1985) as Falsacappa |
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Domek u lesa (1985) as |
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Žáku Kašíku, nežeň se! (1985) as otec Kašík |
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Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný (1985) as Profesor Žalud |
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Svatební cesta do Jiljí (1984) as Tomáš Krchňák |
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Záchvěv strachu (1984) as |
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Slavnosti sněženek (1984) as Narrator in Radio (voice) |
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Jára Cimrman ležící, spící (1983) as divadelní vědec |
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Švédská zápalka (1983) as |
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Plášť Marie Terezie (1983) as |
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Společnost s ručením omezeným (1983) as |
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Hráči (1983) as Icharev |
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Spor herečky Kvapilové (1982) as Jaroslav Hilbert |
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Netopýr (1981) as Eisenstein |
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Tři v tom (1981) as Capitano |
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Zločin na poště (1981) as |
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Panenka (1981) as Steve Carella |
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Trhák (1981) as pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček |
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Proč se lidé bojí zajíců (1981) as Narrator (voice) |
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Vrchní, prchni (1981) as Dalibor Vrána |
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Demokrati (1980) as |
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Tím pádem (1980) as |
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Upír ve věžáku (1980) as Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy |
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Polská krev (1979) as Count Boleslaw Barański |
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Kulový blesk (1979) as Knotek |
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Jak je důležité míti Filipa (1979) as Jack Worthing |
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Silvestr svobodného pána (1979) as Petr |
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„Marečku, podejte mi pero!“ (1976) as Učitel Janda |
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Vilém Rozkoč (1976) as |
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Fata morgana (1976) as |
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Tetované časom (1976) as Engineer |
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Holka na zabití (1976) as MUDr Rendl |
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Operation: Daybreak (1975) as |
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Tři muži se žralokem (1975) as |
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Motiv pro vraždu (1975) as Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář") |
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Zázrak (1975) as Commentary (voice) |
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Princ Chocholouš (1974) as |
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Zbojník Ondráš (1974) as |
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Kvočny a Král (1974) as Pacovský (voice) |
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Půlpenny (1974) as |
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Sen noci svatojánské (1974) as |
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Výstřely v Mariánských Lázních (1974) as |
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Pokus o vraždu (1973) as |
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Poslední dopis (1973) as |
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Morgiana (1972) as Marek |
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Konfrontace (1972) as |
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Jeden ze soubojů (1972) as |
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Tím hůř, když padnou (1972) as Eddie |
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Návrat pana Ryšánka (1971) as |
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Partie krásného dragouna (1971) as Poručík Rudi Macháček |
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Šance (1971) as |
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Revizor (1971) as |
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322 (1970) as Peter |
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Езоп (1970) as Parrot Trader |
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Kalif čápem (1970) as |
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O tlustém pradědečkovi (1970) as |
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Hvězda (1969) as |
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Bellevue (1969) as inspicient |
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Pražské noci (1969) as (segment "Chlebové střevíčky") |
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Ohnice (1969) as |
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Bahno (1969) as |
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Hádankář Vojta (1969) as |
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Natali (1968) as Vitalij (voice) |
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Pension pro svobodné pány (1968) as Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík |
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Dita Saxová (1968) as D.E. Huppert |
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Noc nevěsty (1967) as Karel (voice) |
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Happy End (1967) as Ptáček |
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Návrat ztraceného syna (1967) as Zdeněk (voice) |
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Ostře sledované vlaky (1966) as Priest (voice) |
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Lékař v rozpacích (1966) as |
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Pension pro svobodné pány (1965) as |
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Bubny (1965) as Honza (voice) |
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Každý den odvahu (1965) as Borek |
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Černý Petr (1964) as Mára (voice) |
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Křik (1964) as Slávek |
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Na laně (1963) as Kája Micka (voice) |
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Большая дорога (1963) as Jaroslav Hašek |
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Transport z ráje (1963) as |
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Černá dynastie (1962) as |
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Neschovávejte se, když prší (1962) as |
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Strop (1962) as Pepik |
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Kde alibi nestačí (1961) as witness Jirka Ruml |
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Trampoty vodníka Jakoubka () as |
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Ať se lidi mají rádi... aspoň dnes () as |