Personal Info
Birth date
1939-12-14 (85 Years)
Day of death
2022-05-16
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Zlín, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]
Also known as
J. Abrhám
Josef Abrham
Йозеф Абрахам
Jozef Abrhám
Josef Abrhám st.
Josef Abrhám
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.
Filmography
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
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Overview:
Thirty Cases of Major Zeman is a Czechoslovak action-drama television show intended as a political propaganda to support the official attitude of the communist party. The series were filmed in the 1970s. Each episode encompasses one year, and investigations are stylized to that year. Most are inspired by real cases. The series follows the life of police investigator Jan Zeman during his career from 1945 to 1975.Nemocnice na kraji města
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Overview:
Hospital at the End of the City is a popular television series first released in Czechoslovakia in 1977, it featured an ensemble cast and received much viewer praise in central Europe. The series ran from 1977 to 1981 for a total of twenty episodes. The success of the series inspired the German television series The Black Forest Clinic.Acting
202540 rolí as Unknown
2017Dwarf (6 Episodes) as Václav Novotný
2016Angel 2 as Saint Joseph
2016Jak básníci čekají na zázrak as Unknown
2015Korunní princ as Čaroděj Kruciatus
2013Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs as Unknown
2013Little Baby Jesus as José
2013Stopy života (1 Episode) as Václav David
2013Hoteliér as Unknown
2013Cyril a Metoděj – Apoštolové Slovanů (4 Episodes) as Fotios
2012Ztracená brána (2 Episodes) as Kruml
2012Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2011Odcházení as Vilém Rieger
2010Strašidla na Kulíkově (13 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2009Fispan's Apple as Král Ferdinand
2008Kouzla králů as král Dobromil
2008Anatomie gagu as Unknown
2008Hospital on the Edge of Town - The New Generation (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Hraběnky (17 Episodes) as Josef Hrabě
2007I Served the King of England as Hotel Manager Brandejs
2006Beauty in Trouble as Evuen Benes
2005Restaurace U Prince as král Filip I.
2005Černá karta as Unknown
2005Tři strážníci (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Konecná stanica as Unknown
2004Pánská jízda as soused Lupínek
2003Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2003ELFilm as Unknown
2002O víle Arnoštce as král lesního palouku
2001Elixír a Halíbela as král
2001Pohádky z lesa (7 Episodes) as Unknown
1999All My Loved Ones as Jakub Silberstein
1999Return to Paradise Lost as Father
1998Halt, Or I'll Miss! as Brandejs
1998Proces s vrahy Martynové as Unknown
1995Městem chodí Mikuláš as Unknown
1995Pohádka o Faustovi as Faust
1994Angelic Eyes as Dirigent
1994Unexpected Encounters as Evzen
1993Big Beat as Prokop
1993Náhrdelník (12 Episodes) as Unknown
1993Noc rozhodnutí as Unknown
1992Život a Dílo Skladatele Foltýna as Unknown
1991Kafka as Friend of Kafka
1991The Beggar's Opera as Macheath
1991Flames of Royal Love as Court Physician
1991Velmi uvěřitelné příběhy (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Archa bláznů aneb Vyprávění z konce života as Narrator (voice) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice)
1990The End of Old Times as Prince Alexej
1990Člověk proti zkáze as Karel Čapek
1990Dětinské hry dospělých as Unknown
1990Audience as Vaněk
1990Pasiáns as Robert
1990Přísahám a slibuji (4 Episodes) as MUDr. Vojtěch Albert
1989Druhý dech (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1989El mar es azul as Unknown
1989Fabrik der Offiziere (4 Episodes) as Leutnant Seuter
1988Cirkus Humberto (12 Episodes) as hrabě Schönstein
1988Pan Pickwick as Jingle
1988Veselé příhody z natáčení (1 Episode) as Himself
1987Portrét krále komiků as Himself
1987Jubileum as Šipučin
1987Přátelé as Unknown
1987Ty, ty, Yetti as Unknown
1987Zlá krev (7 Episodes) as Unknown
1987The Great Movie Robbery as Unknown
1986Dokonalý muž, dokonalá žena as Unknown
1986Young Wine as Unknown
1986Experiment Eva as Unknown
1986Slavné historky zbojnické (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986Scalpel, Please as Unknown
1986Výsledek testu as Unknown
1985Prípad Platfus as JUDr. Smutný, prokurátor
1985Princezny nejsou vždycky na vdávání as Unknown
1985Bandité as Falsacappa
1985Dissolved and Effused as Profesor Žalud
1985Žáku Kašíku, nežeň se! as otec Kašík
1985Domek u lesa as Unknown
1984Bridal Tour to Jilji as Tomáš Krchňák
1984Bambinot (6 Episodes) as Martin Hardy
1984Záchvěv strachu as Unknown
1984The Snowdrop Festival as Narrator in Radio (voice)
1983Tři cesty k domovu (3 Episodes) as Kamil
1983Malý pitaval z velkého města (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1983Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping as divadelní vědec
1983Švédská zápalka as Unknown
1983Plášť Marie Terezie as Unknown
1983Společnost s ručením omezeným as Unknown
1983Hráči as Icharev
1982Spor herečky Kvapilové as Jaroslav Hilbert
1981Netopýr as Eisenstein
1981Tři v tom as Capitano
1981Zločin na poště as Unknown
1981Panenka as Steve Carella
1981The Hit as pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
1981Proč se lidé bojí zajíců as Narrator (voice)
1981Run, Waiter, Run! as Dalibor Vrána
1980O zvířátkách pana Krbce (13 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
1980Demokrati as Unknown
1980Dnes v jednom domě (8 Episodes) as Danda Jr.
1980Tím pádem as Unknown
1980A Vampire in High-Rise as Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
1979Polská krev as Count Boleslaw Barański
1979Ball Lightning as Knotek
1979Jak je důležité míti Filipa as Jack Worthing
1979Silvestr svobodného pána as Petr
1978Nemocnice na kraji města (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1977Štipku soli (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1976Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! as Učitel Janda
1976Vilém Rozkoč as Unknown
1976Fata morgana as Unknown
1976A Girl Fit to Be Killed as MUDr Rendl
1976Tetované časom as Engineer
1976Thirty Cases of Major Zema (1 Episode) as Rudi Lorenz
1975Operation: Daybreak as Unknown
1975Tři muži se žralokem as Unknown
1975The Motive for Murder as Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
1975Byl jednou jeden dům (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1975Miracle as Commentary (voice)
1974Princ Chocholouš as Unknown
1974Zbojník Ondráš as Unknown
1974Quails and King as Pacovský (voice)
1974Půlpenny as Unknown
1974Sen noci svatojánské as Unknown
1974Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně as Unknown
1973Pokus o vraždu as Unknown
1973Hnízdo (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Poslední dopis as Unknown
1972Morgiana as Marek
1972Bakaláři (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1972Konfrontace as Unknown
1972Jeden ze soubojů as Unknown
1972The Harder They Fall as Eddie
1971Návrat pana Ryšánka as Unknown
1971The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon as Poručík Rudi Macháček
1971Chance as Unknown
1971Revizor as Unknown
1970322 as Peter
1970Aesop as Parrot Trader
1970Kalif čápem as Unknown
1970O tlustém pradědečkovi as Unknown
1970Zaprášené histórie Ema Bohúňa (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Hvězda as Unknown
1969Bellevue as inspicient
1969Prague Nights as (segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
1969Ohnice as Unknown
1969Bahno as Unknown
1969Hádankář Vojta as Unknown
1969Aksál as Aksál
1968Natali as Vitalij (voice)
1968Bedtime Story as Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
1968Dita Saxová as D.E. Huppert
1967The Nun's Night as Karel (voice)
1967Happy End as Ptáček
1967The Return of the Prodigal Son as Zdeněk (voice)
1966Closely Watched Trains as Priest (voice)
1966Lékař v rozpacích as Unknown
1965Pension pro svobodné pány as Unknown
1965Bubny as Honza (voice)
1965Courage for Every Day as Borek
1964Black Peter as Mára (voice)
1964The Cry as Slávek
1963On the Tightrope as Kája Micka (voice)
1963A Great Road Ahead as Jaroslav Hašek
1963Transport from Paradise as Unknown
1962The Black Dynasty as Unknown
1962Don't Take Shelter From The Rain as Unknown
1962Ceiling as Pepik
1961Where an Alibi Is Not Everything as witness Jirka Ruml