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.
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Known For
Acting

1961
aswitness Jirka Ruml

1985
asFalsacappa

1974
as
1979
asCount Boleslaw Barański

2007
asHotel Manager Brandejs

1974
as
1990
as
1979
asKnotek

1981
asDalibor Vrána

1980
as
1969
as
1981
asEisenstein

1980
as
1976
as
1971
asPoručík Rudi Macháček

1985
asJUDr. Smutný, prokurátor

1967
asPtáček

1985
asProfesor Žalud

2008
askrál Dobromil

1986
as
1972
asMarek

1993
asProkop

1976
asUčitel Janda

2011
asVilém Rieger

1981
aspyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček

1962
as
2006
asEvuen Benes

1963
asKája Micka (voice)

1983
as
1965
asHonza (voice)

1981
asNarrator (voice)

1965
as
1999
asJakub Silberstein

1967
asZdeněk (voice)

1966
asPriest (voice)

1966
as
1991
asMacheath

1965
asBorek

1999
asFather

1994
asDirigent

1968
asBernard Mulligan alias Bertík

1968
asVitalij (voice)

1969
as
1990
asKarel Čapek

1969
as(segment "Chlebové střevíčky")

1969
as
1993
as
1969
as
1970
as
1987
as
1994
asEvzen

1970
as
2013
asJosé

1998
asBrandejs

1963
as
1972
as
2001
askrál

1972
asEddie

1973
as
2009
asKrál Ferdinand

2013
as
1986
as
1973
as
1983
asdivadelní vědec

1974
asPacovský (voice)

1976
asMUDr Rendl

1974
as
2004
assoused Lupínek

1984
asTomáš Krchňák

1984
as
1964
asSlávek

2003
as
1976
as
1975
as
1984
asNarrator in Radio (voice)

1998
as
1983
as
2015
asČaroděj Kruciatus

1990
asVaněk

1995
asFaust

1975
as
1968
asD.E. Huppert

1962
asPepik

1990
asPrince Alexej

2016
as
2008
as
1987
asHimself

1981
asCapitano

2013
as
1971
as
2004
as
2016
asSaint Joseph

1975
asCapt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")

1986
as
1991
asCourt Physician

1981
asSteve Carella

1974
as
1986
as
1970
asPeter

1963
asJaroslav Hašek

1979
asJack Worthing

1995
as
2005
askrál Filip I.

1985
as
1990
asRobert

1970
asParrot Trader

1979
asPetr

1974
as
1983
as
1983
asIcharev

1975
asCommentary (voice)

1971
as
2005
as
1980
asTomáš Růžička, přítel Evy

1985
asotec Kašík

1964
asMára (voice)

1962
as
1986
as
1982
asJaroslav Hilbert

1981
as
1991
asFriend of Kafka

1971
as
2002
askrál lesního palouku

1969
asinspicient

1969
asAksál

1976
asEngineer

1972
as
1967
asKarel (voice)

1985
as
1987
asŠipučin

1989
as
1992
as
2025
as
1987
as
1990
asNarrator (voice) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice)

1988
asJingle
as
ashrabě Schönstein
asDanda Jr.
as
asVáclav Novotný
asFotios
as
as
as
as
asLeutnant Seuter
as
as
as
as
as
as
as
as
asHimself
as
asJosef Hrabě
asRudi Lorenz
asNarrator (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
as
asMUDr. Vojtěch Albert
asKamil
as
asMartin Hardy
asVáclav David
asKruml
Production
Crew
Directing