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Name
Jan Rubeš

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1920-06-06

Deathday
2009-06-29 (89 years old)

Place of Birth
Volyně, Czechoslovakia

Biography

Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Born in Czechoslovakia, he graduated in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague. 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.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1994 The Birds II: Land's End as Karl
1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks as Jan
1981 The Amateur as Kaplan
1985 Witness as Eli Lapp
1985 One Magic Christmas as Santa Claus
1992 Devlin as Vittorio Di Fabrizi
1990 The Amityville Curse as The Priest
2005 Our Fathers as Pope John Paul
1998 Music from Another Room as Louis Klammer
1995 Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story as Far
2000 The Christmas Secret as Andree
1994 Mesmer as Professor Stoerk
1987 Dead of Winter as Dr. Joseph Lewis
1989 The Experts as Illyich
1977 Deadly Harvest as Swenson
1988 The Kiss as Gordon Tobin
2004 Daniel and the Superdogs as The Colonel
2000 Believe as Jason Stiles
1989 Cold Front as Zoubov
1999 What Katy Did as Dr. Reinhart
1988 Blood Relations as Andreas
1988 Something About Love
1988 No Blame
1992 The Witches of Eastwick as Fidel
1993 On My Own as The Colonel
1997 Sarabande as Dr. Kassovitz
1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples as Hendrick de Vries
1989 Blind Fear as Lasky
1995 Roommates as Bolek Krupa
1985 Murder: By Reason of Insanity as Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
1990 Divided Loyalties
1998 The White Raven as Markus Strand
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars as Ole Jurgensen
1985 Charlie Grant's War as Jacob
1988 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick as Augustus Glick
1991 Class Action as Pavel
2001 Anthrax as Arthur Kowalski
1963 The Incredible Journey as Carl Nurmi
1986 The Marriage Bed as Max Ehrlich
1991 Deceived as Tomasz
1981 Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid as Psychiatrist
1990 Descending Angel as Bishop Dancu
1990 Courage Mountain as Grandfather
1994 Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio as Phantom
1985 Murder in Space as Gregory Denarenko
1996 Never Too Late as Joseph
1997 Flood: A River's Rampage as Jacob Gunderson
1981 Mr. Patman as Vrakettas
1999 Nightmare Man as Evan Hannibal
1975 Lions for Breakfast as Ivan
2002 The Burial Society as Marvin Telekunsky
1990 F-E-D-A
1994 Boozecan as Pops
1988 Two Men as Michael Barra

1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Vassily Peskow (uncredited)
1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Robert Greene / Older Karl Rademacher
1986 Kay O'Brien ( 12 episodes )
1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last ( 2 episodes )
1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Vassily Peskow
1997 Stargate SG-1 ( 1 episode ) as Nicholas Ballard
2005 Tilt ( 1 episode ) as Frank Modeste
1997 The Third Twin ( 2 episodes ) as Mr. Oliver
1992 By Way of the Stars ( 6 episodes ) as Hausierer Nathan
1988 War of the Worlds ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Von Deer
1994 Due South ( 6 episodes ) as Dr. Mort Gustafson
1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Duzak
1976 The New Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Patlenko
1985 Kane & Abel ( 1 episode ) as The Polish Consul

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