Jan Rubeš
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
Witness (1985)
as Eli Lapp
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
as Jan
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
as Ole Jurgensen
Music from Another Room (1998)
as Louis Klammer
One Magic Christmas (1985)
as Santa Claus
Deceived (1991)
as Tomasz
Class Action (1991)
as Pavel
The Amateur (1981)
as Kaplan
Dead of Winter (1987)
as Dr. Joseph Lewis
The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
as Karl
Our Fathers (2005)
as Pope John Paul
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
as Far
The Incredible Journey (1963)
as Carl Nurmi
The Amityville Curse (1990)
as The Priest
The Kiss (1988)
as Gordon Tobin
Mr. Patman (1981)
as Vrakettas
The Christmas Secret (2000)
as Andree
The Experts (1989)
as Illyich
Courage Mountain (1990)
as Grandfather
Roommates (1995)
as Bolek Krupa
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples (1998)
as Hendrick de Vries
Deadly Harvest (1977)
as Swenson
Murder in Space (1985)
as Gregory Denarenko
Blood Relations (1988)
as Andreas
What Katy Did (1999)
as Dr. Reinhart
Devlin (1992)
as Vittorio Di Fabrizi
Descending Angel (1990)
as Bishop Dancu
Cold Front (1989)
as Zoubov
Never Too Late (1996)
as Joseph
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981)
as Psychiatrist
Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
as Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
Boozecan (1994)
as Pops
Divided Loyalties (1990)
Actor
Believe (2000)
as Jason Stiles
Flood: A River's Rampage (1997)
as Jacob
The White Raven (1998)
as Markus Strand
Nightmare Man (1999)
as Evan Hannibal
The Witches of Eastwick (1992)
as Fidel
Mesmer (1994)
as Professor Stoerk
On My Own (1993)
as The Colonel
Two Men (1988)
as Michael Barra
Anthrax (2001)
as Arthur Kowalski
Blind Fear (1989)
as Lasky
Something About Love (1988)
Actor
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)
as Augustus Glick
The Burial Society (2002)
as Marvin Telekunsky
Daniel and the Superdogs (2004)
as The Colonel
Charlie Grant's War (1985)
as Jacob
The Marriage Bed (1986)
as Max Ehrlich
Sarabande (1997)
as Dr. Kassovitz
No Blame (1988)
Actor
Lions for Breakfast (1975)
as Ivan
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (1994)
as Phantom
F-E-D-A (1990)
Actor