Josef Abrhám
Actor
Born December 14, 1939 in 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.
Filmography
40 rolí
Dwarf
Václav Novotný
Angel 2
Svatý Josef
Jak básníci čekají na zázrak
Korunní princ
Čaroděj Kruciatus
Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs
Little Baby Jesus
José
Stopy života
Václav David
Hoteliér
Cyril a Metoděj – Apoštolové Slovanů
Fotios
Ztracená brána
Kruml
Leaving
Vilém Rieger
Strašidla na Kulíkově
Narrator (voice)
Fispan's Apple
Král Ferdinand
Kouzla králů
král Dobromil
Hospital on the Edge of Town - The New Generation
Hraběnky
Josef Hrabě
I Served the King of England
Hotel Manager Brandejs
Beauty in Trouble
Evžen Beneš
Pánská jízda
soused Lupínek
Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech
O víle Arnoštce
král lesního palouku
Elixír a Halíbela
král
All My Loved Ones
Jakub Silberstein
Return to Paradise Lost
Father
Městem chodí Mikuláš
Angelic Eyes
Dirigent
Unexpected Encounters
Evzen
Big Beat
Prokop
Kafka
Friend of Kafka
The Beggar's Opera
Macheath
Flames of Royal Love
Court Physician
Ark of Fools
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
The End of Old Times
Prince Alexej
Člověk proti zkáze
Karel Čapek
Audience
Vaněk
Druhý dech
Fabrik der Offiziere
Leutnant Seuter
Zirkus Humberto
Baron
Veselé příhody z natáčení
Himself
Zlá krev
The Great Movie Robbery
Young Wine
Experiment Eva
Slavné historky zbojnické
Scalpel, Please
The Good Soldier Schweik
Lt. Lukás (voice)
Dissolved and Effused
Profesor Žalud
Domek u lesa
Bridal Tour to Jilji
Tomáš Krchňák
Bambinot
Martin Hardy
The Snowdrop Festival
Narrator in Radio (voice)
Tři cesty k domovu
Kamil
Malý pitaval z velkého města
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
divadelní vědec
Hráči
Icharev
Zločin na poště
The Hit
pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
Run, Waiter, Run!
Dalibor Vrána
O zvířátkách pana Krbce
Narrator (voice)
Tím pádem
A Vampire in High-Rise
Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
Ball Lightning
Knotek
Jak je důležité míti Filipa
Jack Worthing
Silvestr svobodného pána
Petr
Nemocnice na kraji města
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Učitel Janda
A Girl Fit to Be Killed
MUDr Rendl
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
Rudi Lorenz
Operation: Daybreak
Tři muži se žralokem
The Motive for Murder
Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
Byl jednou jeden dům
Quails and King
Pacovský (voice)
Sen noci svatojánské
Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně
Pokus o vraždu
Morgiana
Marek
Bakaláři
The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon
Poručík Rudi Macháček
Chance
Revizor
322
Peter
Aesop
Parrot Trader
Hvězda
Prague Nights
(segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
Bedtime Story
Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
Dita Saxová
D.E. Huppert
The Nun's Night
Karel (voice)
Happy End
Ptáček
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Zdeněk (voice)
Closely Watched Trains
Priest (voice)
Bubny
Honza (voice)
Courage for Every Day
Borek
Black Peter
Mára (voice)
The Cry
Slávek
A Great Road Ahead
Jaroslav Hašek
Transport from Paradise
The Black Dynasty
Ceiling
Pepik
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
witness Jirka Ruml