Cast
Jan Rubeš
Acting
Cast
Jan Rubeš
Known for
Acting
Born
1920-06-06
From
Volyně, Czechoslovakia
Died
2009-06-29
Also known as Jan Rubes
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.
Witness
as Eli Lapp
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Ole Jurgensen
Roommates
as Bolek Krupa
D2: The Mighty Ducks
as Jan
Music from Another Room
as Louis Klammer
Class Action
as Pavel
One Magic Christmas
as Santa Claus
The Kiss
as Gordon Tobin
Deceived
as Tomasz
Divided Loyalties
Mesmer
as Professor Stoerk
Dead of Winter
as Dr. Joseph Lewis
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Far
Devlin
as Vittorio Di Fabrizi
The Amateur
as Kaplan
The Experts
as Illyich
Murder in Space
as Gregory Denarenko
Our Fathers
as Pope John Paul
Mr. Patman
as Vrakettas
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
The Christmas Secret
as Andree
The Birds II: Land's End
as Karl
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
as Hendrick de Vries
The White Raven
as Markus Strand
What Katy Did
as Dr. Reinhart
The Witches of Eastwick
as Fidel
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
as Psychiatrist
The Incredible Journey
as Carl Nurmi
Cold Front
as Zoubov
The Amityville Curse
as The Priest
Believe
as Jason Stiles
Never Too Late
as Joseph
Descending Angel
as Bishop Dancu
Boozecan
as Pops
Anthrax
as Arthur Kowalski
Flood: A River's Rampage
as Jacob Gunderson
Courage Mountain
as Grandfather
Something About Love
Blind Fear
as Lasky
Deadly Harvest
as Swenson
Sarabande
as Dr. Kassovitz
On My Own
as The Colonel
Blood Relations
as Andreas
The Marriage Bed
as Max Ehrlich
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
as Augustus Glick
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
as Phantom
The Burial Society
as Marvin Telekunsky
Nightmare Man
as Evan Hannibal
No Blame
Daniel and the Superdogs
as The Colonel
Charlie Grant's War
as Jacob
Lions for Breakfast
as Ivan