Josef Abrhám
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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Acting
Movie
Closely Watched Trains
as Priest (voice)
1966
Movie
Kafka
as Friend of Kafka
1991
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I Served the King of England
as Hotel Manager Brandejs
2007
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Black Peter
as Mára (voice)
1964
Movie
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
as Učitel Janda
1976
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Morgiana
as Marek
1972
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Happy End
as Ptáček
1967
Movie
Operation: Daybreak
1975
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Run, Waiter, Run!
as Dalibor Vrána
1981
Movie
Little Baby Jesus
as José
2013
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The Snowdrop Festival
as Narrator in Radio (voice)
1984
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Angel 2
as Svatý Josef
2016
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Ball Lightning
as Knotek
1979
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Beauty in Trouble
as Evžen Beneš
2006
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Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
as divadelní vědec
1983
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The Return of the Prodigal Son
as Zdeněk (voice)
1967
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Dissolved and Effused
as Profesor Žalud
1985
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Korunní princ
as Čaroděj Kruciatus
2015
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Courage for Every Day
as Borek
1965
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322
as Peter
1970
TV
Nemocnice na kraji města
1978
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All My Loved Ones
as Jakub Silberstein
1999
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Prague Nights
as (segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
1969
Movie
The Cry
as Slávek
1964