Jan Rubes Biography

Birthday: 1920-06-06
Place of Birth: Volyne, Czechoslovakia (now Volyne
Wiki Biography: Born in Czechoslovakia. After graduating in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague, Jan 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. Most moviegoers would recognize Jan Rubes in Witness (1985) (a Harrison Ford film) where he portrayed an Amish patriarch. He lives in Toronto with his wife, actor/director Susan Douglas Rubes. They have three children.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Witness | Eli Lapp | Drama | |
Kay O'Brien | Dr. Josef Wallach | 1986 | Drama |
Roommates | 1995 | Comedy | |
Deceived | Tomasz | 2013 | Drama |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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The Witness | Eli Lapp | 1985 | |
Witness | Eli Lapp | 1985 | Comedy, 0, Biography |
One Magic Christmas | Santa Claus | 1985 | |
Blood Relations | Andreas | 1988 | Horror |
The Kiss | Gordon Tobin | 1988 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
Something About Love | Stan Olynyk | 1988 | Drama |
The Experts | Illyich | 1989 | Comedy |
Blind Fear | Lasky | 1989 | Thriller |
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | 1990 | Comedy, Drama, Music | |
Courage Mountain | Grandfather | 1990 | Family, Adventure, Drama |
The Amityville Curse | Priest | 1990 | Horror |
Cold Front | Zoubov | 1990 | Crime |
Il colore dei suoi occhi | The Colonel | 1993 | Drama |
The Birds II: Land's End | Karl | 1994 | |
D2: The Mighty Ducks | 1994 | Action, Comedy, Drama | |
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | 1995 | ||
Roommates | 1995 | Comedy, Drama | |
Never Too Late | Joseph | 1996 | Drama, Comedy |
Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande | Dr. Kassovitz | 1997 | Drama |
Music from Another Room | 1998 | Biography, 0 | |
The White Raven | Markus Strand | 1998 | Action, Crime, Thriller |
Believe | Jason Stiles | 2000 | Family, Horror |
Anthrax | Arthur Kowalski | 2001 | Drama, Thriller |
The Burial Society | Marvin Telekunsky | 2004 | |
Daniel and the Superdogs | The Colonel | 2004 | Drama |
Dead of Winter | 2014 | Game Show | |
Deceived | 2016 | Game Show |