Jan Rubeš
Acting
Born: June 6, 1920 · Volyně, Czechoslovakia
Died: June 29, 2009 (aged 89)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The X-Files
1993
Witness
1985
Stargate SG-1
1997
ER
1994
D2: The Mighty Ducks
1994
The Outer Limits
1995
Class Action
1991
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
The Amityville Curse
1990
Dead of Winter
1987
One Magic Christmas
1985
The Incredible Journey
1963
Photos (2)
Movies (49)
Witness
Eli Lapp
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Jan
The Amateur
Kaplan
Snow Falling on Cedars
Ole Jurgensen
Class Action
Pavel
Music from Another Room
Louis Klammer
Deceived
Tomasz
One Magic Christmas
Santa Claus
The Christmas Secret
Andree
Dead of Winter
Dr. Joseph Lewis
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Far
The Birds II: Land's End
Karl
The Kiss
Gordon Tobin
The Experts
Illyich
Devlin
Vittorio Di Fabrizi
Our Fathers
Pope John Paul
The Incredible Journey
Carl Nurmi
Roommates
Bolek Krupa
The Amityville Curse
The Priest
Believe
Jason Stiles
Courage Mountain
Grandfather
Descending Angel
Bishop Dancu
Deadly Harvest
Swenson
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Hendrick de Vries
Never Too Late
Joseph
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Psychiatrist
Murder in Space
Gregory Denarenko
The White Raven
Markus Strand
Flood: A River's Rampage
Jacob
Boozecan
Pops
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Augustus Glick
Divided Loyalties
1990
Blood Relations
Andreas
What Katy Did
Dr. Reinhart
Mr. Patman
Vrakettas
Mesmer
Professor Stoerk
Blind Fear
Lasky
Two Men
Michael Barra
The Marriage Bed
Max Ehrlich
Cold Front
Zoubov
Anthrax
Arthur Kowalski
Nightmare Man
Evan Hannibal
On My Own
The Colonel
Daniel and the Superdogs
The Colonel
Charlie Grant's War
Jacob
The Burial Society
Marvin Telekunsky
Sarabande
Dr. Kassovitz
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Phantom
TV Shows (14)
The X-Files
Vassily Peskow (uncredited) · 1 eps
The X-Files
Vassily Peskow · 1 eps
Stargate SG-1
Nicholas Ballard · 1 eps
ER
Mr. Duzak · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Robert Greene / Older Karl Rademacher · 1 eps
Due South
Dr. Mort Gustafson · 6 eps
War of the Worlds
Dr. Von Deer · 1 eps
The New Avengers
Patlenko · 1 eps
Tilt
Frank Modeste · 1 eps
Kane & Abel
The Polish Consul · 1 eps
Festival
Guardian · 1 eps
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
2 eps
The Third Twin
Mr. Oliver · 2 eps
By Way of the Stars
Hausierer Nathan · 6 eps