Jan Rubeš

Jan Rubeš

Birthday: 1920-06-06

Deathday: 2009-06-29

Place of birth: Volyně, Czechoslovakia

Also known as: Jan Rubes

imdb_id: nm0747962

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.

Played in movies:

Lions for Breakfast

Score: 8.0

Witness

Score: 7.1

The Marriage Bed

Score: 7.0

Charlie Grant's War

Score: 7.0

What Katy Did

Score: 7.0

Daniel and the Superdogs

Score: 6.8

The Incredible Journey

Score: 6.7

Sarabande

Score: 6.5

Our Fathers

Score: 6.4

Class Action

Score: 6.3

Something About Love

Score: 6.2

D2: The Mighty Ducks

Score: 6.2

Snow Falling on Cedars

Score: 6.0

The Witches of Eastwick

Score: 6.0

Dead of Winter

Score: 6.0

Mesmer

Score: 6.0

One Magic Christmas

Score: 5.8

The Christmas Secret

Score: 5.8

Courage Mountain

Score: 5.7

Deceived

Score: 5.7

Roommates

Score: 5.7

The Kiss

Score: 5.7

Music from Another Room

Score: 5.7

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

Score: 5.5

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

Score: 5.4

Believe

Score: 5.4

The Burial Society

Score: 5.3

Devlin

Score: 5.3

The Amateur

Score: 5.2

Boozecan

Score: 5.0

Descending Angel

Score: 5.0

On My Own

Score: 5.0

Flood: A River's Rampage

Score: 4.8

Murder in Space

Score: 4.8

The Experts

Score: 4.5

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

Score: 4.4

Cold Front

Score: 4.4

Deadly Harvest

Score: 4.3

Mr. Patman

Score: 4.0

Never Too Late

Score: 4.0

Blind Fear

Score: 4.0

The Amityville Curse

Score: 4.0

The Birds II: Land's End

Score: 3.8

Anthrax

Score: 3.7

Blood Relations

Score: 3.6

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Score: 3.5

The White Raven

Score: 3.2

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

Score: 1.0

F-E-D-A

Score: 0.0

Nightmare Man

Score: 0.0

Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio

Score: 0.0

Divided Loyalties

Score: 0.0

No Blame

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The X-Files

Score: 8.4

The X-Files

Score: 8.4

Stargate SG-1

Score: 8.3

ER

Score: 7.8

The Outer Limits

Score: 7.7

Kane & Abel

Score: 7.6

Due South

Score: 7.6

The New Avengers

Score: 7.0

Tilt

Score: 6.8

War of the Worlds

Score: 6.2

By Way of the Stars

Score: 5.7

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Score: 5.4

The Third Twin

Score: 5.1

Kay O'Brien

Score: 5.0