Jan Rubeš
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
Karl
The Birds II: Land's End
Jan
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Kaplan
The Amateur
Eli Lapp
Witness
Santa Claus
One Magic Christmas
Vittorio Di Fabrizi
Devlin
The Priest
The Amityville Curse
Pope John Paul
Our Fathers
Louis Klammer
Music from Another Room
Far
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Andree
Flight of the Reindeer
Professor Stoerk
Mesmer
Dr. Joseph Lewis
Dead of Winter
Illyich
The Experts
Swenson
Deadly Harvest
Gordon Tobin
The Kiss
The Colonel
Daniel and the Superdogs
Jason Stiles
Believe
Zoubov
Cold Front
Dr. Reinhart
What Katy Did
Andreas
Blood Relations
Something About Love
No Blame
Fidel
The Witches of Eastwick
The Colonel
On My Own
Dr. Kassovitz
Sarabande
Hendrick de Vries
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Lasky
Blind Fear
Bolek Krupa
Roommates
Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Divided Loyalties
Markus Strand
The White Raven
Ole Jurgensen
Snow Falling on Cedars
Jacob
Charlie Grant's War
Augustus Glick
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Pavel
Class Action
Arthur Kowalski
Anthrax
Carl Nurmi
The Incredible Journey
Max Ehrlich
The Marriage Bed
Tomasz
Deceived
Psychiatrist
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Bishop Dancu
Descending Angel
Grandfather
Courage Mountain
Phantom
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Gregory Denarenko
Murder in Space
Joseph
Never Too Late
Jacob Gunderson
Flood: A River's Rampage
Vrakettas
Mr. Patman
Evan Hannibal
Nightmare Man
Ivan
Lions for Breakfast
Marvin Telekunsky
The Burial Society
F-E-D-A
Pops
Boozecan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-06-06
Place of Birth
Volyně, Czechoslovakia
Also Known As
Jan Rubes