1920-06-06 Volyně, Czechoslovakia
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.
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Our Fathers | Pope John Paul | 2005-05-11 |
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Daniel and the Superdogs | The Colonel | 2004-10-27 |
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The Burial Society | Marvin Telekunsky | 2002-10-07 |
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Anthrax | Arthur Kowalski | 2001-01-01 |
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Believe | Jason Stiles | 2000-03-22 |
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Flight of the Reindeer | Andree | 2000-12-12 |
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Snow Falling on Cedars | Ole Jurgensen | 1999-12-22 |
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What Katy Did | Dr. Reinhart | 1999-01-01 |
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Nightmare Man | Evan Hannibal | 1999-01-01 |
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The White Raven | Markus Strand | 1998-12-18 |
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples | Hendrick de Vries | 1998-05-10 |
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Music from Another Room | Louis Klammer | 1998-04-24 |
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Flood: A River's Rampage | Jacob Gunderson | 1997-11-16 |
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Sarabande | Dr. Kassovitz | 1997-10-24 |
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Never Too Late | Joseph | 1996-08-26 |
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Roommates | Bolek Krupa | 1995-03-03 |
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Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Far | 1995-01-23 |
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The Birds II: Land's End | Karl | 1994-03-19 |
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Boozecan | Pops | 1994-10-22 |
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D2: The Mighty Ducks | Jan | 1994-03-25 |
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Mesmer | Professor Stoerk | 1994-08-25 |
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Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio | Phantom | 1994-10-21 |
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On My Own | The Colonel | 1993-07-02 |
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Devlin | Vittorio Di Fabrizi | 1992-09-12 |
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The Witches of Eastwick | Fidel | 1992-07-03 |
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Class Action | Pavel | 1991-03-15 |
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Deceived | Tomasz | 1991-09-27 |
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Descending Angel | Bishop Dancu | 1990-11-25 |
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Courage Mountain | Grandfather | 1990-02-14 |
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The Amityville Curse | The Priest | 1990-05-07 |
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F-E-D-A | 1990-03-28 | |
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Divided Loyalties | 1990-02-13 | |
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Blind Fear | Lasky | 1989-01-01 |
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The Experts | Illyich | 1989-01-13 |
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Cold Front | Zoubov | 1989-09-29 |
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No Blame | 1988-12-12 | |
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Something About Love | 1988-12-09 | |
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Blood Relations | Andreas | 1988-07-01 |
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The Kiss | Gordon Tobin | 1988-10-14 |
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The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Augustus Glick | 1988-09-16 |
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Dead of Winter | Dr. Joseph Lewis | 1987-02-06 |
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The Marriage Bed | Max Ehrlich | 1986-12-22 |
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One Magic Christmas | Santa Claus | 1985-11-22 |
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Charlie Grant's War | Jacob | 1985-01-27 |
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Witness | Eli Lapp | 1985-02-08 |
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Murder in Space | Gregory Denarenko | 1985-07-28 |
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Murder: By Reason of Insanity | Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited) | 1985-10-01 |
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The Amateur | Kaplan | 1981-12-11 |
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Mr. Patman | Vrakettas | 1981-04-22 |
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Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid | Psychiatrist | 1981-09-19 |
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Deadly Harvest | Swenson | 1977-08-21 |
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Lions for Breakfast | Ivan | 1975-05-07 |
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The Incredible Journey | Carl Nurmi | 1963-11-20 |
