1920-06-06 Volyně, Czechoslovakia
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.
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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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Anthrax | Arthur Kowalski | 2001-01-01 |
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Flight of the Reindeer | Andree | 2000-12-12 |
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Believe | Jason Stiles | 2000-03-22 |
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Nightmare Man | Evan Hannibal | 1999-01-01 |
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What Katy Did | Dr. Reinhart | 1999-01-01 |
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Snow Falling on Cedars | Ole Jurgensen | 1999-12-22 |
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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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Sarabande | Dr. Kassovitz | 1997-10-24 |
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Flood: A River's Rampage | Jacob Gunderson | 1997-11-16 |
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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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D2: The Mighty Ducks | Jan | 1994-03-25 |
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The Birds II: Land's End | Karl | 1994-03-19 |
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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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Deceived | Tomasz | 1991-09-27 |
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Class Action | Pavel | 1991-03-15 |
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Courage Mountain | Grandfather | 1990-02-14 |
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Descending Angel | Bishop Dancu | 1990-11-25 |
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Cold Front | Zoubov | 1990-06-09 |
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Divided Loyalties | 1990-02-13 | |
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The Amityville Curse | The Priest | 1990-05-07 |
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Blind Fear | Lasky | 1989-01-01 |
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The Experts | Illyich | 1989-01-13 |
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No Blame | 1988-12-12 | |
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The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Augustus Glick | 1988-09-16 |
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Blood Relations | Andreas | 1988-07-01 |
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Something About Love | 1988-12-09 | |
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The Kiss | Gordon Tobin | 1988-10-14 |
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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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Witness | Eli Lapp | 1985-02-08 |
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Charlie Grant's War | Jacob | 1985-01-27 |
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Murder: By Reason of Insanity | Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited) | 1985-10-01 |
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Murder in Space | Gregory Denarenko | 1985-07-28 |
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The Amateur | Kaplan | 1981-12-11 |
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Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid | Psychiatrist | 1981-09-19 |
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Mr. Patman | Vrakettas | 1981-04-22 |
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Deadly Harvest | Swenson | 1977-08-21 |
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The Incredible Journey | Carl Nurmi | 1963-11-20 |
