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{{short description|Czech actor}}
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|caption=Rudolf Hrušínský in 1941
|birth_date=17 October 1920
|birth_date=17 October 1920
|birth_place=[[Nová Včelnice]]
|birth_place=[[Nová Včelnice]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
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|death_date={{death date and age|1994|4|13|1920|10|17|df=y}}
|death_place=[[Prague, Czech Republic]]
|death_place=[[Prague, Czech Republic]]
|occupation=Actor
|occupation=Actor, Politician
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'''Rudolf Hrušínský''' (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as ''[[The Good Soldier Švejk]]'', ''[[The Cremator]]'' or ''[[Capricious Summer]]'' are considered classics of the Czech cinema. He was awarded the [[Legion of Honor]] by France and title ''National Artist'' in Czechoslovakia. [[Jiří Menzel]] once described him as "the Czech [[Jean Gabin]]."<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/rudolf-hrusinsky|title = Rudolf Hrušínský}}</ref>
'''Rudolf Hrušínský''' (17 October 1920 - 14 April 1994) was a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] actor.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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[[File:Nová Včelnice - pamětní deska R-Hrušínský st-cropped.jpg|thumb|Memorial plaque in his native town]]
He was born in [[Nová Včelnice]] to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský (original name ''Rudolf Böhm'' also took the stage name ''Otomar Otovalský''). He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play ''Taneček panny Marinky''. Initially he travelled from place to place, wherever his father could find a gig, but eventually his family settled in [[Prague]]. He dropped out of law school to pursue acting. Initially he starred in minor plays, but managed to escalate to famous film roles, many of which won him fame abroad. He spent most of his theatrical career in Czech [[National Theatre (Prague)|National Theatre]].
He was born back stage at the theatre in [[Nová Včelnice]] on 17 October 1920. His parents were Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušínský (born Rudolf Böhm). His family moved from place to place, but eventually settled in [[Prague]]. He studied law school, but dropped out of to pursue acting. Initially he starred in minor plays, but managed to escalate to famous film roles, many of which won him fame abroad. He spent most of his theatrical career in Czech [[National Theatre (Prague)|National Theatre]]. In 1968 he signed [[The Two Thousand Words]] manifesto. As a result he was not allowed to star in movies or in theatres until 1976.

Director Jiří Menzel planned to make a West German TV series adaptation of ''[[Good Soldier Švejk]]'' with Hrušínský in the titular role, however they did not get the permission from the Czechoslovak government.<ref name="auto"/>

After the [[Velvet Revolution]] he entered the Parliament as a member of [[Civic Forum]]. His sons [[Rudolf Hrušínský Jr.]] and [[Jan Hrušínský]] are both actors.


He died in 1994 and is buried in [[Olšany Cemetery]], Prague.
He died in 1994 and is buried in [[Olšany Cemetery]], Prague.


==Selected filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše]]'' (1939)
*''[[Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše]]'' (1939)
*''[[Humoreska]]'' (1939)
*''[[Humoreska]]'' (1939)
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* ''[[Mist on the Moors]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Mist on the Moors]]'' (1944)
*''[[Premonition (1947 film)|Premonition]]'' (1947)
*''[[Premonition (1947 film)|Premonition]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1947 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1947)
*''[[The Secret of Blood]]'' (1953)
*''[[The Secret of Blood]]'' (1953)
*''[[The Strakonice Bagpiper]]'' (1955)
*''[[The Strakonice Bagpiper]]'' (1955)
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*''[[I Dutifully Report]]'' (1958)
*''[[I Dutifully Report]]'' (1958)
*''[[Dařbuján a Pandrhola]]'' (1960)
*''[[Dařbuján a Pandrhola]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Night Guest]]'' (1961)
*''[[The Night Guest (film)|The Night Guest]]'' (1961)
*''[[Capricious Summer]]'' (''Rozmarné léto'', 1967)
*''[[Capricious Summer]]'' (''Rozmarné léto'', 1967)
*''[[The Cremator]]'' (''Spalovač mrtvol'', 1968)
*''[[The Cremator]]'' (''Spalovač mrtvol'', 1968)
*''[[Larks on a String]]'' (''Skřivánci na niti'', 1969)
*''[[Larks on a String]]'' (''Skřivánci na niti'', 1969)
*''[[Dinner for Adele]]'' (''Adéla ještě nevečeřela'', 1977)
*''[[Dinner for Adele]]'' (''Adéla ještě nevečeřela'', 1977)
*''[[Swap (film)|Swap]]'' (''A kétfenekű dob'', 1978)
*''[[Ball Lightning (film)|Ball Lightning]]'' (''Kulový blesk'', 1978)
*''[[Ball Lightning (film)|Ball Lightning]]'' (''Kulový blesk'', 1978)
*''[[Those Wonderful Movie Cranks]]'' (1978)
*''[[Those Wonderful Movie Cranks]]'' (1978)
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*''[[Dobří holubi se vracejí]]'' (1988)
*''[[Dobří holubi se vracejí]]'' (1988)
*''[[How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives]]'' (1988)
*''[[How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives]]'' (1988)
*''[[The End of Old Times]]'' (1989)
*''[[The Elementary School]]'' (''Obecná škola'', 1991)
*''[[The Elementary School]]'' (''Obecná škola'', 1991)
*''[[La piovra]]'', {{Interlanguage link multi|La piovra (season 6)|it|3=La piovra 6 - L'ultimo segreto|lt=season 6}} (1992, TV series)
*''[[La piovra]]'', {{Interlanguage link multi|La piovra (season 6)|it|3=La piovra 6 - L'ultimo segreto|lt=season 6}} (1992, TV series)
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
Miloš Fikejz: ''Český film. Herci a herečky/1. A-K.'' Prague: Libri, 2006. {{ISBN|80-7277-332-1}}
*Miloš Fikejz: ''Český film. Herci a herečky/1. A-K.'' Prague: Libri, 2006. {{ISBN|80-7277-332-1}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Czech male television actors]]
[[Category:Czech male television actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Czech male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Czech male actors]]
[[Category:Burials at Olšany Cemetery]]
[[Category:Czechoslovak male actors]]
[[Category:Civic Forum politicians]]

Latest revision as of 06:36, 22 October 2024

Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský in 1941
Born17 October 1920
Nová Včelnice, Czechoslovakia
Died13 April 1994(1994-04-13) (aged 73)
Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation(s)Actor, Politician
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Rudolf Hrušínský (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a Czech actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as The Good Soldier Švejk, The Cremator or Capricious Summer are considered classics of the Czech cinema. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by France and title National Artist in Czechoslovakia. Jiří Menzel once described him as "the Czech Jean Gabin."[1]

Biography

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Memorial plaque in his native town

He was born back stage at the theatre in Nová Včelnice on 17 October 1920. His parents were Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušínský (born Rudolf Böhm). His family moved from place to place, but eventually settled in Prague. He studied law school, but dropped out of to pursue acting. Initially he starred in minor plays, but managed to escalate to famous film roles, many of which won him fame abroad. He spent most of his theatrical career in Czech National Theatre. In 1968 he signed The Two Thousand Words manifesto. As a result he was not allowed to star in movies or in theatres until 1976.

Director Jiří Menzel planned to make a West German TV series adaptation of Good Soldier Švejk with Hrušínský in the titular role, however they did not get the permission from the Czechoslovak government.[1]

After the Velvet Revolution he entered the Parliament as a member of Civic Forum. His sons Rudolf Hrušínský Jr. and Jan Hrušínský are both actors.

He died in 1994 and is buried in Olšany Cemetery, Prague.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rudolf Hrušínský".
  • Miloš Fikejz: Český film. Herci a herečky/1. A-K. Prague: Libri, 2006. ISBN 80-7277-332-1
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