Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský
Memorial plaque in his native town
Born	17 October 1920 Nová Včelnice
Died	April 14, 1994(1994-04-14) (aged 73) Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation	Actor
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Rudolf Hrušínský (born 17 October 1920 - died 14 April 1994 in Prague) was an acclaimed Czech actor.

Biography

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. During the Communist era he appeared in most of his famous roles.

Filmography

• Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše, 1939
• Turbina, 1941
• The Hard Life of an Adventurer (1941)
• Barbora Hlavsová (1942)
• The Secret of Blood (1953)
• Dobrý voják Švejk (1957)
• Hvězda jede na jih (1958)
• Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
• Capricious Summer (Rozmarné léto), 1967
• The Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol), 1968
• Skřivánci na niti, 1969
• Adéla ještě nevečeřela, 1977
• Ball Lightning (Kulový blesk), 1978
• Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1978)
• Lásky mezi kapkami deště, 1979
• Cutting It Short (Postřižiny), 1980
• Pozor, vizita!, 1981
• The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (Tajemství hradu v Karpatech), 1981
• The Snowdrop Festival (Slavnosti sněženek), 1983
• Three Veterans (Tři veteráni), 1983
• Dissolved and Effused (Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný), 1984
• My Sweet Little Village (Vesničko má středisková), 1985
• Forbidden Dreams (Smrt krásných srnců), 1986
• Dobří holubi se vracejí (1988)
• How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (1988)
• The Elementary School (Obecná škola), 1991
• La Piovra 6, 1992

References

Miloš Fikejz: Český film. Herci a herečky/1. A-K. Prague: Libri, 2006. ISBN 80-7277-332-1

External links

• Media related to Rudolf Hrušínský at Wikimedia Commons
• Rudolf Hrušínský at IMDb