
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.
Acting (49 movies)

The Birds II: Land's End
1994

D2: The Mighty Ducks
1994

The Amateur
1981

Witness
1985

One Magic Christmas
1985

Devlin
1992

The Amityville Curse
1990

Our Fathers
2005

Music from Another Room
1998

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995

The Christmas Secret
2000

Mesmer
1994

Dead of Winter
1987

The Experts
1989

Deadly Harvest
1977

The Kiss
1988

Daniel and the Superdogs
2004

Believe
2000

Cold Front
1989

What Katy Did
1999

Blood Relations
1988

The Witches of Eastwick
1992

On My Own
1993

Sarabande
1997

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
1998

Blind Fear
1989

Roommates
1995

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985

Divided Loyalties
1990

The White Raven
1998

Snow Falling on Cedars
1999

Charlie Grant's War
1985

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
1988

Class Action
1991

Anthrax
2001

The Incredible Journey
1963

The Marriage Bed
1986

Deceived
1991

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
1981

Descending Angel
1990

Courage Mountain
1990

Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994

Murder in Space
1985

Never Too Late
1996

Flood: A River's Rampage
1997

Mr. Patman
1981

Nightmare Man
1999

The Burial Society
2002

Boozecan
1994
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