
Josef Abrhám
Biography
He graduated from DAMU, after which he played for three seasons at the Vinohrady Theatre (then the Czechoslovak Army Theatre). He then anchored at the Drama Club until 1992, where his performances won him critical acclaim. He briefly performed at the National Theatre, but left the theatre permanently in August 1994.
He became popular with the public mainly thanks to his appearances in film and television. His first major film role was given to him in 1962 by director Brynych in the film Transport from Paradise (1962). This was followed by the roles of the expectant father in The Scream (1963) and the writer Hašek, whom he played in The Great Journey (1963). In the film Man Against Destruction (1989) he played the main role of the writer Karel Čapek. From 1990 to 1995 he performed in accompanying programmes at exhibitions (Herbert Masaryk, T. G. Masaryk - Man and Art) organised by the Masaryk Democratic Movement.
In 2006 he was nominated for the Czech Lion in the category of supporting actor.
After an eight-year relationship with Nadia Urbánková, he was married to actress Libuša Šafránková from 1976 (until her death in June 2021). They have a son Josef (* 1977), who has 4 children - two sons with his first wife Denisa Grimmová, a director, sons Josef (* 2006) and Antonín (* 2009) and a daughter Laura and a son Benjamin with his second wife Ludmila.
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Acting (74 movies)

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
1961

Sen noci svatojánské
1974

I Served the King of England
2007

Ball Lightning
1979

Run, Waiter, Run!
1981

Tím pádem
1980

The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon
1971

Happy End
1967

Dissolved and Effused
1985

Kouzla králů
2008

Morgiana
1972

Big Beat
1993

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976

Odcházení
2011

The Hit
1981

The Black Dynasty
1962

Beauty in Trouble
2006

Bubny
1965

All My Loved Ones
1999

The Return of the Prodigal Son
1967

Closely Watched Trains
1966

The Beggar's Opera
1991

Courage for Every Day
1965

Return to Paradise Lost
1999

Angelic Eyes
1994

Bedtime Story
1968

Člověk proti zkáze
1990

Prague Nights
1969

Hvězda
1969

The Great Movie Robbery
1987

Little Baby Jesus
2013

Transport from Paradise
1963

Elixír a Halíbela
2001

Pokus o vraždu
1973

Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs
2013

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983

Quails and King
1974

A Girl Fit to Be Killed
1976

Pánská jízda
2004

Bridal Tour to Jilji
1984

The Cry
1964

The Snowdrop Festival
1984

Korunní princ
2015

Audience
1990

Operation: Daybreak
1975

Dita Saxová
1968

Ceiling
1962

The End of Old Times
1990

Jak básníci čekají na zázrak
2016

Hoteliér
2013

Revizor
1971

Angel 2
2016

The Motive for Murder
1975

Scalpel, Please
1986

Flames of Royal Love
1991

Young Wine
1986

322
1970

A Great Road Ahead
1963

Jak je důležité míti Filipa
1979

Městem chodí Mikuláš
1995

Aesop
1970

Silvestr svobodného pána
1979

Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně
1974

Chance
1971

A Vampire in High-Rise
1980

Black Peter
1964

Experiment Eva
1986

Zločin na poště
1981

Kafka
1991

O víle Arnoštce
2002

The Nun's Night
1967

Domek u lesa
1985

40 rolí
2025

Archa bláznů aneb Vyprávění z konce života
1990
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