Jan Rubeš

Personal Info

Birthday

June 6, 1920

Day of Death

2009-06-29

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Volyně, Czechoslovakia

Also Known As

Jan Rubes

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.

Known For

Stargate SG-1

The X-Files

The Outer Limits

Due South

War of the Worlds

The New Avengers

Witness

Filmography

2005
Our Fathers
as Pope John Paul
2004
Daniel and the Superdogs
as The Colonel
2002
The Burial Society
as Marvin Telekunsky
2001
Anthrax
as Arthur Kowalski
2000
The Christmas Secret
as Andree
Believe
as Jason Stiles
1999
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Ole Jurgensen
Nightmare Man
as Evan Hannibal
What Katy Did
as Dr. Reinhart
1998
The White Raven
as Markus Strand
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
as Hendrick de Vries
Music from Another Room
as Louis Klammer
1997
Flood: A River's Rampage
as Jacob Gunderson
Sarabande
as Dr. Kassovitz
1996
Never Too Late
as Joseph
1995
Roommates
as Bolek Krupa
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Far
1994
Boozecan
as Pops
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
as Phantom
Mesmer
as Professor Stoerk
D2: The Mighty Ducks
as Jan
The Birds II: Land's End
as Karl
1993
On My Own
as The Colonel
1992
Devlin
as Vittorio Di Fabrizi
The Witches of Eastwick
as Fidel
1991
Deceived
as Tomasz
Class Action
as Pavel
1990
Descending Angel
as Bishop Dancu
The Amityville Curse
as The Priest
Courage Mountain
as Grandfather
1989
Cold Front
as Zoubov
The Experts
as Illyich
Blind Fear
as Lasky
1988
The Kiss
as Gordon Tobin
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
as Augustus Glick
Blood Relations
as Andreas
1987
Dead of Winter
as Dr. Joseph Lewis
1986
The Marriage Bed
as Max Ehrlich
1985
One Magic Christmas
as Santa Claus
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
Murder in Space
as Gregory Denarenko
Witness
as Eli Lapp
Charlie Grant's War
as Jacob
1981
The Amateur
as Kaplan
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
as Psychiatrist
Mr. Patman
as Vrakettas
1977
Deadly Harvest
as Swenson
1975
Lions for Breakfast
as Ivan
1963
The Incredible Journey
as Carl Nurmi