Jan Rubes

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occupation = Actor, Bass Singer
spouse = Susan Douglas Rubes (1950-Present) 3 Children

Jan Rubes CM (born 6 June 1920 in Volyně, Czechoslovakia) is a bass singer and actor based in Canada.

Biography

Early life

Born at the end of World War I he graduated from the Prague Conservatoire and joined the Prague Opera House as a bass singer. In 1948 he won first prize at the Geneva International Music Festival, and emigrated to Canada at the end of the year to pursue a career in a wider sphere.

Career

Beginning as a singer with the Canadian Opera Company, he subsequently directed and became director of touring, before switching to radio and television, where he became known as an actor and presenter well known in Canada.

He is noted for his portrayal of an Amish patriarch in Peter Weir's major-market film "Witness".

Awards and recognition

* 1989: nominee, 10th Genie Awards, Best Actor, "Something About Love"
* 1990: winner, Earle Grey Award
* 1995: appointed Member, Order of Canada

Filmography

Motion pictures

*1963: "The Incredible Journey"
*1975: "Lions For Breakfast"
*1979: "Your Ticket is No Longer Valid"
*1980: "Mr. Patman"
*1981: "The Amateur"
*1981: "Utilities"
*1985: "Murder in Space"
*1985: "One Magic Christmas"
*1985: "Witness"
*1987: "Blood Relations"
*1987: "Dead of Winter"
*1988: "The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick"
*1988: "Something About Love"
*1988: "This Kiss"
*1989: "Blind Fear"
*1989: "Cold Front"
*1989: "Courage Mountain"
*1989: "The Experts"
*1990: "The Amityville Curse"
*1991: "Deceived"
*1991: "Class Action"
*1992: "On My Own"
*1993: "Coming of Age"
*1994: ""
*1994: "Mesmer"
*1995: "Roommates"
*1997: "Never Too Late"
*1998: "Music from Another Room"
*1998: "The White Raven"
*1999: "Nightmare Man"
*1999: "Snow Falling on Cedars"
*2000: "Believe"
*2001: "Anthrax"
*2002: "The Burial Society"
*2003: "The Republic of Love"
*2004: "Daniel and the Superdogs"

Television movies

*1975: "Deadly Harvest"
*1977: "The Day My Granddad Died"
*1984: "Charlie Grant's War"
*1985: "Murder by Reason of Insanity"
*1988: "No Blame"
*1988: "Two Men"
*1990: "Descending Angel"
*1992: "Devlin"
*1994: ""
*1995: ""
*1996: "The Marriage Bed"
*1997: "Flood: A River's Rampage"
*1999: "What Katy Did"
*2005: "Our Fathers"

Television series

*1963: "The Forest Rangers"
*1970-1971: "Castle Zaremba"
*1983: "Vandenberg"
*1975-1983: "Guess What" (host)
*1985: "Kane & Abel" (mini-series)
*1986: "Crossings" (mini-series)
*1986: "Kay O'Brien"
*1990-1992: "Max Glick"
*1992: "By Way of the Stars" (mini-series)
*1996: "The X-Files"
*1996-1998: "Due South"
*1997: "The Third Twin" (mini-series)
*2000: "Stargate SG-1"

External links

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* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003058 Jan Rubes] at The Canadian Encyclopedia
* [http://www.northernstars.ca/actorspqr/rubes.html NorthernStars: Jan Rubes]