Josef Abrhám

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 eightyear 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Josef Abrhám licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia