Rudolf Hrušínský

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-10-17 (74 years old)

Deathday

1994-04-13

Place of Birth

Nová Vcelnice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Rudolf Hrušínský

Biography

Rudolf Hrušínský was an acclaimed Czech actor during his country's era of communism.  He was born in Nová Včelnice to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský (original name Rudolf Böhm, also took the stage name Otomar Otovalský). He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play Taneček panny Marinky. Initially he travelled from place to place, wherever his father could find a gig, but eventually his family settled in Prague. He dropped out of law school to pursue acting. Initially he starred in minor plays, but managed to escalate to famous film roles, many of which won him fame abroad

Acting

1978

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

as komisař Ledvina

1961

1990

1989

1979

Polská krev

as Jan Zaremba

1986

1991

Paths of Death and Angels

as Schrevek József

1961

Žalobníci

as Bures

1979

Ball Lightning

as Dr. Radosta

1984

The Snowdrop Festival

as Jarin Franc

1984

1968

Capricious Summer

as Antonín Důra

1991

1969

The Cremator

as Karel Kopfrkingl

1987

1962

Smrt na Cukrovém ostrově

as Police Commissioner Appawou

1985

Dissolved and Effused

as Otec Hlaváček

1981

Cutting It Short

as MUDr. Gruntorád, předseda správní rady pivovaru

1976

About Dressy Sally

as Narrator (voice)

1965

90° in the Shade

as Mr. Kurka

1957

1958

I Dutifully Report

as Josef Švejk

1956

1982

Plaché příběhy

as (segment "Vražedný útok")

1991

Tichá bolest

as Grandfather

1960

Darbujan and Pandrhola

as Pandrhola, sládek

1960

Higher Principle

as kolaborant Zajíček

1982

Attention, Rounds!

as světoběžník Prepsl

1969

Meze Waltera Hortona

as Farley Gresham

1967

Murder Czech Style

as František Pokorný

1965

1980

Dark Sun

as Carson

1977

1964

Fear

as major SNB Kalaš

1987

Fish for four

as Rudolf

1978

1956

The Windy Mountain

as locksmith Alois Pohanka

1946

1977

Faust's House

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1960

1977

1974

1954

1939

Humoreska

as Josef Hupka

1975

Velbloudí nápady

as Narrator (voice)

1977

Nový byt

as Commentary (voice)

1957

1970

On the Trail of Blood

as major VB Kalaš

1979

Diagnóza smrti

as major Kalaš

1966

The Murderer Hides His Face

as major SNB Kalaš

1965

The White Lady

as předseda MNV František

1989

Evropa tančila valčík

as Franz Joseph I

2002

One Moment

as Himself

1947

1948

Ves v pohraničí

as Josef Pavlas

1964

The Hope

as Lucin

1988

1981

Bulldogs and Cherries

as Don Morellano

2007

Golden Eels

as Prošek

1980

1953

1990

The End of Old Times

as Jakub Lhota

1984

Žofka z Janovic

as Aschenbrenner

1965

1986

Caught by Night

as Dr. Pfitzner

1963

A Great Road Ahead

as Straslipka

1972

Oasis

as Kaprál 'baron'

1938

Líza Soars to the Skies

as Jarka, syn Rejlkových

1939

1991

1980

Strach má velké oči

as Loupežník Bujón

1988

Magician

as Poetry Reader (voice)

1949

Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky

as Odon, nejstarší syn Tříškových

1967

1944

1970

Podezření

as Hanousek

1990

Pasiáns

as průvodce

1960

1943

Barbora Hlavsová

as Bořík, syn Hlavsových

1961

Florián

as farář z Capartic

1941

Nocturnal Butterfly

as Michal Lary

1962

1940

We Study After School

as Karel Toman

1941

Pro kamaráda

as Jindra Coufal

1941

Turbina

as Bohumil

1988

Zrcadlo nenávisti

as kriminalista Vašátko

1964

1958

Kasaři

as captain Smok

1940

Prosím, pane profesore!

as Antonín Vobořil

1939

Věra Lukášová

as Jarka Kohout

1965

1953

Kidnapped

as mechanic Karel Král, wrecker

1954

Comedians

as Havránek

1954

Přicházejí z tmy

as divers Ladislav, Junkův syn

1981

1955

Jan Hus

as purkmistrův syn

1956

Jan Žižka

as Burgrave's Son

1966

The Hero Is Afraid

as úředník investičního odboru Honza Vavřinec

1989

Dobří holubi se vracejí

as Hlavní ošetřovatel Masák

1969

Bellevue

as herec Kraus

1939

1987

Jubileum

as Chirin

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Malý tygr

as Malý tygr (voice)

1988

Narozeniny režiséra Z. K.

as Director (voice)

1988

Zuřivý reportér

as Inspector Binder (voice)

1989

Lovec senzací

as Inspector Binder (voice)

1986

Tulakóna

as Tulakóna

Production

1944

Jarní píseň

as Director

1946

1946

Pancho se žení

as Director

1946

Pancho se žení

as Screenplay

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