Jan Rubeš
Birthday: 1920-06-06 | Place of Birth: Volyně, CzechoslovakiaBorn in Czechoslovakia. After graduating in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague, Jan 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. He emigrated to Canada on New Year's Eve 1948 with hopes of creating a greater musical career. As a member of the Canadian Opera Company, he achieved recognition for his roles, as Boris in "Boris Godunov", Schigolch in "Lulu" and as Mephisto in "Faust". As well, he served as the company's director of touring and program development. Branching out into radio and, eventually, TV, he wrote and hosted from 1975-83 TVOntario's "Guess What?" and acted in many TV dramas, later receiving the Earle Grey Award for lifetime work in Canadian television.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Pope John Paul
as Arthur Kowalski
as Jason Stiles
as Markus Strand
as Bolek Krupa
as Jan
as Karl
as Pavel
as Tomasz
as The Priest
as Illyich
as Augustus Glick
as Gordon Tobin
as Dr. Joseph Lewis
as Eli Lapp
as Santa Claus
as Kaplan
as Psychiatrist
as Carl Nurmi
