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
Career at a glance
Active years
1939 — 1991Known for
by acclaim
Frequent collaborators
Filmography (30)
Headmaster
průvodce
Chirin
doktor Skružný
Jarin Franc
Pankrác
MUDr. Gruntorád, předseda správní rady pivovaru
vynálezce Orfánik
lékárník
Dr. Radosta
Commentary (voice)
Kaprál 'baron'
Karel Kopfrkingl
Antonín Důra
Lucin
Josef Švejk
Richard
Josef Hupka