Jan Rubeš
ActingJan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Born in Czechoslovakia, he graduated in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague. 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
Filmography — Acting
Witness
Eli Lapp
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Jan
Music from Another Room
Louis Klammer
One Magic Christmas
Santa Claus
Deceived
Tomasz
Snow Falling on Cedars
Ole Jurgensen
Roommates
Bolek Krupa
The Kiss
Gordon Tobin
Descending Angel
Bishop Dancu
Class Action
Pavel
Mesmer
Professor Stoerk
The Experts
Illyich
The Amateur
Kaplan
The Incredible Journey
Carl Nurmi
Anthrax
Arthur Kowalski
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Psychiatrist
Dead of Winter
Dr. Joseph Lewis
Cold Front
Zoubov
The Amityville Curse
The Priest
Our Fathers
Pope John Paul
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
Murder in Space
Gregory Denarenko
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Far
The Birds II: Land's End
Karl
Devlin
Vittorio Di Fabrizi
The Witches of Eastwick
Fidel
Courage Mountain
Grandfather
Believe
Jason Stiles
The White Raven
Markus Strand
Sarabande
Dr. Kassovitz
Divided Loyalties
On My Own
The Colonel
Blood Relations
Andreas
Never Too Late
Joseph
Deadly Harvest
Swenson
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Hendrick de Vries
The Marriage Bed
Max Ehrlich
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Augustus Glick
What Katy Did
Dr. Reinhart
Daniel and the Superdogs
The Colonel
The Christmas Secret
Andree
Flood: A River's Rampage
Jacob Gunderson
No Blame
Charlie Grant's War
Jacob
Nightmare Man
Evan Hannibal
Boozecan
Pops
Blind Fear
Lasky
Mr. Patman
Vrakettas
The Burial Society
Marvin Telekunsky
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Phantom
Something About Love
F-E-D-A
Lions for Breakfast
Ivan