Jan Rubes
Biography
Jan Rubes was a Czech-Canadian actor and bass opera singer who built a career on both stage and screen. Born in Volyně, he graduated from the Prague Conservatoire after World War II and worked as a bass at the Prague Opera House. He took the top prize at the Geneva International Music Festival in 1948 and emigrated to Canada, where he began singing with the Canadian Opera Company. He later directed for the company and served as its director of touring before moving into radio and television, becoming a familiar actor and presenter in Canada. His film work included the Amish patriarch Eli Lapp in Peter Weir's Witness and Jan in D2: The Mighty Ducks. He was nominated for a Genie Award for best actor for Something About Love in 1989, received the Earle Grey Award in 1990, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1995. He died in 2009.
89years old at death
- Born Volyně
- Died Toronto
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 42 years1963 to 2005
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Early training
After World War II, Jan Rubes finished his studies at the Prague Conservatoire and sang bass at the Prague Opera House. He took top honors at the Geneva International Music Festival in 1948, then moved to Canada.
Jan Rubes movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together1 more actor
- Peter DvorskyMesmer (1994) and The Kiss (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jan Rubes's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$219 million
8 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 8 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$116M53.0% of the total
- 2$46M20.8% of the total
- 3$29M13.1% of the total
- 4$14M6.2% of the total
- 5$12M5.7% of the total
- 6$2.4M1.1% of the total
- 7$169K0.1% of the total
- 8$118K0.1% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1990 | Earle Grey Award | Won | |
| Member of the Order of Canada | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.