Rudolf Hrušínský

    Rudolf Hrušínský

    October 17, 1920 (104 years old) in Nová Vcelnice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

    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

    Known For

    BakalářiBakaláři
    Malý pitaval z velkého městaMalý pitaval z velkého města
    A Prague UnderworldA Prague Underworld
    The Physician of a Dying TimeThe Physician of a Dying Time
    Dnes v jednom doměDnes v jednom domě

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