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person_profile-Oldřich Nový

Oldřich Nový Died at age: 83

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Oldřich Nový

Date of Birth:

Aug 07, 1899

Country of birth:

Praha

Died:

Mar 15, 1983

Biography of

Oldřich Nový

    Oldřich Nový was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturge and singer. He is considered one of the greatest actors of the Czech cinema in the first half of the 20th century.  At the encouragement of his uncle, Miloš Nový, a well-known actor of the National Theatre in Prague, Oldřich joined amateur theatre group "Řemeslnická beseda" and appeared in numerous plays before moving to Brno to direct in 1918.  

    Following his fifteen year stay, Oldřich  co-founded the "Nové divadlo" (The New Theatre) together with his wife Alice Valentová-Nová.  There he explored new and modern expressions of theatre by combining spoken word with operetta stylings to develop the "musical comedy" genre. In 1937 he met and began collaborating with renowned pre-war director Mac Frič. Their first success came in 1939, with the comedy Kristián, the first of many popular comedies starring Nový. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Oldřich Nový became a target of the Nazi party, both for his celebrity, and his wife’s Jewish ancestry.  In 1944, after refusing to divorce, the couple was imprisoned in the the German concentration camp in Osterode. Following the liberation, Nový worked a dramaturge of Czechoslovakian film until the 1960s, when he began appearing on Czech television in the popular television series, "Taková normální rodinka" (1967-1971). His last theatre role was a title character of the play "Hodinový hoteliér" by Pavel Landovský, directed by Evald Schorm. During this time, Nový again collaborated with Mac Frič to create successful comedies, both conformist and parody, but these films are of minor note to his career. In his later years, Nový lived a life of isolation to avoid his celebrity status, almost never leaving his home.  

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Oldřich Nový

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Filmography of

Oldřich Nový

Found 15 Movies in total

Men About Town

Profesor ( Actor )

... 1969

The Phantom of Morrisville

Sir Hannibal Morris ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1966

Alibi on the Lake

fotograf Laufr ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1964

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel ( Actor )

... 1961

Of Things Supernatural

(segment "Tajemství písma") ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1949

Paklíc

Gabriel Anděl ( Actor )

... 1944

A Charming Man

Viktor Bláha ( Actor )

... 1941

Burian the Liar

tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly ( Actor )

... 1940

The Girl in Blue

Jan Karas ( Actor )

... 1940

Eva Fools Around

Michal Nor ( Actor )

... 1939

Kristian

úředník Alois Novák alias pan Kristian ( Actor )

... 1939

Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle

Komorník Alfons ( Actor )

... 1937