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Oldřich Nový
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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 th…
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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.
Filmography
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1980
V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový
Movie Oldřich Nový (voice)
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1977
Mam’zelle Nitouche
Movie Theatre Play
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1973
Jak se dělal Radiojournal
Movie Self
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1972
Bakaláři
TV show
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1971
Taková normální rodinka
TV show
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1969
Men About Town
Movie Profesor
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1966
The Phantom of Morrisville
Movie Sir Hannibal Morris
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1966
Katya and the Crocodile
Movie
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1966
Alibi on the Lake
Movie fotograf Laufr
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1966
Čertouská poudačka
Movie
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1966
Rhythm of First Love
Movie
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1965
Úplně vyřízený chlap
Movie
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1964
The Mysterious Mr. Hyde
Movie
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1963
Věštec
Movie účetní Čeněk Šlik
- 1963
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1962
Dva z onoho světa
Movie
More credits
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1961
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Movie Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel
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1961
Bílá spona
Movie Horák
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1959
Of Things Supernatural
Movie (segment "Tajemství písma")
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1957
Zlatý pavouk
Movie barman Charlie
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1955
Nechte to na mně
Movie
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1955
Hudba z Marsu
Movie Jiří Karas, skladatel
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1955
Mam'zelle Nitouche
Movie
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1955
Něco se tu změnilo
Movie
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1954
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
Movie Director
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1953
Pouť noci silvestrovské
Movie
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1953
Slovo dělá ženu
Movie
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1949
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire
Movie René Skalský
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1947
Parohy
Movie Viktorin
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1946
Abrakadabra
Movie Commentary (voice)
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1945
Sobota
Movie Richard Herbert
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1944
Paklíc
Movie Gabriel Anděl
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1943
Čtrnáctý u stolu
Movie Director
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1942
Valentin Dobrotivý
Movie Valentin Plavec
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1941
The Blue Star Hotel
Movie Vladimír Rychta Rohan
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1941
A Charming Man
Movie Viktor Bláha
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1940
Život je krásný
Movie Jan Herold
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1940
Burian the Liar
Movie tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly
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1940
Přítelkyně pana ministra
Movie syn Jan Hrubý
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1940
The Girl in Blue
Movie Jan Karas
