Oldřich Nový

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

August 7, 1899

Died

March 15, 1983 (age 83)

Place of Birth

Praha

Also Known As

Олдржих Новый

Oldřich Nový

Biography

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.  

Known For

Filmography

1980FilmV hlavní roli Oldřich Novýas Oldřich Nový (voice)1973FilmJak se dělal Radiojournalas Self1972TVBakaláři1971TVTaková normální rodinka1969FilmMen About Townas Profesor1966FilmThe Phantom of Morrisvilleas Sir Hannibal Morris1966FilmKatya and the Crocodile1966FilmAlibi on the Lakeas fotograf Laufr1966FilmRhythm of First Love1966FilmČertouská poudačka1965FilmÚplně vyřízený chlap1964FilmThe Mysterious Mr. Hyde1963FilmExistuje vlastně Mr. Johns?1963FilmVěštecas účetní Čeněk Šlik1962FilmDva z onoho světa1961FilmWhere an Alibi Is Not Everythingas Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel1961FilmBílá sponaas Horák1959FilmOf Things Supernaturalas (segment "Tajemství písma")1957FilmZlatý pavoukas barman Charlie1955FilmNechte to na mně1955FilmHudba z Marsuas Jiří Karas, skladatel1955FilmNěco se tu změnilo1953FilmPouť noci silvestrovské1953FilmSlovo dělá ženu1949FilmThe Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaireas René Skalský1947FilmParohyas Viktorin1946FilmAbrakadabraas Commentary (voice)1945FilmSobotaas Richard Herbert1944FilmPaklícas Gabriel Anděl1942FilmValentin Dobrotivýas Valentin Plavec1941FilmThe Blue Star Hotelas Vladimír Rychta Rohan1941FilmA Charming Manas Viktor Bláha1940FilmŽivot je krásnýas Jan Herold1940FilmBurian the Liaras tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly1940FilmPřítelkyně pana ministraas syn Jan Hrubý1940FilmThe Girl in Blueas Jan Karas1939FilmEva Fools Aroundas Michal Nor1939FilmKristianas úředník Alois Novák alias pan Kristian1939FilmDědečkem proti své vůlias Richard Osten1938FilmTřetí zvoněnías JUDr. Jan Hudec1937FilmDůvod k rozvoduas Pavel1937FilmFalešná kočičkaas MUDr. Vladimír Přelouč1937FilmAdvokátka Věraas Petr Kučera1937FilmRozkošný příběhas Jaroslav Nerad1937FilmCamel Through The Eye Of A Needleas Komorník Alfons1936FilmUličniceas hrabě Moretti1936FilmNa tý louce zelenýas Gustav Horowitz1934FilmRozpustilá nocas Monokl Fredy1926FilmVelbloud uchem jehlyas Butler1922FilmNeznámá kráska

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