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Oldrich Nový

Oldrich Nový

Actor, Director, Writer

Born August 7, 1899 in Praha

Died March 15, 1983

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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.

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Actor

52

Type

Year

Jiri Suchy - Tackling Life with Ease Poster

Jiri Suchy - Tackling Life with Ease Feature Film2019Self

Zkáza krásou Poster

Zkáza krásou Documentary2016Self

Tmár a jeho rod aneb Slzavé údolí pyramid Poster

Tmár a jeho rod aneb Slzavé údolí pyramid Documentary2011

Muzika pro dva Poster

Muzika pro dva Feature Film1980

Zenitba TV Movie1975

Bakalári Poster

Bakalári TV Series1972Neighbour

Muz, ktery rozdaval smich Poster

Muz, ktery rozdaval smich Documentary1971Self

Taková normální rodinka Poster

Taková normální rodinka TV Series1971Jan Konícek

Svetáci Feature Film1969Professor

Alibi on the Lake Poster

Alibi on the Lake Feature Film1966fotograf Laufr

Certouská poudacka TV Movie1966

Káta a krokodýl Poster

Káta a krokodýl Feature Film1966Elegán s destníkem

Rhythm of First Love Poster

Rhythm of First Love Feature Film1966Altschul

The Phantom of Morrisville Poster

The Phantom of Morrisville Feature Film1966Drummer Emil

Úplne vyrízený chlap Poster

Úplne vyrízený chlap Feature Film1965Carbol

Záhadný pan Hyde Poster

Záhadný pan Hyde TV Movie1964Butler

The Fortune-Teller Poster

The Fortune-Teller Short Film1963Cenek Slik - accountant

Two Men from Another World Poster

Two Men from Another World Feature Film1962Pavel Fort

Bílá spona Poster

Bílá spona Feature Film1961Horák

Kde alibi nestací Poster

Kde alibi nestací Feature Film1961redítel hotelu Jindrich Kraus

Of Things Supernatural Poster

Of Things Supernatural Feature Film1959Frantisek Karas - antiquarian

The Golden Spider Poster

The Golden Spider Feature Film1957barman Charlie

Leave It to Me Poster

Leave It to Me Feature Film1955Patocka

Music from Mars Poster

Music from Mars Feature Film1955Jirí Karas, skladatel

Neco se tu zmenilo Short Film1955

A Woman as Good as Her Word Poster

A Woman as Good as Her Word Feature Film1953Ludvík Zach

The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire Poster

The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire Feature Film1949René Skalský - millionaire

The Antlers Poster

The Antlers Feature Film1947Viktorin

Jenom krok Feature Film1945

Sobota Feature Film1945Richard Herbert

Paklíc Feature Film1944Gabriel Andel

Valentin the Good Poster

Valentin the Good Feature Film1942Valentin Plavec

Charming Fellow Poster

Charming Fellow Feature Film1941Viktor Bláha

The Blue Star Hotel Poster

The Blue Star Hotel Feature Film1941Vladimír Rychta Rohan

Baron Munchhausen Poster

Baron Munchhausen Feature Film1940Arnost Benda

Dívka v modrém Poster

Dívka v modrém Feature Film1940Jan Karas, notár v Lucine

Life Is Beautiful Poster

Life Is Beautiful Feature Film1940Writer Jan Herold

Na tý louce zelený Poster

Na tý louce zelený Feature Film1940Gustav Horowitz

Prítelkyne pana ministra Poster

Prítelkyne pana ministra Feature Film1940Jan Hrubý

Christian Poster

Christian Feature Film1939Alois 'Kristián' Novák

Dedeckem proti své vuli Poster

Dedeckem proti své vuli Feature Film1939Richard Osten

Eva tropí hlouposti Poster

Eva tropí hlouposti Feature Film1939Michal Norr

Tretí zvonení Poster

Tretí zvonení Feature Film1938Dr. Jan Hudec

Advokátka Vera Poster

Advokátka Vera Feature Film1937Petr 'Tygr' Kucera

Duvod k rozvodu Poster

Duvod k rozvodu Feature Film1937Pavel Bertl

Falesná kocicka Poster

Falesná kocicka Feature Film1937MUDr. Vladimír Prelouc

Rozkosný príbeh Poster

Rozkosný príbeh Feature Film1937Jaroslav Nerad

Velbloud uchem jehly Poster

Velbloud uchem jehly Feature Film1937Komorník Alfons

Ulicnice Poster

Ulicnice Feature Film1936Antonio Morreti alias Josef Hrebík

Rozpustilá noc Poster

Rozpustilá noc Feature Film1935Monokl Fredy

Velbloud uchem jehly Feature Film1926Butler

Neznámá kráska Feature Film1922Petr Stamati

Director

2

Type

Year

Zenitba TV Movie1975

Ctrnáctý u stolu Poster

Ctrnáctý u stolu Feature Film1943

Writer

2

A Woman as Good as Her Word Poster

A Woman as Good as Her Word Feature Film1953

Dívka v modrém Poster

Dívka v modrém Feature Film1940

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