Jan Rubeš
Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Born in Czechoslovakia, he graduated in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague. Rubes went on to join the Prague Opera House as their youngest basso singer. He also performed at the Pilsen Opera House in leading roles in his early years. By 1948, he was chosen to represent Czechoslovakia at the International Music Festival held in Geneva and won first prize in his category. He emigrated to Canada on New Year's Eve 1948 with hopes of creating a greater musical career. As a member of the Canadian Opera Company, he achieved recognition for his roles, as Boris in "Boris Godunov", Schigolch in "Lulu" and as Mephisto in "Faust". As well, he served as the company's director of touring and program development. Branching out into radio and, eventually, TV, he wrote and hosted from 1975-83 TVOntario's "Guess What?" and acted in many TV dramas, later receiving the Earle Grey Award for lifetime work in Canadian television.
66 acting credits
Acting · 66
Stargate SG-1
1997
The X-Files
1993
ER
1994
Due South
1994
The Outer Limits
1995
War of the Worlds
1988
The New Avengers
1976
Tilt
2005
Witness
1985
Kane & Abel
1985
D2: The Mighty Ducks
1994
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
The Third Twin
1997
Kay O'Brien
1986
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
By Way of the Stars
1992
Class Action
1991
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995
Music from Another Room
1998
Deceived
1991
The Kiss
1988
The Experts
1989
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
1981
Roommates
1995
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
1998
Our Fathers
2005
Murder in Space
1985
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985
Dead of Winter
1987
The Birds II: Land's End
1994
One Magic Christmas
1985
The Amateur
1981
Divided Loyalties
1990
The Incredible Journey
1963
Mesmer
1994
Devlin
1992
Anthrax
2001
The Witches of Eastwick
1992
Mr. Patman
1981
Cold Front
1989
What Katy Did
1999
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997
The Amityville Curse
1990
Never Too Late
1996
The White Raven
1998
Blood Relations
1988
Courage Mountain
1990
On My Own
1993
Descending Angel
1990
Believe
2000
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
1988
Boozecan
1994
Nightmare Man
1999
Deadly Harvest
1977
Daniel and the Superdogs
2004
The Christmas Secret
2000
The Marriage Bed
1986
Charlie Grant's War
1985
Something About Love
1988
Sarabande
1997
The Burial Society
2002
Blind Fear
1989
No Blame
1988
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994
F-E-D-A
1990
Lions for Breakfast
1975