Jan Rubeš
Born in Czechoslovakia. After graduating in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague, Jan 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.
Known for
Stargate SG-1
Nicholas Ballard
The X-Files
Vassily Peskow (uncredited)
The X-Files
Vassily Peskow
ER
Mr. Duzak
War of the Worlds
Dr. Von Deer
The Outer Limits
Robert Greene / Older Karl Rademacher
Due South
Dr. Mort Gustafson
Kane & Abel
The Polish Consul
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Tilt
Frank Modeste
Kay O'Brien
The Third Twin
Mr. Oliver
By Way of the Stars
Hausierer Nathan
Witness
Eli Lapp
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Psychiatrist
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Jan
The Amateur
Kaplan
Deceived
Tomasz
Flood: A River's Rampage
Jacob Gunderson
What Katy Did
Dr. Reinhart
Music from Another Room
Louis Klammer
Snow Falling on Cedars
Ole Jurgensen
Class Action
Pavel
The Experts
Illyich
One Magic Christmas
Santa Claus
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Giorgi Denerenko (uncredited)
The Amityville Curse
The Priest
Dead of Winter
Dr. Joseph Lewis
The White Raven
Markus Strand
Roommates
Bolek Krupa
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Far
The Incredible Journey
Carl Nurmi
Mesmer
Professor Stoerk
The Kiss
Gordon Tobin
The Birds II: Land's End
Karl
Murder in Space
Gregory Denarenko
Deadly Harvest
Swenson
Our Fathers
Pope John Paul
Never Too Late
Joseph
Cold Front
Zoubov
Mr. Patman
Vrakettas
Believe
Jason Stiles
Courage Mountain
Grandfather
On My Own
The Colonel
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Hendrick de Vries
Descending Angel
Bishop Dancu
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Augustus Glick
Divided Loyalties
Nightmare Man
Evan Hannibal
Devlin
Vittorio Di Fabrizi
The Witches of Eastwick
Fidel
Daniel and the Superdogs
The Colonel
Blind Fear
Lasky
Something About Love
Blood Relations
Andreas
Charlie Grant's War
Jacob
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Phantom
The Christmas Secret
Andree
Sarabande
Dr. Kassovitz
Anthrax
Arthur Kowalski
The Burial Society
Marvin Telekunsky
The Marriage Bed
Max Ehrlich
Lions for Breakfast
Ivan