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Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid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