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Rudolf Hrušínský
Acting
Born: October 17, 1920
Nová Vcelnice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Biography
Rudolf Hrušínský was an acclaimed Czech actor during his country's era of communism. He was born in Nová Včelnice to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský (original name Rudolf Böhm, also took the stage name Otomar Otovalský). He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play Taneček panny Marinky. Initially he travelled from place to place, wherever his father could find a gig, but eventually his family settled in Prague. He dropped out of law school to pursue acting. Initially he starred in minor plays, but managed to escalate to famous film roles, many of which won him fame abroad
Known For

The Cremator
as Karel Kopfrkingl

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
as sultán

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
as komisař Ledvina

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
as vynálezce Orfánik

Crime in the Night Club
as Knéz

The Elementary School
as Headmaster

Dark Sun
as Carson

The Good Soldier Švejk
as Josef Švejk

Capricious Summer
as Antonín Důra

My Sweet Little Village
as doktor