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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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Oldřich Nový (voice)

V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový

1980

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Self

Jak se dělal Radiojournal

1973

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Bakaláři

1972

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Taková normální rodinka

1971

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Profesor

Men About Town

1969

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Sir Hannibal Morris

The Phantom of Morrisville

1966

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Katya and the Crocodile

1966

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fotograf Laufr

Alibi on the Lake

1966

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Rhythm of First Love

1966

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Čertouská poudačka

1966

Credits

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V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový

as Oldřich Nový (voice)

1980

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Jak se dělal Radiojournal

as Self

1973

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Bakaláři

1972

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Taková normální rodinka

1971

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Men About Town

as Profesor

1969

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The Phantom of Morrisville

as Sir Hannibal Morris

1966

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Katya and the Crocodile

1966

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Alibi on the Lake

as fotograf Laufr

1966

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Rhythm of First Love

1966

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Čertouská poudačka

1966

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Úplně vyřízený chlap

1965

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The Mysterious Mr. Hyde

1964

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Věštec

as účetní Čeněk Šlik

1963

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Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?

1963

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Dva z onoho světa

1962

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Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

as Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel

1961

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Bílá spona

as Horák

1961

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Of Things Supernatural

as (segment "Tajemství písma")

1959

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Zlatý pavouk

as barman Charlie

1957

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Nechte to na mně

1955

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Hudba z Marsu

as Jiří Karas, skladatel

1955

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Něco se tu změnilo

1955

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Pouť noci silvestrovské

1953

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Slovo dělá ženu

1953

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The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire

as René Skalský

1949

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Parohy

as Viktorin

1947

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Abrakadabra

as Commentary (voice)

1946

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Sobota

as Richard Herbert

1945

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Paklíc

as Gabriel Anděl

1944

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Valentin Dobrotivý

as Valentin Plavec

1942

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The Blue Star Hotel

as Vladimír Rychta Rohan

1941

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A Charming Man

as Viktor Bláha

1941

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Život je krásný

as Jan Herold

1940

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Burian the Liar

as tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly

1940

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Přítelkyně pana ministra

as syn Jan Hrubý

1940

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The Girl in Blue

as Jan Karas

1940

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Eva Fools Around

as Michal Nor

1939

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Kristian

as úředník Alois Novák alias pan Kristian

1939

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Dědečkem proti své vůli

as Richard Osten

1939

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Třetí zvonění

as JUDr. Jan Hudec

1938

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Důvod k rozvodu

as Pavel

1937

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Falešná kočička

as MUDr. Vladimír Přelouč

1937

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Advokátka Věra

as Petr Kučera

1937

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Rozkošný příběh

as Jaroslav Nerad

1937

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Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle

as Komorník Alfons

1937

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Uličnice

as hrabě Moretti

1936

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Na tý louce zelený

as Gustav Horowitz

1936

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Rozpustilá noc

as Monokl Fredy

1934

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Velbloud uchem jehly

as Butler

1926

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Neznámá kráska

1922

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