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.
Movie | V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový | Oldřich Nový (voice) | 1980-12-05 |
Series | Taková normální rodinka | Koníček | 1971-03-13 |
Movie | Men About Town | Profesor | 1969-10-10 |
Movie | Čertouská poudačka | 1966-01-01 | |
Movie | Rhythm of First Love | 1966-01-01 | |
Movie | Katya and the Crocodile | 1966-04-11 | |
Movie | Alibi on the Lake | fotograf Laufr | 1966-01-21 |
Movie | The Phantom of Morrisville | Sir Hannibal Morris | 1966-07-15 |
Movie | Úplně vyřízený chlap | 1965-05-21 | |
Movie | The Mysterious Mr. Hyde | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | Věštec | účetní Čeněk Šlik | 1963-01-01 |
Movie | Dva z onoho světa | 1962-12-28 | |
Movie | Bílá spona | Horák | 1961-06-16 |
Movie | Where an Alibi Is Not Everything | Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel | 1961-07-28 |
Movie | Of Things Supernatural | (segment "Tajemství písma") | 1959-01-09 |
Movie | Zlatý pavouk | barman Charlie | 1957-02-22 |
Movie | Něco se tu změnilo | 1955-01-01 | |
Movie | Nechte to na mně | 1955-12-23 | |
Movie | Hudba z Marsu | Jiří Karas, skladatel | 1955-05-27 |
Movie | Slovo dělá ženu | 1953-05-29 | |
Movie | Pouť noci silvestrovské | 1953-12-31 | |
Movie | The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire | René Skalský | 1949-04-01 |
Movie | Parohy | Viktorin | 1947-10-10 |
Movie | Sobota | Richard Herbert | 1945-01-12 |
Movie | Paklíc | Gabriel Anděl | 1944-12-22 |
Movie | Valentin Dobrotivý | Valentin Plavec | 1942-07-31 |
Movie | A Charming Man | Viktor Bláha | 1941-07-04 |
Movie | The Blue Star Hotel | Vladimír Rychta Rohan | 1941-08-29 |
Movie | The Girl in Blue | Jan Karas | 1940-01-26 |
Movie | Přítelkyně pana ministra | syn Jan Hrubý | 1940-03-22 |
Movie | Burian the Liar | tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly | 1940-09-13 |
Movie | Život je krásný | Jan Herold | 1940-12-20 |
Movie | Kristian | úředník Alois Novák alias pan Kristian | 1939-09-08 |
Movie | Dědečkem proti své vůli | Richard Osten | 1939-08-04 |
Movie | Eva Fools Around | Michal Nor | 1939-11-10 |
Movie | Třetí zvonění | JUDr. Jan Hudec | 1938-02-04 |
Movie | Advokátka Věra | Petr Kučera | 1937-04-30 |
Movie | Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle | Komorník Alfons | 1937-01-19 |
Movie | Rozkošný příběh | Jaroslav Nerad | 1937-01-29 |
Movie | Důvod k rozvodu | Pavel | 1937-08-20 |
Movie | Falešná kočička | MUDr. Vladimír Přelouč | 1937-08-06 |
Movie | Na tý louce zelený | Gustav Horowitz | 1936-08-07 |
Movie | Uličnice | hrabě Moretti | 1936-10-23 |
Movie | Rozpustilá noc | Monokl Fredy | 1935-04-05 |
Movie | Velbloud uchem jehly | Butler | 1926-11-12 |
Movie | Neznámá kráska | 1922-01-01 |