Rudolf Hrušínský
Born: 1920-10-17 in Nová Vcelnice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died: 1994-04-13
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2007
- Golden Eels as Prošek
2002
- One Moment as Himself
1993
- Noc rozhodnutí as Emil Hácha
1992
1991
- Svědek umírajícího času as Rudolf II.
- The Elementary School as Headmaster
- The Beggar's Opera as Lockit
- Paths of Death and Angels as Schrevek József
- Morové povětří
- Tichá bolest as Grandfather
1990
- Pasiáns as průvodce
- Larks on a String as Trustee
- The End of Old Times as Jakub Lhota
- Značka: „Na dožití“
- Začátek dlouhého podzimu as Trvajík
- The Gentle Barbarian as opilec
1989
- Evropa tančila valčík as Franz Joseph I
- Vážení přátelé, ano
- Záhada zlatého servisu
- Dobří holubi se vracejí as Hlavní ošetřovatel Masák
- Lovec senzací as Inspector Binder (voice)
- Tichý společník as Antoch
1988
- Ghosts of the Dormers as Grandpa
- Zuřivý reportér as Inspector Binder (voice)
- How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives as Hubáček
- Narozeniny režiséra Z. K. as Director (voice)
- A Prague Underworld
- Magician as Poetry Reader (voice)
- O čem sní mladé dívky
- Zrcadlo nenávisti as kriminalista Vašátko
1987
- Zikmund řečený Šelma ryšavá
- Jubileum as Chirin
- Přepadení
- Forbidden Dreams as Prošek
- Už komedianti jedou...
- Vyhnanství
- Fish for four as Rudolf
- The Great Movie Robbery
- Vůně jehličí
1986
- O houbovém Kubovi a princi Jakubovi
- Sardinky, aneb Život jedné rodinky as Ladislav Valášek
- Caught by Night as Dr. Pfitzner
- Případ nevinné řeky
- Návštěvní hodiny
- Preceptor
- Tulakóna as Tulakóna
1985
- Dissolved and Effused as Otec Hlaváček
- My Sweet Little Village as doktor Skružný
- Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval as Self - Actor
- Tlustý pradědeček
1984
- The Snowdrop Festival as Jarin Franc
- The Three Veterans as Pankrác
- The Physician of a Dying Time as Rudolf II.
- Žofka z Janovic as Aschenbrenner
1983
1982
- Plaché příběhy as (segment "Vražedný útok")
- Dedičstvo
- Attention, Rounds! as světoběžník Prepsl
- On the Road to Atlantis as Rudolf II.
- Spor architekta Zítka as Humpl
1981
- Povídka Malostranská as Provazník
- The Hit
- Cutting It Short as MUDr. Gruntorád, předseda správní rady pivovaru
- Výhra admirála Kotrby
- Bulldogs and Cherries as Don Morellano
- The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians as vynálezce Orfánik
- Ubohý pan Kufalt as Seidkopf
- Jasnovidec
- Královská hra
- The Secret of the Devil's Pocket as Buchar
1980
- Love Between the Raindrops as lékárník
- Dnes v jednom domě as Mr. N
- Strach má velké oči as Loupežník Bujón
- Dark Sun as Carson
- Velká policejní pohádka
1979
- Ball Lightning as Dr. Radosta
- Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
- Diagnóza smrti as major Kalaš
- Kořist
- Silnější než strach
- Bratři Kipové
- Polská krev as Jan Zaremba
- Mapa zámořských objevů
- Ve znamení Merkura
- Příbuzenstvo
1978
- O vysoké věži
- Swap
- Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet as komisař Ledvina
- Sázka na třináctku as Weiss
- Nechci nic slyšet
1977
- Pasiáns
- Nový byt as Commentary (voice)
- Faust's House as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Smoke on the Potato Fields as Dr. Meluzin
- Island for 6,000 Alarm Clocks as Narrator (voice)
1976
- About Dressy Sally as Narrator (voice)
1975
- Velbloudí nápady as Narrator (voice)
1974
- Art Nouveau's Prague as vypravěč
1972
- Bakaláři
- Oasis as Kaprál 'baron'
- Claim na Hluchém potoku as Mike
1970
- Lítost
- Podezření as Hanousek
- Long White Yard
- Svatební noc
- Honba za filmovým námětem
- Julián odpadlík
- On the Trail of Blood as major VB Kalaš
- Případ Mauricius
1969
- Bellevue as herec Kraus
- Honor and Glory
- The Cremator as Karel Kopfrkingl
- Meze Waltera Hortona as Farley Gresham
1968
- Capricious Summer as Antonín Důra
- Spravedlnost pro Selvina as Unden
- Sňatky z rozumu
- Crime in the Night Club as Knéz
1967
- Murder Czech Style as František Pokorný
- Jak se krade milión as Šafránek
- Waterloo
1966
- The Hero Is Afraid as úředník investičního odboru Honza Vavřinec
- The Murderer Hides His Face as major SNB Kalaš
- Spravedlnosti se meze nekladou
1965
- The Invisible as Cyril
- 90° in the Shade as Mr. Kurka (Auditor# 2)
- The House in Karp Lane as Karl Glaser
- 5 Million Witnesses as Balabán
- The White Lady as předseda MNV František
- Odsouzený z Pinktownu
1964
- Fear as major SNB Kalaš
- The Hope as Lucin
- Favorit
- The Five Sinners
- The Dear Departed
- A Star Travels South as Conductor
- Šach mat
1963
- A Great Road Ahead as Straslipka
- Tarzanova smrt
- Blbec z Xeenemünde
1962
- Anička jde do školy as tatínek
- Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
- Smrt na Cukrovém ostrově as Police Commissioner Appawou
- Reportáž psaná na oprátce as Böhm
- The Fabulous Baron Munchausen as sultán
1961
- Ledoví muži as Fiala
- Florián as farář z Capartic
- Policejní hodina
- The Night Guest
- Žalobníci as Bures
1960
- Higher Principle as kolaborant Zajíček
- When the Woman Butts In as Dr. Wagner
- Darbujan and Pandrhola as Pandrhola, sládek
- Talenty a ctitelé
- Český koncert
- Great Solitude as Kaláb
- Zpívající pudřenka as Pipka
- Konec cesty
- U nás v Mechově
- Záhady aneb S Karlem Čapkem v soudní síni
1958
- I Dutifully Report as Josef Švejk
- Kasaři as captain Smok
1957
- The Good Soldier Švejk as Josef Švejk
- V parku na lavičce
- School for Fathers as Mlcoch
1956
- Jan Žižka as Burgrave's Son
- Muž v povětří as Plánka
- The Windy Mountain as locksmith Alois Pohanka
1955
- Jan Hus as purkmistrův syn
- Císařovy nové šaty as (voice)
- Na konci města
- Strakonický dudák
1954
- Comedians as Havránek
- Panenské sliby ... (Stage Director)
- Večery s Jindřichem Plachtou as Self
- Příběh lásky plné
- Přicházejí z tmy as divers Ladislav, Junkův syn
- Co si kdo uvaří...
- Kosa na kámen
- Shoesmachine as Sram
- The Circus Will Be
1953
- Kidnapped as mechanic Karel Král, wrecker
- The Secret of Blood as Kurzweil
1952
- Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy as Syrovátko
1949
- Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky as Odon, nejstarší syn Tříškových
- Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ as Spytihněv
1948
- Ves v pohraničí as Josef Pavlas
1946
- Pancho se žení as Pancho
1944
- Mist on the Moors as Vojta
- Neviděli jste Bobíka? as Richard
- Jarní píseň ... (Director)
1943
- Barbora Hlavsová as Bořík, syn Hlavsových
1942
1941
- Nocturnal Butterfly as Michal Lary
- Pro kamaráda as Jindra Coufal
- Turbina as Bohumil
- The Hard Life of an Adventurer
1940
- Prosím, pane profesore! as Antonín Vobořil
- We Study After School as Karel Toman
1939
- Věra Lukášová as Jarka Kohout
- Zborov
- Humoreska as Josef Hupka
- Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul as septimán Jan Vaněk
- Lízino štěstí as Jarka
1938
- Líza Soars to the Skies as Jarka, syn Rejlkových