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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový
Character:Oldřich Nový (voice)
Release Date:05/12/1980
Jak se dělal Radiojournal
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1973
Men About Town
Character:Profesor
Release Date:10/10/1969
The Phantom of Morrisville
Character:Sir Hannibal Morris
Release Date:15/07/1966
Katya and the Crocodile
Character:
Release Date:11/04/1966
Alibi on the Lake
Character:fotograf Laufr
Release Date:21/01/1966
Rhythm of First Love
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1966
Čertouská poudačka
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1966
Úplně vyřízený chlap
Character:
Release Date:21/05/1965
The Mysterious Mr. Hyde
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1964
Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1963
Věštec
Character:účetní Čeněk Šlik
Release Date:01/01/1963
Dva z onoho světa
Character:
Release Date:28/12/1962
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Character:Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel
Release Date:28/07/1961
Bílá spona
Character:Horák
Release Date:16/06/1961
Of Things Supernatural
Character:(segment "Tajemství písma")
Release Date:09/01/1959
Zlatý pavouk
Character:barman Charlie
Release Date:22/02/1957
Nechte to na mně
Character:
Release Date:23/12/1955
Hudba z Marsu
Character:Jiří Karas, skladatel
Release Date:27/05/1955
Něco se tu změnilo
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1955
Pouť noci silvestrovské
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1953
Slovo dělá ženu
Character:
Release Date:29/05/1953
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire
Character:René Skalský
Release Date:01/04/1949
Parohy
Character:Viktorin
Release Date:10/10/1947
Abrakadabra
Character:Commentary (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1946
Sobota
Character:Richard Herbert
Release Date:12/01/1945
Paklíc
Character:Gabriel Anděl
Release Date:22/12/1944
Valentin Dobrotivý
Character:Valentin Plavec
Release Date:31/07/1942
The Blue Star Hotel
Character:Vladimír Rychta Rohan
Release Date:29/08/1941
A Charming Man
Character:Viktor Bláha
Release Date:04/07/1941
Život je krásný
Character:Jan Herold
Release Date:20/12/1940
Burian the Liar
Character:tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly
Release Date:13/09/1940
Přítelkyně pana ministra
Character:syn Jan Hrubý
Release Date:22/03/1940
The Girl in Blue
Character:Jan Karas
Release Date:26/01/1940
Eva Fools Around
Character:Michal Nor
Release Date:10/11/1939
Kristian
Character:úředník Alois Novák alias pan Kristian
Release Date:08/09/1939
Dědečkem proti své vůli
Character:Richard Osten
Release Date:04/08/1939
Třetí zvonění
Character:JUDr. Jan Hudec
Release Date:04/02/1938
Důvod k rozvodu
Character:Pavel
Release Date:20/08/1937
Falešná kočička
Character:MUDr. Vladimír Přelouč
Release Date:06/08/1937
Advokátka Věra
Character:Petr Kučera
Release Date:30/04/1937
Rozkošný příběh
Character:Jaroslav Nerad
Release Date:29/01/1937
Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle
Character:Komorník Alfons
Release Date:19/01/1937
Uličnice
Character:hrabě Moretti
Release Date:23/10/1936
Na tý louce zelený
Character:Gustav Horowitz
Release Date:07/08/1936
Rozpustilá noc
Character:Monokl Fredy
Release Date:01/11/1934
Velbloud uchem jehly
Character:Butler
Release Date:12/11/1926
Neznámá kráska
Character:
Release Date:28/11/1922
Television Appearances
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