

Cast & creator
Best known for Bakaláři, Thirty Cases of Major Zema, Zirkus Humberto
He graduated from DAMU, after which he played for three seasons at the Vinohrady Theatre (then the Czechoslovak Army Theatre). He then anchored at the Drama Club until 1992, where his performances won him critical acclaim. He briefly performed at the National Theatre, but left the theatre permanently in August 1994. He became popular with the public mainly thanks to his appearances in film and television. His first major film role was given to him in 1962 by director Brynych in the film Transport from Paradise (1962). This was followed by the roles of the expectant father in The Scream (1963) and the writer Hašek, whom he played in The Great Journey (1963). In the film Man Against Destruction (1989) he played the main role of the writer Karel Čapek. From 1990 to 1995 he performed in accompanying programmes at exhibitions (Herbert Masaryk, T. G. Masaryk - Man and Art) organised by the Masaryk Democratic Movement. In 2006 he was nominated for the Czech Lion in the category of supporting actor. After an eight-year relationship with Nadia Urbánková, he was married to actress Libuša Šafránková from 1976 (until her death in June 2021). They have a son Josef (* 1977), who has 4 children - two sons with his first wife Denisa Grimmová, a director, sons Josef (* 2006) and Antonín (* 2009) and a daughter Laura and a son Benjamin with his second wife Ludmila. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josef Abrhám, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: J. Abrhám, Josef Abrham, Йозеф Абрахам, Jozef Abrhám, Josef Abrhám st.
145
film credits
34
television credits
179
1961–2025 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Across film & television
Showing 179 of 179 credits


Rudi Lorenz
1976
Baron
1988


Josef Hrabě
2007
Václav David
2013
Danda Jr.
1980
Kruml
2012



Martin Hardy
1984MUDr. Vojtěch Albert
1990
Václav Novotný
2017
Fotios
2013
Hotel Manager Brandejs
2007
Friend of Kafka
1991

Vilém Rieger
2011

Marek
1972
Himself
1988
Priest (voice)
1966
Kamil
1983

Lt. Lukás (voice)
1986
Knotek
1979
Narrator (voice)
2010
sierżant Zajiček
1986
Leutnant Seuter
1989
D.E. Huppert
1968
Učitel Janda
1976Commentary (voice)
1975
divadelní vědec
1983

Poručík Rudi Macháček
1971
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
1990
Brandejs
1998Aksál
1990
Svatý Josef
2016

Mára (voice)
1964
Ptáček
1967
Jaroslav Hašek
1963
Milan
1989
Tomáš Krchňák
1984Šipučin
1987
Narrator in Radio (voice)
1984
Karel (voice)
1967
Court Physician
1991
Narrator (voice)
1980
José
2013
Evžen Beneš
2006


král
2001Frederik
2009



Jakub Silberstein
1999
Jingle
1988
(segment "Chlebové střevíčky")
1969
Čaroděj Kruciatus
2015
Dalibor Vrána
1981
Prokop
1993
Peter
1970otec Kašík
1985Narrator (voice)
1981
Jack Worthing
1979Eddie
1972
Edgar
1996
Dirigent
1994
Petr
1979
Karel Čapek
1990
Father
1999
Prince Alexej
1990
soused Lupínek
2004

Profesor Žalud
1985
Bernard Mulligan alias Bertík
1968
král Dobromil
2008Robert
1990Engineer
1976
Doctor
1993inspicient
1969
Macheath
1991kníže Karel
2005
Král Ferdinand
2009

Zdeněk (voice)
1967
Vaněk
1990
Slávek
1964
witness Jirka Ruml
1961
král lesního palouku
2002
pyrotechnik Jaroslav Ticháček
1981Steve Carella
1981
Evzen
1994
JUDr. Smutný, prokurátor
1985
Falsacappa
1985
Borek
1965Eisenstein
1981
Pepik
1962
Parrot Trader
1970Count Boleslaw Barański
1979Kája Micka (voice)
1963
Jakub Jan Ryba
1993Jaroslav Hilbert
1982
MUDr Rendl
1976
Capt. Havránek (segment "Kapsář")
1975
Honza (voice)
1965
Himself
1987

Faust
1995


Pacovský (voice)
1974Capitano
1981
Icharev
1983

Tomáš Růžička, přítel Evy
1980král Filip I.
2005Vitalij (voice)
1968