Oldřich Nový
Acting • Born 1899-08-07 – Died 1983-03-15
Biography
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.
Filmography
50 credits
Bílá spona
Movie • 1961
Horák
The Phantom of Morrisville
Movie • 1966
Sir Hannibal Morris
Eva Fools Around
Movie • 1939
Michal Nor
Men About Town
Movie • 1969
Profesor
Kristian
Movie • 1939
úředník Alois Novák alias pan Kristian
Velbloud uchem jehly
Movie • 1926
Butler
V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový
Movie • 1980
Oldřich Nový (voice)
Katya and the Crocodile
Movie • 1966
Přítelkyně pana ministra
Movie • 1940
syn Jan Hrubý
Paklíc
Movie • 1944
Gabriel Anděl
The Blue Star Hotel
Movie • 1941
Vladimír Rychta Rohan
Hudba z Marsu
Movie • 1955
Jiří Karas, skladatel
Sobota
Movie • 1945
Richard Herbert
Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle
Movie • 1937
Komorník Alfons
Valentin Dobrotivý
Movie • 1942
Valentin Plavec
Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?
Movie • 1963
A Charming Man
Movie • 1941
Viktor Bláha
The Girl in Blue
Movie • 1940
Jan Karas
Jak se dělal Radiojournal
Movie • 1973
Self
Dědečkem proti své vůli
Movie • 1939
Richard Osten
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire
Movie • 1949
René Skalský
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Movie • 1961
Jindrich Kraus, director of the hotel
Advokátka Věra
Movie • 1937
Petr Kučera
Důvod k rozvodu
Movie • 1937
Pavel
Parohy
Movie • 1947
Viktorin
Falešná kočička
Movie • 1937
MUDr. Vladimír Přelouč
Alibi on the Lake
Movie • 1966
fotograf Laufr
Život je krásný
Movie • 1940
Jan Herold
Burian the Liar
Movie • 1940
tajemník Arnošt Benda, manžel Karly
Of Things Supernatural
Movie • 1959
(segment "Tajemství písma")
Rhythm of First Love
Movie • 1966
Uličnice
Movie • 1936
hrabě Moretti
Rozkošný příběh
Movie • 1937
Jaroslav Nerad
Třetí zvonění
Movie • 1938
JUDr. Jan Hudec
Na tý louce zelený
Movie • 1936
Gustav Horowitz
Rozpustilá noc
Movie • 1934
Monokl Fredy
Dva z onoho světa
Movie • 1962
Úplně vyřízený chlap
Movie • 1965
Čertouská poudačka
Movie • 1966
Zlatý pavouk
Movie • 1957
barman Charlie
Nechte to na mně
Movie • 1955
Neznámá kráska
Movie • 1922
The Mysterious Mr. Hyde
Movie • 1964
Slovo dělá ženu
Movie • 1953
Pouť noci silvestrovské
Movie • 1953
Abrakadabra
Movie • 1946
Commentary (voice)
Něco se tu změnilo
Movie • 1955
Věštec
Movie • 1963
účetní Čeněk Šlik
Bakaláři
TV • 1972
Taková normální rodinka
TV • 1971