Oldřich Nový

Oldřich Nový

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1894-08-07
Deathday: 1983-03-15 (88 years old)

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

all 54

Movies 52

self 3

TV Shows 2

Voice 1

Director 1

Writer 1

Cenek Slik - accountant
Věštec

Věštec (1963)

Movie
Redítel hotelu Jindrich Kraus
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything (1961)

Movie
(segment 'Tajemství písma')
Of Things Supernatural

Of Things Supernatural (1959)

Movie
Jirí Karas, skladatel
Hudba z Marsu

Hudba z Marsu (1955)

Movie
Commentary (voice)
Abrakadabra

Abrakadabra (1946)

Movie
Richard Herbert
Sobota

Sobota (1945)

Movie
Gabriel Andel
Paklíc

Paklíc (1944)

Movie
Vladimír Rychta Rohan
The Blue Star Hotel

The Blue Star Hotel (1941)

Movie
Jan Karas, notár v Lucine
The Girl in Blue

The Girl in Blue (1940)

Movie
Alois 'Kristián' Novák
Kristian

Kristian (1939)

Movie
MUDr. Vladimír Přelouč
Falešná kočička

Falešná kočička (1937)

Movie
hrabě Moretti
Uličnice

Uličnice (1936)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1894-08-07

Deathday
1983-03-15 (88 years old)

Birth Place
Prague, Czech Republic

Spouse
Alice Wienerová

Citizenships
Czechoslovakia

Also Known As
Олдржих Новый

Awards
Meritorious Artist

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