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Jan Rubeš
Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Born in Czechoslovakia, he graduated in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague. Rubes went on to join the Prague Opera House as their youngest basso singer. He also performed at the Pilsen Opera House in leading roles in his early years. By 1948, he was chosen to represent Czechoslovakia at the International Music Festival held in Geneva and won first prize in his category. He emigrated to Canada on New Year's Eve 1948 with hopes of creating a greater musical career. As a member of the Canadian Opera Company, he achieved recognition for his roles, as Boris in "Boris Godunov", Schigolch in "Lulu" and as Mephisto in "Faust". As well, he served as the company's director of touring and program development. Branching out into radio and, eventually, TV, he wrote and hosted from 1975-83 TVOntario's "Guess What?" and acted in many TV dramas, later receiving the Earle Grey Award for lifetime work in Canadian television.
As actor
Our Fathers
Daniel and the Superdogs
The Burial Society
Anthrax
The Christmas Secret
Believe
What Katy Did
Snow Falling on Cedars
Nightmare Man
Music from Another Room
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
The White Raven
Sarabande
Flood: A River's Rampage
Never Too Late
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Roommates
The Birds II: Land's End
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Mesmer
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Boozecan
On My Own
Devlin
The Witches of Eastwick
Class Action
Deceived
The Amityville Curse
Divided Loyalties
Descending Angel