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Oldřich Nový

Oldřich Nový

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.  

Personal information

Birthday

1899-08-07

Birth Place

Praha

Movies and TV shows :

A Charming Man

A Charming Man

1941

6.8

Movie
Abrakadabra

Abrakadabra

1946

0.0

Movie
Advokátka Věra

Advokátka Věra

1937

5.5

Movie
Alibi on the Lake

Alibi on the Lake

1966

4.0

Movie
poster

Bakaláři

1972

7.0

TV
Bílá spona

Bílá spona

1961

6.0

Movie
Burian the Liar

Burian the Liar

1940

6.2

Movie
Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle

Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle

1937

6.5

Movie
Čertouská poudačka

Čertouská poudačka

1966

0.0

Movie
Dědečkem proti své vůli

Dědečkem proti své vůli

1939

6.0

Movie
Důvod k rozvodu

Důvod k rozvodu

1937

6.5

Movie
Dva z onoho světa

Dva z onoho světa

1962

5.0

Movie
Eva Fools Around

Eva Fools Around

1939

6.7

Movie
Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?

Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?

1963

0.0

Movie
Falešná kočička

Falešná kočička

1937

6.0

Movie
Hudba z Marsu

Hudba z Marsu

1955

5.9

Movie
Jak se dělal Radiojournal

Jak se dělal Radiojournal

1973

0.0

Movie
Katya and the Crocodile

Katya and the Crocodile

1966

6.5

Movie
Kristian

Kristian

1939

7.3

Movie
Men About Town

Men About Town

1969

6.7

Movie
Na tý louce zelený

Na tý louce zelený

1936

6.0

Movie
Nechte to na mně

Nechte to na mně

1955

4.0

Movie
Něco se tu změnilo

Něco se tu změnilo

1955

0.0

Movie
Neznámá kráska

Neznámá kráska

1922

0.0

Movie
Of Things Supernatural

Of Things Supernatural

1959

6.2

Movie
Paklíc

Paklíc

1944

5.7

Movie
Parohy

Parohy

1947

3.3

Movie
Pouť noci silvestrovské

Pouť noci silvestrovské

1953

0.0

Movie
Přítelkyně pana ministra

Přítelkyně pana ministra

1940

7.8

Movie
Rhythm of First Love

Rhythm of First Love

1966

0.0

Movie
Rozkošný příběh

Rozkošný příběh

1937

8.0

Movie
Rozpustilá noc

Rozpustilá noc

1935

0.0

Movie
Slovo dělá ženu

Slovo dělá ženu

1953

5.0

Movie
Sobota

Sobota

1945

6.0

Movie
poster

Taková normální rodinka

1971

8.8

TV
The Blue Star Hotel

The Blue Star Hotel

1941

8.1

Movie
The Girl in Blue

The Girl in Blue

1940

6.3

Movie
The Mysterious Mr. Hyde

The Mysterious Mr. Hyde

1964

6.0

Movie
The Phantom of Morrisville

The Phantom of Morrisville

1966

7.1

Movie
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire

The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire

1949

6.5

Movie
Třetí zvonění

Třetí zvonění

1938

0.0

Movie
Uličnice

Uličnice

1936

0.0

Movie
Úplně vyřízený chlap

Úplně vyřízený chlap

1965

10.0

Movie
V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový

V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový

1980

2.0

Movie
Valentin Dobrotivý

Valentin Dobrotivý

1942

6.7

Movie
Velbloud uchem jehly

Velbloud uchem jehly

1926

0.0

Movie
Věštec

Věštec

1963

6.0

Movie
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

1961

0.0

Movie
Život je krásný

Život je krásný

1940

6.0

Movie
Zlatý pavouk

Zlatý pavouk

1957

4.0

Movie