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.  
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1899-08-07
Place of Birth: Praha
Also Known As: Олдржих Новый

Movies List of Oldřich Nový

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Bílá spona

1961 Movie
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Eva Fools Around

1939 Movie
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Men About Town

1969 Movie
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Kristian

1939 Movie
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Velbloud uchem jehly

1926 Movie
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Paklíc

1944 Movie
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The Blue Star Hotel

1941 Movie
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Hudba z Marsu

1955 Movie
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Sobota

1945 Movie
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Valentin Dobrotivý

1942 Movie
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A Charming Man

1941 Movie
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The Girl in Blue

1940 Movie
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Advokátka Věra

1937 Movie
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Důvod k rozvodu

1937 Movie
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Parohy

1947 Movie
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Falešná kočička

1937 Movie
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Alibi on the Lake

1966 Movie
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Život je krásný

1940 Movie
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Burian the Liar

1940 Movie
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Rhythm of First Love

1966 Movie
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Uličnice

1936 Movie
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Rozkošný příběh

1937 Movie
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Třetí zvonění

1938 Movie
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Na tý louce zelený

1936 Movie
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Rozpustilá noc

1935 Movie
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Dva z onoho světa

1962 Movie
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Čertouská poudačka

1966 Movie
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Zlatý pavouk

1957 Movie
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Nechte to na mně

1955 Movie
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Neznámá kráska

1922 Movie
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Slovo dělá ženu

1953 Movie
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Abrakadabra

1946 Movie
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Něco se tu změnilo

1955 Movie
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Věštec

1963 Movie