Occupation Actor, opera singer Parents Jan Rubes, Ruzena Rubes Role Opera Singer | Name Jan Rubes Years active 1935-1991 | |
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Full Name Jan Ladislav Rubes Spouse Susan Douglas Rubes (m. 1950–2009) Children Anthony Dean Rubes, Christopher Jan Rubes, Jonathan Mark Rubes Movies Witness, Dead of Winter, D2: The Mighty Ducks, Courage Mountain, The Amityville Curse Similar People Susan Douglas Rubes, Sam Weisman, Phillip Borsos, Tom Berry, Peter Weir |
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Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor.
Contents
- Witness 1 9 movie clip it s over 1985 hd
- USSR and Canada Anthem Jan Rubes 1981 Canada Cup Start
- Life and career
- Family
- Death
- Awards and recognition
- Filmography
- References

USSR and Canada Anthem Jan Rubes 1981 Canada Cup Start
Life and career

Rubeš was born in Volyně, Czechoslovakia, to Ružena (née Kellnerová) and Jan Rubeš. Not long after World War II, he graduated from the Prague Conservatoire and joined the Prague Opera House as a bass singer. In 1948, he won first prize at the Geneva International Music Festival, and emigrated to Canada at the end of the year to pursue a career in a wider sphere. Beginning as a singer with the Canadian Opera Company, he subsequently directed and became director of touring, before switching to radio and television, where he became known as an actor and presenter well known in Canada. He is noted for his portrayal of Amish patriarch Eli Lapp in Peter Weir's major-market film Witness and Jan in D2: The Mighty Ducks.
Family

On 22 September 1950, Rubeš was married to actress Susan Douglas; the couple had three sons: Dr. Christopher Jan Rubeš (died 1996), Jonathan Mark Rubeš, and Anthony Dean Rubeš. His grandson named Jasan Rubeš.
Death
On 29 June 2009, Rubeš died following a stroke in Toronto General Hospital.
Awards and recognition

