Acting
He graduated from DAMU, after which he played for three seasons at the Vinohrady Theatre (then the Czechoslovak Army Theatre). He then anchored at the Drama Club until 1992, where his performances won him critical acclaim. He briefly performed at the National Theatre, but left the theatre permanently in August 1994. He became popular with the public mainly thanks to his appearances in film and television. His first major film role was given to him in 1962 by director Brynych in the film Transport from Paradise (1962). This was followed by the roles of the expectant father in The Scream (1963) and the writer Hašek, whom he played in The Great Journey (1963). In the film Man Against Destruction (1989) he played the main role of the writer Karel Čapek. From 1990 to 1995 he performed in accompanying programmes at exhibitions (Herbert Masaryk, T. G. Masaryk - Man and Art) organised by the Masaryk Democratic Movement. In 2006 he was nominated for the Czech Lion in the category of supporting actor. After an eight-year relationship with Nadia Urbánková, he was married to actress Libuša Šafránková from 1976 (until her death in June 2021). They have a son Josef (* 1977), who has 4 children - two sons with his first wife Denisa Grimmová, a director, sons Josef (* 2006) and Antonín (* 2009) and a daughter Laura and a son Benjamin with his second wife Ludmila. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josef Abrhám, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bakaláři
1972 · TV
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
1976 · TV
Stopy života
2013 · TV
Malý pitaval z velkého města
1983 · TV
Nemocnice na kraji města
1978 · TV
Hraběnky
2007 · TV
Zirkus Humberto
1988 · TV
Byl jednou jeden dům
1975 · TV
Slavné historky zbojnické
1986 · TV
Bambinot
1984 · TV
Kafka
1991 · Movie
Druhý dech
1989 · TV
Hospital on the Edge of Town - The New Generation
2008 · TV
Operation: Daybreak
1975 · Movie
Courage for Every Day
1965 · Movie
Ztracená brána
2012 · TV
Tři cesty k domovu
1983 · TV
I Served the King of England
2007 · Movie
Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech
2003 · TV
All My Loved Ones
1999 · Movie
Zlá krev
1987 · TV
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981 · Movie
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Movie
Happy End
1967 · Movie
The End of Old Times
1990 · Movie
Veselé příhody z natáčení
1988 · TV
A Great Road Ahead
1963 · Movie
Fabrik der Offiziere
1989 · TV
Cyril a Metoděj – Apoštolové Slovanů
2013 · TV
Domek u lesa
1985 · Movie
Angel 2
2016 · Movie
Ark of Fools
1990 · Movie
Morgiana
1972 · Movie
The Beggar's Opera
1991 · Movie
40 rolí
2025 · Movie
Korunní princ
2015 · Movie
Dwarf
2017 · TV
Bedtime Story
1968 · Movie
Black Peter
1964 · Movie
Prague Nights
1969 · Movie
Jak je důležité míti Filipa
1979 · Movie
The Hit
1981 · Movie
Strašidla na Kulíkově
2010 · TV
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983 · Movie
Ceiling
1962 · Movie
Big Beat
1993 · Movie
Transport from Paradise
1963 · Movie
The Motive for Murder
1975 · Movie
Return to Paradise Lost
1999 · Movie
Young Wine
1986 · Movie
322
1970 · Movie
The Great Movie Robbery
1987 · Movie
Kouzla králů
2008 · Movie
A Girl Fit to Be Killed
1976 · Movie
Dissolved and Effused
1985 · Movie
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
1961 · Movie
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976 · Movie
Bridal Tour to Jilji
1984 · Movie
Tím pádem
1980 · Movie
The Snowdrop Festival
1984 · Movie
Beauty in Trouble
2006 · Movie
Hráči
1983 · Movie
Hoteliér
2013 · Movie
The Nun's Night
1967 · Movie
Aesop
1970 · Movie
O zvířátkách pana Krbce
1980 · TV
The Return of the Prodigal Son
1967 · Movie
Zločin na poště
1981 · Movie
Bubny
1965 · Movie
Ball Lightning
1979 · Movie
Pokus o vraždu
1973 · Movie
Fispan's Apple
2009 · Movie
Chance
1971 · Movie
Scalpel, Please
1986 · Movie
Angelic Eyes
1994 · Movie
The Cry
1964 · Movie
Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně
1974 · Movie
Sen noci svatojánské
1974 · Movie
Dita Saxová
1968 · Movie
The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon
1971 · Movie
Elixír a Halíbela
2001 · Movie
The Black Dynasty
1962 · Movie
Unexpected Encounters
1994 · Movie
Quails and King
1974 · Movie
Experiment Eva
1986 · Movie
Leaving
2011 · Movie
A Vampire in High-Rise
1980 · Movie
Jak básníci čekají na zázrak
2016 · Movie
The Good Soldier Schweik
1986 · TV
Silvestr svobodného pána
1979 · Movie
Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of the Slavs
2013 · Movie
Flames of Royal Love
1991 · Movie
Člověk proti zkáze
1990 · Movie
Little Baby Jesus
2013 · Movie
Městem chodí Mikuláš
1995 · Movie
Hvězda
1969 · Movie
O víle Arnoštce
2002 · Movie
Tři muži se žralokem
1975 · Movie
Audience
1990 · Movie
Revizor
1971 · Movie
Pánská jízda
2004 · Movie
