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Born in Czechoslovakia. After graduating in 1945 from the Conservatory of Music in Prague, Jan 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.

Snow Falling on Cedars ( 1999) | IMDb: 6.7

Drama , Romance

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.

Starring:

Ethan Hawke , Youki Kudoh , Reeve Carney , Anne Suzuki , Rick Yune , Max von Sydow

Directed by:

Scott Hicks

Produced by:

Kerry Heysen , Ronald Bass , Lloyd A. Silverman

Roommates ( 1995) | IMDb: 6.4

Comedy , Drama

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.

Starring:

Peter Falk , D.B. Sweeney , Julianne Moore , Ellen Burstyn , Jan Rubeš , Joyce Reehling

Directed by:

Peter Yates

Produced by:

Robert W. Cort , Scott Kroopf , Ted Field

The Experts ( 1989) | IMDb: 4.9

Action , Comedy

Travis and Wendell are two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who think they're relocating to a small town in Nebraska to open a nightclub. What they don't know is they've actually been abducted by a KGB operative and flown to the Soviet Union, where they'll unwittingly serve as "experts" on all things cool in America. The town, created expressly for KGB spies-in-training, is meant to serve as a training ground for Soviet agents. What can these two hapless Americans possibly teach the Soviet spies, and will they ever learn they are not actually in Nebraska?

Starring:

John Travolta , Arye Gross , Kelly Preston , Deborah Foreman , James Keach , Jan Rubeš

Directed by:

Dave Thomas , Wendy Mclean

Produced by:

Jack Grossberg , Jonathan D. Krane , James Keach

The Kiss ( 1988) | IMDb: 5.4

Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Thriller

After the death of her mother, a teenage girl is faced with bizarre supernatural occurrences when her mother's estranged sister arrives and begins to infiltrate her and her father's lives.

Starring:

Meredith Salenger , Joanna Pacula , Mimi Kuzyk , Nicholas Kilbertus , Sabrina Boudot , Shawn Levy

Directed by:

Ricky Friedman , Henry J. Bronchtein , Pen Densham

Produced by:

Pennie DuPont , John Watson , Réjane Boudreau

Witness ( 1985) | IMDb: 7.4

Crime , Drama , Romance , Thriller

While protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.

Starring:

Harrison Ford , Kelly McGillis , Josef Sommer , Lukas Haas , Jan Rubeš , Alexander Godunov

Directed by:

Hope Williams , David McGiffert , Pamela M. Eilerson

Produced by:

Edward S. Feldman , Wendy Stites , David Bombyk

The Amateur ( 1981) | IMDb: 5.8

Action , Crime , Thriller

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.

Starring:

John Savage , Christopher Plummer , Marthe Keller , Arthur Hill , Nicholas Campbell , George Coe

Directed by:

Charles Jarrott

Produced by:

Trevor Williams , Joel B. Michaels , Mario Kassar

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