Josef Abrhám (14 December 1939 – 16 May 2022)[1] was a Czech film and theatre actor.

[2][3] He originally began studying acting at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and later moved to Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where he graduated in 1962.

While still a student, he played at the National Theatre,[4] after graduation he performed for three seasons at the Vinohrady Theater.

In 1965–1982 he was one of the leading actors in The Drama Club in Prague and has been noted as one of the Czech Republic's best performers.

[5] Then he briefly performed at the National Theater, but he ended his long-term commitment in August 1994 and (with two exceptions) quit theatre acting completely.