Karol Machata
Born
January 13, 1928
Died
May 3, 2016 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Malacky, Československo [teraz Slovensko]
Karol Machata was born into a working-class family in Malacky. He started on the radio at the age of twelve and devoted himself to amateur theater. In the end, he preferred theater to economics. From 1948 to 1950 he studied acting at the State Conservatory in Bratislava and from 1952 to 1953 he worked at the Army Theater in Martin.
Karol Machata is one of the most important representatives of Slovak acting of the post-war generation. He performed his first roles on theater boards in Martin. He appeared in the production of Sládkovičová Marina (1948), in The Assassination (the character of a member of the group of assassins on Heydrich, 1949), he played the character of Fortinbras in Shakespeare's Hamlet (1950). His title characters Geľa Sebechlebský (1952) and Jánošík (1953) enjoyed a penetrating success. For the next forty-five years he was a member of the Drama of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava, where he worked from 1953 to 1998.
He became a versatile actor. He was able to play heroic roles, but he also excelled in comedic or lyrical positions. He made his film debut as a Slovak aviator in the Czech film Vítezná křídla 1950 and has been one of the busiest film and television actors ever since. He has acted in dozens of Slovak films that belong to the golden fund of Slovak cinema: Zemianska honor, St. Peter's Umbrella, Interrupted Song, Song of the Gray Pigeon, Midnight Mass, Miss Bacilpýška's Crime, Sin of Katarína Padychová, Hidden Spring, Gold, Salt or Geľo Sebechlebský and many others.
For significant merits in the field of theater, film and radio production, the President awarded him the Pribin Cross II in 2003. classes. In 2005 he received the Tatrabanka Award for Art and in 2008 he won the OTO Award and was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Known For
Tri poviedky so Zdenou Gruberovou
1994
Vdova
1993
Spomienky na lúčenie
1993
Tri poviedky s Karolom Machatom
1993
Pavilón číslo 6
1992
Oneskorené kvety
1992
Najdúch
1992
Lorenzaccio
1991
Bratislavské rozprávky
(14 episodes)
1991
Dobrá novina, šťastná hodina...
narrator
1990
Don't Be Afraid
Ondro's Father
1989
Hody
starý Nádaský
1988
Tvár v rose
1988
Neďaleko do neba
1987
Frankenstein's Aunt
Vypravěč · (7 episodes)
1987
Koník z ebenu
1987
Gottšalk
1987
The False Prince
Narrator (voice)
1985
Konečne bude mier!
Karol (voice)
1985
Povstalecká história
Alfréd Schram · (6 episodes)
1984
Mariša
Vávra
1984
Salt & Gold
King Pravoslav
1983
Náš pán doktor
Narrator (voice)
1983
Pltník Paľko a vodník Venček
Venček (voice) · (7 episodes)
1983
Anička Jurkovičová
Samuel Jurkovič · (3 episodes)
1983
Veselé panie z Windsoru
Doctor Caius
1980
Shadows of a Hot Summer
1978
Koníček Hrbáčik
(voice)
1978
Bludička
1977
Vivat Beňovský!
Du Ternay · (2 episodes)
1975
Stretnutie
Peter Dobrík (45 years old)
1975
Naši synovia
(6 episodes)
1975
Telefón Agafón
Narrator (voice)
1975
Trofej neznámeho strelca
1974
Skrytý prameň
1974
Cid
1974
Srdce na lane
1973
Kamaráti
1973
Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
1973
Páni sa zabávajú
1972
Red Wine
(3 episodes)
1972
Dosť dobrí chlapi
1972
Čierny gróf
1972
Dobrý skutok
1972
Igor a výmyselníci
1972
Dvaja
1971
Hľadači svetla
1971
Zločin slečny Bacilpýšky
1971
Ľahučký dych
1971
Zojka a Valerija
1971
Snehuľkovia
(13 episodes)
1971
Prípad jasnovidca Hanussena
(1 episode)
1970
Na počiatku bola pieseň
Self - Narrator
1970
National Artist Professor Karol Plicka
Commentary (voice)
1970
Vyznavač snov
Narrator (voice)
1970
Zaprášené histórie Ema Bohúňa
(1 episode)
1970
„Od štvrtka do zmŕtvychvstania...“
1969
Portrét Doriana Graya
(2 episodes)
1969
Čisté ruky
1968
Koniec a začiatok
1968
Pomsta starej dámy alebo Na každého raz dôjde
1968
Pieseň o bardejovskom Egídiovi
Narrator
1968
Drotár
1966
Vejár
Crespino
1965
Prípad pre obhajcu
1964
Ivanov
1964
Sám vojak v poli
(2 episodes)
1964
Trip on the Danube
pán Belan
1963
Horoucí srdce
1963
Geľo Sebechlebský
1963
Keď chybí trombón
1962
Brothers
Jozef Haviar (voice)
1962
Midnight Mass
Marián Kubis
1962
Vždy možno začať
1962
Labyrint srdce
agent Just alias Vilém Jonas
1961
Predjarie
1961
The Song of the Grey Pigeon
1961
Interrupted Song
1960
Ivan
1960
Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
1959
St. Peter's Umbrella
Wibra Gyuri, ügyvéd
1958
Earthly Honor
1958
The Last Witch
Gaspar Sedmík
1957
Janko mydlo a voda
Narrator (voice)
1957
Angel in the Mountains
Zdenek Soukup
1955
The Wooden Village
Pavo Sechnár
1955
Pole neorané
1954
Lazy sa pohly
Jozef Rendko
1952
Dúha nad Slovenskom
Commentary (voice)
1952
Mladé srdcia
1952
The Struggle Will End Tomorrow
1951
Victorious Wings
Slovak Aviator
1951