Karol Machata
Acting
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
Acting95
movieDon't Be Afraid
1989
Ondro's Father
movieHody
1988
starý Nádaský
tvFrankenstein's Aunt
1987
Vypravěč
Koník z ebenu
1987
(uncredited)
movieThe False Prince
1985
Narrator (voice)
Konečne bude mier!
1985
Karol (voice)
Povstalecká história
1984
Alfréd Schram
movieSalt & Gold
1983
King Pravoslav
Náš pán doktor
1983
Narrator (voice)
tvPltník Paľko a vodník Venček
1983
Venček (voice)
Anička Jurkovičová
1983
Samuel Jurkovič
tvVivat Beňovský!
1975
Du Ternay
Stretnutie
1975
Peter Dobrík (45 years old)
Telefón Agafón
1975
Narrator (voice)
Na počiatku bola pieseň
1970
Self - Narrator
National Artist Professor Karol Plicka
1970
Commentary (voice)
Vyznavač snov
1970
Narrator (voice)
Vejár
1965
Crespino
movieTrip on the Danube
1963
pán Belan
movieBrothers
1962
Jozef Haviar (voice)
Midnight Mass
1962
Marián Kubis
movieLabyrint srdce
1961
agent Just alias Vilém Jonas
movieSt. Peter's Umbrella
1958
Wibra Gyuri, ügyvéd
movieThe Last Witch
1957
Gaspar Sedmík
Janko mydlo a voda
1957
Narrator (voice)
movieAngel in the Mountains
1955
Zdenek Soukup
The Wooden Village
1955
Pavo Sechnár
movieLazy sa pohly
1952
Jozef Rendko
Dúha nad Slovenskom
1952
Commentary (voice)
movieVictorious Wings
1951
Slovak Aviator