Karol Machata
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1928-01-13
- Died
- 2016-05-03
- Place of birth
- Malacky, Československo [teraz Slovensko]
- Also known as
- Кароль Махата · K. Machata
Biography
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
TV Shows (14)
Vivat Beňovský!
1975
as Du Ternay
Frankenstein's Aunt
1987
as Vypravěč
Povstalecká história
1984
as Alfréd Schram
Anička Jurkovičová
1983
as Samuel Jurkovič
Pltník Paľko a vodník Venček
1983
as Venček (voice)
Zaprášené histórie Ema Bohúňa
1970
Naši synovia
1975
Sám vojak v poli
1964
Prípad jasnovidca Hanussena
1970
Red Wine
1972
Rozprávky pod stromček
1981
Portrét Doriana Graya
1969
Snehuľkovia
1971
Bratislavské rozprávky
1991
Movies (81)
Angel in the Mountains
1955
as Zdenek Soukup
Vyznavač snov
1970
as Narrator (voice)
Salt & Gold
1983
as King Pravoslav
Náš pán doktor
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Interrupted Song
1960
Telefón Agafón
1975
as Narrator (voice)
Spomienky na lúčenie
1993
Dosť dobrí chlapi
1972
Teraz sa už nehráme...
1987
Dúha nad Slovenskom
1952
as Commentary (voice)
The False Prince
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
1959
Don't Be Afraid
1989
as Ondro's Father
National Artist Professor Karol Plicka
1970
as Commentary (voice)
Shadows of a Hot Summer
1978
Veselé panie z Windsoru
1980
as Doctor Caius
Najdúch
1992
The Struggle Will End Tomorrow
1951
Unploughed Field
1954
Hody
1988
as starý Nádaský
The Song of the Grey Pigeon
1961
Trofej neznámeho strelca
1974
St. Peter's Umbrella
1958
as Wibra Gyuri, ügyvéd
Geľo Sebechlebský
1963
Prípad pre obhajcu
1964
Midnight Mass
1962
as Marián Kubis
Konečne bude mier!
1985
as Karol (voice)
Vejár
1965
as Crespino
Labyrint srdce
1961
as agent Just alias Vilém Jonas
„Od štvrtka do zmŕtvychvstania...“
1969
Geľo Sebechlebský
1954
Bludička
1977
The Last Witch
1957
as Gaspar Sedmík
The Wooden Village
1955
as Pavo Sechnár
Drotár
1966
Mariša
1984
as Vávra
Dobrá novina, šťastná hodina...
1990
as narrator
Koník z ebenu
1987
as (uncredited)
Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
1973
Ľahučký dych
1971
Stretnutie
1975
as Peter Dobrík (45 years old)
Predjarie
1961
Pavilón číslo 6
1992
Victorious Wings
1951
as Slovak Aviator
Lazy sa pohly
1952
as Jozef Rendko
Cid
1974
Mladé srdcia
1953
Trip on the Danube
1963
as pán Belan
Páni sa zabávajú
1972
Oneskorené kvety
1992
Earthly Honor
1958
Dobrý skutok
1972
Not Far From Heaven
1987
Horoucí srdce
1963
Ivanov
1964
Hľadači svetla
1971
Pomsta starej dámy alebo Na každého raz dôjde
1968
Lorenzaccio
1991
Zojka a Valerija
1971
Tvár v rose
1988
Čisté ruky
1968
Zločin slečny Bacilpýšky
1971
Janko mydlo a voda
1957
as Narrator (voice)
Na počiatku bola pieseň
1970
as Self - Narrator
Koníček Hrbáčik
1978
as (voice)
Brothers
1962
as Jozef Haviar (voice)
Čierny gróf
1972
Tri poviedky so Zdenou Gruberovou
1994
Skrytý prameň
1974
Kamaráti
1973
Gottšalk
1987
Tri poviedky s Karolom Machatom
1993
Vdova
1993
Ivan
1960
Vždy možno začať
1962
Koniec a začiatok
1968
Srdce na lane
1973
Igor a výmyselníci
1972
Dvaja
1971
Pieseň o bardejovskom Egídiovi
1968
as Narrator
Keď chybí trombón
1962
About Karol Machata
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… With 95 credits spanning from 1951 to 1994, Karol Machata has appeared in 81 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Karol Machata Movies
- Angel in the Mountains (1955) — as Zdenek Soukup
- Vyznavač snov (1970) — as Narrator (voice)
- Salt & Gold (1983) — as King Pravoslav
- Náš pán doktor (1983) — as Narrator (voice)
- Interrupted Song (1960)
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