Acting
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 (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.
Filmography
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Frankenstein's Aunt
Frankenstein's Aunt is the protagonist of three novels - two by Allan Rune Pettersson and a seven-episode TV mi...
Vivat Beňovský!
Zaprášené histórie Ema Bohúňa
Red Wine
An epic saga of the Habdza family of vineyard keepers set in western Slovakian countryside at the beginning of...
Anička Jurkovičová
Naši synovia
Sám vojak v poli
Prípad jasnovidca Hanussena
Interrupted Song
Young couple separated by World War 2, dream of being reunited years later.
Portrét Doriana Graya
Pltník Paľko a vodník Venček
Stretnutie
A dramatic tale of a man's life marked by two world wars. The story is divided into two parts. The first part f...
Ivanov
Angel in the Mountains
Mr. Angel goes winter sporting and at the same time investigates his son's fiancee.
Hody
One of the annual gatherings of the Nádašskov family turns into a confrontation between different attitudes to...
Bratislavské rozprávky
Najdúch
Horoucí srdce
The years 1851-1856: events from the life of the writer Božena Němcová, who, because of her free-thinking views...
Snehuľkovia
Bludička
Salt & Gold
A fairy-tale about the power of love. The old king Pravoslav feels it is time to entrust the rule over his king...
Zločin slečny Bacilpýšky
Don't forget your child in kindergarten, because even good and helpful toys can't always protect them from evil...
Shadows of a Hot Summer
Ondrej lives on a farm outside a small town with his family. One day a group of men arrive at the family's hous...
Victorious Wings
Many of the young workers at an aircraft factory near Prague are members of an aviation club. On the one hand,...
Lorenzaccio
Midnight Mass
On Christmas Eve, 1944, in Nazi-occupied Slovakia, the Kubiš family grapples with survival amidst brutal repris...
The Last Witch
This dramatic story is situated in the town of Trnava of the 18th century. Painter Peter paints an altar-piece...
The Song of the Grey Pigeon
An unusual children's film set during World War II in Czechoslovakia, this compelling drama unfolds five differ...
Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
Štefan Padych loses a lawsuit against Šulgan, a local innkeeper to whom he owes money. Not wanting his wife and...
Cid
Ximéná and Rodrigo love each other, but in order to remain worthy of each other, they decide to fulfill the com...
Labyrint srdce
It is 1955 and the government in Czechoslovakia has declared an amnesty for post-war emigrants. Many of them re...
Vejár
Don't Be Afraid
Woodcutter Ondra, who for his bold nature is called Nebojsa. He goes into the world to learn fear. During his j...
The False Prince
The Sultan awaits the arrival of his son, Prince Omar, who has brought up in a distant land. The master tailor...
Skrytý prameň
Levoča, first half of the 16th century. Master Paul creates his most famous work - a late Gothic altar in the C...