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.
81 movies · 14 shows
Tri poviedky so Zdenou Gruberovou
1994·0.0
Vdova
1993·9.5
Spomienky na lúčenie
1993·0.0
Tri poviedky s Karolom Machatom
1993·0.0
Pavilón číslo 6
1992·0.0
Oneskorené kvety
1992·0.0
Najdúch
1992·7.0
Lorenzaccio
1991·0.0
Dobrá novina, šťastná hodina...
1990·0.0
Don't Be Afraid
1989·8.3
Hody
1988·8.0
Tvár v rose
1988·9.0
Not Far From Heaven
1987·0.0
Gottšalk
1987·0.0
Koník z ebenu
1987·0.0
Teraz sa už nehráme...
1987·0.0
The False Prince
1985·7.7
Konečne bude mier!
1985·9.0
Mariša
1984·0.0
Salt & Gold
1983·6.0
Náš pán doktor
1983·0.0
Veselé panie z Windsoru
1980·0.0
Shadows of a Hot Summer
1978·7.2
Koníček Hrbáčik
1978·0.0
Bludička
1977·9.0
Stretnutie
1975·6.0
Telefón Agafón
1975·0.0
Trofej neznámeho strelca
1974·7.0
Skrytý prameň
1974·0.0
Cid
1974·0.0
Srdce na lane
1973·10.0
Kamaráti
1973·0.0
Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
1973·8.0
Páni sa zabávajú
1972·10.0
Dosť dobrí chlapi
1972·8.0
Dobrý skutok
1972·0.0
Čierny gróf
1972·0.0
Igor a výmyselníci
1972·0.0
Dvaja
1971·0.0
Hľadači svetla
1971·10.0
Zločin slečny Bacilpýšky
1971·3.3
Ľahučký dych
1971·0.0
Zojka a Valerija
1971·0.0
Na počiatku bola pieseň
1970·0.0
National Artist Professor Karol Plicka
1970·0.0
Vyznavač snov
1970·0.0
„Od štvrtka do zmŕtvychvstania...“
1969·0.0
Čisté ruky
1968·8.0
Koniec a začiatok
1968·0.0
Pomsta starej dámy alebo Na každého raz dôjde
1968·0.0
Pieseň o bardejovskom Egídiovi
1968·0.0
Drotár
1966·0.0
Vejár
1965·0.0
Prípad pre obhajcu
1964·8.0
Ivanov
1964·9.0
Trip on the Danube
1963·5.5
Horoucí srdce
1963·5.0
Geľo Sebechlebský
1963·0.0
Keď chybí trombón
1962·0.0
Brothers
1962·9.0
Midnight Mass
1962·7.5
Vždy možno začať
1962·10.0
Labyrint srdce
1961·10.0
Predjarie
1961·9.0
The Song of the Grey Pigeon
1961·6.7
Interrupted Song
1960·5.1
Ivan
1960·0.0
Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
1959·8.0
St. Peter's Umbrella
1958·6.5
Earthly Honor
1958·8.0
The Last Witch
1957·7.9
Janko mydlo a voda
1957·0.0
Angel in the Mountains
1955·6.9
The Wooden Village
1955·6.0
Geľo Sebechlebský
1954·0.0
Unploughed Field
1954·5.5
Mladé srdcia
1953·7.0
Lazy sa pohly
1952·6.5
Dúha nad Slovenskom
1952·9.0
The Struggle Will End Tomorrow
1951·5.5
Victorious Wings
1951·6.3