Biography He studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He began his acting career at the Army Theater in Martin. From 1959 he was a member of the SND Drama. He has presented his acting skills in more than forty films. His domain was robust, psychologically-realistic characters. He also created genre-diverse characters in the classical repertoire. He got his first big film role in 1962 in the film Boxer and Death. On the radio, he created a number of character, heroic and romantic characters in plays by domestic and foreign authors. From 1984 he worked as a teacher at the Academy of Performing Arts. After 1989, he was a member of parliament for two terms (until 1994), first for the CIS and later for the DU. He also served as Vice-Chairman of the SNR Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Sport.
In 2004, President Ivan Gašparovič lent him the state award of the Council of Ľudovít Štúr II. classes.
In 2010, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2009 TV Screen Personality Awards.
Filmography Martin Ťapák
2017
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Details Vianoce na Honte
2009
narrator
Details Rozhovor s nepriateľom
2007
(voice)
Details Tábor padlých žien
1997
velitel tábora
Details When The Little Boy From Chocholov Dies
1990
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Details Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself
1989
Kornet
Details Mali ste mi to povedať
1989
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Details Tanec nad plačom
1989
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Details Omyl doktora Moresiniho
1988
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Details Exemplárny prípad
1988
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Details Počúvaj tú melódiu
1987
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Details Vytriezvenie
1987
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Details Kamenný chodníček
1985
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Details Mŕtvi učia živých
1984
MUDr. Stropko
Details Záchvěv strachu
1984
Josef Antoš
Details Jankove hračky
1984
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Details Mat na dvadsať ťahov
1984
Peter Hamar
Details Poviem jej to sám
1984
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Details There is a Dragon Behind Humny
1983
Patočka
Details Salt & Gold
1983
King Norbert (voice)
Details Žakýlska Veronka
1983
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Details Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov
1982
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Details Šiesta noc v Neapole
1982
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Details Zločin a pokánie
1982
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Details Čisté vody
1981
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Details Pasodoble pre infarkt
1981
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Details Zaujímaví muži
1981
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Details Prefíkaná vdova
1981
Don Alvaro de Castilia
Details Posledná v abecede
1980
Štefan Zúber
Details Choď a nelúč sa
1979
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Details Sneh pod nohami
1979
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Details Poviem mu to sám
1979
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Details Smrť chodí po horách
1979
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Details Mandarínka a Sokrates
1979
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Details Článok na prvú stranku
1978
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Details Súkromná vojna
1978
Zachar Matta (voice)
Details Horúci dych
1978
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Details Entanglement
1977
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Details Obhajoba sa nekoná
1977
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Details Sen o Krištofovi Kolumbusovi
1977
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Details Dravý prúd
1977
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Details Plukovník Chabert
1976
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Details A lőcsei fehér asszony
1976
Andrássy István
Details Zenovo vedomie
1976
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Details Andersonvillský proces
1976
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Details 10 % nádeje
1976
Ivan Kuník (voice)
Details Šepkajúci fantóm
1976
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Details Blízki cudzí ľudia
1975
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Details Kto odchádza v daždi...
1975
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Details Big Night and Big Day
1975
Karl Hallermund
Details Prerušujem pojednávanie
1975
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Details Deň, ktorý neumrie
1974
Matúš Siroň
Details Prípad krásnej nerestnice
1974
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Details Rosmersholm
1974
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Details Skrytý prameň
1974
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Details Známost sestry Aleny
1973
Karel Mareš
Details Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
1973
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Details Bačova žena
1972
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Details Divá kačka
1972
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Details Vassa Železnovová
1970
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Details Dialogue 20-40-60
1968
Magician (voice)
Details Niet inej cesty
1968
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Details Dragon's Return
1968
Dragon (voice)
Details Romance for Bugle
1967
Viktor
Details Sedem svedkov
1967
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Details Jeden deň pre starú paniu
1966
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Details Líšky dobrú noc
1966
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Details Kde leží naša bieda
1965
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Details Výnosné miesto
1965
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Details Prípad pre obhajcu
1964
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Details Man in a Great Hall
1964
Narrator (voice)
Details A Face in the Window
1963
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Details The Boxer and Death
1963
Jan Komínek
Details Geľo Sebechlebský
1963
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Details Raven's Route
1962
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Details Vždy možno začať
1962
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Details 12 mesiačkov
1962
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Details Na pochode sa vždy nespieva...
1961
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Details Skaly a ľudia
1960
Concreter (voice)
Details Smrť sa volá Engelchen
1960
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