Portrait of Štefan Kvietik

Štefan Kvietik

Acting

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.

Born: May 10, 1934

Place of Birth: Dolné Plachtince, Czechoslovakia[now Slovakia]]

Filmography

2007
1997
Camp of Fallen Women

as velitel tábora

1984
Povstalecká história

as Peter Valentík

1983
Salt & Gold

as King Norbert (voice)

1983
Tisícročná včela

as Samo Pichanda

1978
Súkromná vojna

as Zachar Matta (voice)

1977
1976
A lőcsei fehér asszony

as Andrássy István

1975
Sokolovo

as Spígl

1975
Big Night and Big Day

as Karl Hallermund

1974
Deň, ktorý neumrie

as Matúš Siroň

1973
Známost sestry Aleny

as Karel Mareš

1972
Oasis

as Serzant

1970
1968
Dialogue 20-40-60

as Magician (voice)

1968
Dragon's Return

as Dragon (voice)

1967
1966
Master Executioner

as Richardus

1963
The Boxer and Death

as Jan Komínek

1961
Soccer Fans

as Poručík SNB