
Acting
Born May 10, 1934 · Dolné Plachtince, Czechoslovakia[now Slovakia]]
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.

Martin Ťapák
2017
Vianoce na Honte
2009

Facing the Enemy
2007

Camp of Fallen Women
1997
When The Little Boy From Chocholov Dies
1990
Júlia
1990

Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself
1989
Mali ste mi to povedať
1989
Tanec nad plačom
1989
Omyl doktora Moresiniho
1988
Parazit
1988
Exemplárny prípad
1988
Dvaja
1987
Vytriezvenie
1987
Tristan
1986
Počúvaj tú melódiu
1986
Kamenný chodníček
1985
Varič
1985
Mŕtvi učia živých
1984
Záchvěv strachu
1984
Jankove hračky
1984
Mat na dvadsať ťahov
1984
Poviem jej to sám
1984

There is a Dragon Behind Humny
1983

The Millennial Bee
1983

Salt & Gold
1983
Žakýlska Veronka
1983
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov
1982
Šiesta noc v Neapole
1982
Zločin a pokánie
1982
Čisté vody
1981
Pasodoble pre infarkt
1981
Ostrov
1981
Zaujímaví muži
1981
Prefíkaná vdova
1981
Fatamorgána
1981
Posledná v abecede
1980

Choď a nelúč sa
1979

Sneh pod nohami
1979
Ruy Blas
1979
Poviem mu to sám
1979
Smrť chodí po horách
1979
Mandarínka a Sokrates
1979
Článok na prvú stranku
1978

Súkromná vojna
1978
Nie
1978
Rozvedená
1978
Horúci dych
1978

Entanglement
1977
Obhajoba sa nekoná
1977
Sen o Krištofovi Kolumbusovi
1977
Dravý prúd
1977
Plukovník Chabert
1976

A lőcsei fehér asszony
1976

Zenovo vedomie
1976
Andersonvillský proces
1976
10 % nádeje
1976
Tereza
1976
Šepkajúci fantóm
1976
Blízki cudzí ľudia
1975

Sokolovo
1975
Kto odchádza v daždi...
1975
Big Night and Big Day
1975
Prerušujem pojednávanie
1975

Deň, ktorý neumrie
1974

Prípad krásnej nerestnice
1974
Rosmersholm
1974

Skrytý prameň
1974

Známost sestry Aleny
1973
Návšteva
1973

Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
1973

Sheperds Wife
1972
Divá kačka
1972

Oasis
1972
Zlodeji
1971
Vassa Železnovová
1970

The Copper Tower
1970
Ujo Váňa
1970

Dialogue 20-40-60
1968

Niet inej cesty
1968

Dragon's Return
1968
Volanie démonov
1968

Mother
1968

Romance for Bugle
1967
Living Whip
1967
Hernani
1967
Sedem svedkov
1967
Jeden deň pre starú paniu
1966
Líšky dobrú noc
1966

Master Executioner
1966
Kde leží naša bieda
1965
Výnosné miesto
1965
The Dead Don't Sing
1965

Prípad pre obhajcu
1964

Man in a Great Hall
1964

A Face in the Window
1963

The Boxer and Death
1963
Geľo Sebechlebský
1963
Raven's Route
1962
Vždy možno začať
1962
12 mesiačkov
1962

Soccer Fans
1961
Na pochode sa vždy nespieva...
1961
Skaly a ľudia
1960
Smrť sa volá Engelchen
1960