Štefan Kvietik
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.
Acting
Movie
Dragon's Return
as Dragon (voice)
1968
Movie
Salt & Gold
as King Norbert (voice)
1983
Movie
The Boxer and Death
as Jan Komínek
1963
Movie
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself
as Kornet
1989
Movie
Romance for Bugle
as Viktor
1967
Movie
The Millennial Bee
as Samo
1983
TV
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
as Horňák
1976
TV
Soldiers of Freedom
as Miloš
1977
Movie
The Copper Tower
as Pirin
1970
Movie
Sokolovo
as Spígl
1975
Movie
There is a Dragon Behind Humny
as Patočka
1983
TV
Dobrodružství kriminalistiky
as Judge Bonnet
1989
Záchvěv strachu
as Josef Antoš
1984
Movie
Master Executioner
as Richardus
1966
Movie
Oasis
as Serzant
1972
Movie
Camp of Fallen Women
as velitel tábora
1997
Movie
Dialogue 20-40-60
as Magician (voice)
1968
Living Whip
as Adam Hlavaj
1967
Movie
Soccer Fans
as Poručík SNB
1961
Movie
Známost sestry Aleny
as Karel Mareš
1973
TV
Elizabeth's Court
as Alfred de Liess
1986
Movie
A Face in the Window
1963
Smrť chodí po horách
1979
Movie
A lőcsei fehér asszony
as Andrássy István
1976