
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.

Známost sestry Aleny

Dobrodružství kriminalistiky

Drak sa vracia

30 případů majora Zemana

Tvár v okne

Bakaláři

Za humny je drak

Oáza

Boxer a smrť

Skalní v ofsajde

Prípad pre obhajcu

Soľ nad zlato

Tisícročná včela

Medená veža

Sedím na konári a je mi dobre

Dialóg 20-40-60

A lőcsei fehér asszony

Romance pro křídlovku

Majster kat

Солдаты свободы

Rozhovor s nepriateľom

Sokolovo

Tábor padlých žien

Súkromná vojna

Prípad krásnej nerestnice

Sneh pod nohami

Zenovo vedomie

Choď a nelúč sa

Deň, ktorý neumrie

Bačova žena

Človek vo veľkej hale

Niet inej cesty

Martin Ťapák

Matka

Teketória

Skrytý prameň

Hriech Kataríny Padychovej

Červené víno

Mŕtvi nespievajú

Tisícročná včela