Marián Labuda (28 October 1944 – 5 January 2018) was a Slovak actor. He was born in

Hontianske Nemce Hontianske Nemce ( hu, Hontnémeti) is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Notable people * Marián Labuda, Slovak actor * Gustáv Valach, Slovak actor Genealogical resources The reco ...

. In 1964, he graduated from the ''

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'' (VŠMU). He became a member of the

Slovak National Theatre The Slovak National Theater ( sk, Slovenské národné divadlo, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first ...

(SND) in

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. In 1967, he moved to the theatre ''Divadlo na Korze'' in the same city. Following its closure in 1971 he joined ''Nová scéna'' in Bratislava. In 1990, he returned to SND. He portrayed more than a hundred characters on stage. He also regularly appeared in both Slovak and

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films. As a singer, he recorded the album Silvester 68 with several well-known personalities in Slovakia. The song "Pichni" from the album was written and sung by himself. Labuda died in

on 5 January 2018, aged 73.

Selected performances

*2005 - Tiso in ''Tiso'', Divadlo Aréna (received Dosky Award) *2005 - Leon in '' The Workroom'' by

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*1968 -

Estragon Estragon (affectionately Gogo; he tells Pozzo his name is Adam) is one of the two main characters from Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot''. His name is the French word for tarragon. Personality The impulsive misanthrope Estragon represent ...

in '' Waiting for Godot''

Selected filmography

*2016 - '' Angel of the Lord 2'' *2008 - '' Taková normální rodinka'' *2007 - '' Roming'' (Roman) *2006 - '' I Served the King of England'' *2000 - ''Landscape'' (Kusalik) *1999 - '' All My Loved Ones'' *1997 - '' Lotrando a Zubejda'' *1997 - ''Orbis Pictus'' (Emil) *1997 - ''On the Beautiful Blue Danube'' (Výťahár) *1995 - '' The Garden'' (Jakub's Father), received Czech Lion for best supporting actor *1994 - '' The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin'' (Opalikov) *1994 - ''

Accumulator 1 ''Accumulator 1'' ( cs, Akumulátor 1) is a 1994 film directed by Jan Svěrák. The film won the Grand Prize at the 7th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1996. It won the audience award at the Tromsø International Film Fes ...

'' *1991 - ''Tajomstvo alchymistu Storitza'' (Stepark) *1991 - ''

Meeting Venus ''Meeting Venus'' is a 1991 British–American-Japanese film directed by the Hungarian director István Szabó and starring Glenn Close and Niels Arestrup. The movie was filmed in Budapest, Hungary. This fictional story follows misadventure ...

'' *1989 - '' The End of Old Times'' (Stoklasa) *1988 - '' Dobří holubi se vracejí'' *1985 - '' My Sweet Little Village'' (Karel Pávek)'' *1984 - ''

King Thrushbeard King Thrushbeard (german: König Drosselbart) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 52). It is of Aarne–Thompson type 900. Origin The tale was published by the Brothers Grimm in the first edition of ''Kinder- und Hausm ...

'' (principal, grocer)'' *1976 - '' Pacho, the Highhwayman of Hybe'' (Erdödy) *1976 - '' Rosy Dreams'' (Shop Floor Manager) *1966 - ''

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References

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* 1944 births 2018 deaths Slovak male film actors Slovak male stage actors Slovak male television actors People from Krupina District Czech Lion Awards winners {{Slovakia-actor-stub