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Emil Horváth

Profession
Acting
Born
November 12, 1945 · Nitra, Slovakia

Biography

prof. Emil Horváth (* November 12, 1945, Nitra) is a Slovak actor, director and theater teacher. Son of actor Emil Jozef Horváth, husband of actress Viera Richterová. He graduated in acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 1968. He was a member of the SNP Theater in Martin (1968 - 1976), then the New Stage in Bratislava (1976 - 1983). Since 1983, he has been a member of the Drama of the Slovak National Theater, where he has played a number of characters. In recent years, she has also directed (Caligula, Theatrical Comedy, Crazy Day, The Fourth Sister). As a director, he is also a guest at the West Theater in Bratislava (You Still Have Me, Darling, Inspector Drake and Perfect Crime), at the Andrej Bagar Theater in Nitra (… and I'm also a loser, Sylvia) and the State Theater Košice (Jožko Púčik and his career). He has starred in many films and television productions (Demeter, How Vinco Caught) and series (American Tragedy, 30 cases of Major Zeman). He co-directed two television films Still Two Farce… (1998) and The Torturous Secret (1999). He lectures on acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where he obtained the title of professor in 2005. Since May 2011, he has been the director of the SND drama. His son Tomáš is a literary scientist, writer and translator. In 2005, the President of the Slovak Republic awarded him the Council of Ľudovít Štúr II. class for significant merits in the field of cultural development.

Known for

On the Comet poster
On the Comet
Film · 1970 · ★ 6.2
The Damned House of Hajn poster
The Damned House of Hajn
Film · 1989 · ★ 5.8
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman poster
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
Film · 2015 · ★ 7.5
Thirty Cases of Major Zema poster
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
Series · 1976 · ★ 7.3
Sokolovo poster
Sokolovo
Film · 1975
Every Young Man poster
Every Young Man
Film · 1966
Days of Betrayal poster
Days of Betrayal
Film · 1973
Sweet Troubles poster
Sweet Troubles
Film · 1984
The World Knows Nothing poster
The World Knows Nothing
Film · 1988
The Southern Mail poster
The Southern Mail
Film · 1988
The Czech Century poster
The Czech Century
Series · 2013
Dunaj, k vašim službám poster
Dunaj, k vašim službám
Series · 2023

Filmography