František Velecký

František Velecký

Velecký was a very particular figure of Slovak acting, being antipode to venerated mainstream showbiz celebrities. Although he had never received any formal training in acting, he managed to earn great respect of both filmmakers and audience members. He performed in some 50 Slovak, Czech, German, Hungarian and UK/US movies, but he will be most remembered for portraying the lead character of Mikoláš in the Czech movie Marketa Lazarová. Velecký was born 8 March 1934 in Zvolen. He originally studied civil engineering and worked as a designer for few years. However, since his early age he was attracted by the world of cinema and finally in his 30s managed to get his first major roles. Practically at the beginning of his acting career, after a few minor films including Každý týždeň sedem dní (1964) and Nylonový mesiac (1965), he received the role of his lifetime in Marketa Lazarová (1966). This experience deeply influenced the rest of his life. In interviews, he described with gratitude how the director František Vláčil completely changed his way of seeing the world during the long production of this movie. Despite the impact the role had on the film (widely considered the best Czech cinema) and on his life, Velecký would probably be more recognized by Western audiences for his appearances in The Brothers Grimm (released 2005) and the Academy Award-nominated Želary (2003). For most of his career, Velecký was free of any theatre company ties except being briefly associated with the Theatre of Spišká Nová Ves in the 1980s. During his professional career, Velecký was not limited to acting. He was assistant director to Juraj Jakubisko on the film Zbehovia a pútnici (1968) and he applied his talent in fine arts during the 1990s. Velecký died of cancer 5 October 2003 in Bratislava.

Known For: Acting

Born: Zvolen, Slovakia, 1934-03-08

Died: 2003-10-05

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Every Week Seven Days	Andrej	0
2	1964	Prípad pre obhajcu		60
3	1966	Nylon Moon	Andrej Bardoň	70
4	1967	Marketa Lazarová	Mikoláš, Kozlík's son	79
5	1968	Niet inej cesty		0
6	1969	Stopy na Sitne	Jožo Truska	70
7	1969	Prague Nights	(segment "Otrávená travička")	54
8	1969	Palm Sunday	Simon	0
9	1970	Rajský plyn		0
10	1970	Sweet Games of Late Summer	Rotschild	57
11	1970	Noc s mačkou		0
12	1971	Husaren in Berlin		65
13	1971	Prince Bajaja	Black Prince	60
14	1972	Šaty		80
15	1972	Čierny gróf		0
16	1972	Noc labutí		0
17	1972	Red Psalm		63
18	1972	The Stolen Battle	de la Motte	72
19	1973	Sons of Fire		10
20	1973	Love	Petr Brukner	57
21	1974	Zločin v Modré hvězdě		70
22	1974	Pätnásť životov		0
23	1974	Unruly Heyducks		47
24	1975	Horúčka	Cirbes	0
25	1976	Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe		73
26	1977	Bludička		0
27	1978	On the Great River	Pazour	70
28	1979	Smrť chodí po horách		75
29	1980	Nebezpečné známosti		0
30	1980	Ako listy jedného stromu		0
31	1982	Crainquebille	Judge Bourriche	0
32	1983	Na konci diaľnice		0
33	1984	Magma		0
34	1984	Právom lásky		0
35	1984	Na druhom brehu sloboda		0
36	1986	Another Love	Gambler	0
37	1987	Kto ste, Jozef Gabčík		0
38	1987	The Water of Life	Čiernobradý	40
39	1992	It's Better to Be Healthy and Wealthy than Poor and Sick		53
40	1993	Zlý žart		20
41	2000	Slečna Dušehojivá		0
42	2000	Rojkovia	Obšivan (voice)	0
43	2003	Sentiment		50
44	2005	The Brothers Grimm	Old Crone	58

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Naši synovia		0
2	1975	Brána k domovu		0
3	1975	Vivat Beňovský!	Kazimír Pulaski	0
4	1977	Louis Pasteur		0
5	1979	Útek zo zlatej krajiny	John	0
6	1981	Bocianie hniezdo		0
7	1981	Na baňu klopajú		0
8	1983	V službách zákona		0
9	1985	Birthmark		40

František Velecký

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