Martin Zahálka/Trivia

*Martin Zahálka, Czech actor and dubber, was born on 1 December 1958 in Prague. He studied at the Secondary Industrial School of Mechanical Engineering, where he later graduated. Before he was admitted to DAMU, he worked for two years as a projectionist in a military cinema in Bor u Tachova. In 1984 he graduated from DAMU with a degree in acting. Here he was taught by, for example, Jana Hlaváčová.
*His first theatre engagement came at the State Theatre in Brno, and after a year and a half Martin moved to the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen, where he played a role in the play Don Juan. Today, he works at the Vinohrady Theatre, where he can be seen, for example, in the play FIGAR'S WEDDING.
*Martin is still waiting for his big film role, so far he has only appeared in small stints. His first small film role came in 1976 in Karel Kachyna's film THE DEATH OF MOUCHY. His next role did not appear until 1988, in the unnoticed by the public film WILL YOU KILL?, where he portrays a young musician who, through a casual love, is driven to the brink of madness. He has also played the role of a dragon in THE LORD'S ANGEL and a supporting role in Menzel's I OBEYED THE KING OF ENGLAND. He is also frequently cast in many productions and television films. Some of his most famous roles include the Gestapo man in Jíří Strach's OPERATION SILVER A or the innkeeper Stein in SHEIREM. In both of these films he starred alongside Ivan Trojan.
*Currently, Martin can be seen in the TV Nova series ORDINACE IN THE ROSE GARDEN 2, where he portrays Chief Medical Officer Radek Benes. He has also starred in the TV series THE HOUSEHOLD, HUMORESQUE HUMORESQUE, WILD EARTH, HOSPITAL AT THE EDGE OF THE CITY - NEW FATES and THE LAST SEASON.
*However, his career as a dubber is much broader. Martin himself considers his most successful dubbing to be in the animated film SLEEPING. He has also dubbed in animated films such as RATATATOUILLE and ROBIN HOOD, and other roles include Dr. Mark Harland in MEDICOPTER 117.
*He is now focusing on the theatre, which he also considers his priority, and we won't see him in any film in the near future.
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