František Velecký

František Velecký
František Velecký in 1969
Born(1934-03-08)8 March 1934
Died5 October 2003(2003-10-05) (aged 69)
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2003

František Velecký (often credited as Fero Velecký, 8 March 1934 – 5 October 2003) was a Slovak actor.

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 a 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.