Karol L. Zachar was born on January 12, 1918 in Ontol, Ziar nad Hronom, Austria-Hungary as Karol Légeny. He was an actor and director, known for Janosik (1963), Zaciatok sezóny (1988) and Rodná zem (1954). He died on December 17, 2003 in Bratislava, Slovakia.