Marián Labuda

Marián Labuda (28 October 1944 - 5 January 2018) was a very famous Slovak actor and was the narrator of the first series of Thomas & Friends in 2003.

He was best known for appearing in various Slovak television shows and films, such as "Kým sa skončí táto noc", "Neprebudený", "Zmluva s diablom", "Pán si neželal nič", "Zločin slečny Bacilpýšky", "Pacho, hybský zbojník", "Sebechlebskí hudci", "Ružové sny", "Nie", "Demokrati", "Buldoci a třešně", "Radikálni řez", "Falošný princ", "Kráľ Drozdia brada", "O sláve a tráve", "Dobří holubi se vracejí", "Konec starých časů", "Nemocný bílý slon", "Vážení přátelé, ano", "Dávajte si pozor!", "Schôdzka s Venušou", "Tajomstvo alchymistu Storitza", "Žebrácká opera", "obrú noc, televízorček", "Kanárská spojka", "Život a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina", "Akumulátor I", "Andělské oči", "Na krásnom modrom Dunaji", "Vekslák aneb Staré zlaté časy", "Záhrada", "Král Ubu", "Lotrando a Zubejda", "Orbis Pictus", "Pták Ohnivák", "Fontána pre Zuzanu 3" and "Všichni moji blízcí". Dubbing roles include Olaf in the “Frozen” franchise and Bing Bong in “Inside Out”.

After series 1 the series didn't continue to be translated in Slovak so the Slovak TV broadcasted the Czech dub from series 2 onwards. So he was succeeded by Radovan Vaculík who narrated the second and third series and Bohuslav Kalva who was the narrator from series four to twenty.

Labuda died on 5 January 2018 in Bratislava, Slovakia at the age of 73.

Marián Labuda