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- Won international fame with the leading role of Maciek Chelmicki in Andrzej Wajda's Ashes and Diamonds (1958). He created a character which was imitated not only in Poland; often compared with James Dean.
Graduated from the Higher State School of Acting in Cracow; also studied journalism. From 1953 to 1960 worked with Wybrzeze Theatre, Bim-Bom Student Theatre and Teatr Rozmow (all in Gdansk). From 1961 to 1967 acted and directed in Theatre Ateneum in Warsaw, Poland.
Major leading roles: Kostek in Wajda's A Generation (1955) ("Generation"), Maciek Chelmicki in Wajda's Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Jacek in Janusz Morgenstern's A demain (1961) ("See You Tomorrow", co-scr.), Edmund in Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers (1960) ("Innocent Sorcerers"), Wiktor Rawicz in Wojciech Has's Jak byc kochana (1963) ("How to Be Loved"), Alfons Van Worden in Has's The Saragossa Manuscript (1965), trainer Janczak in Aleksander Scibor-Rylski's Jutro Meksyk (1966) ("Mexico Tomorrow"), Rodecki in Scibor-Rylski's Morderca zostawia slad (1967) ("The Killer Leaves a Trace"). - Artur Mlodnicki was born on 28 August 1911 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Ostatni swiadek (1970) and The Saragossa Manuscript (1965). He was married to Irena Tomaszewska. He died on 16 July 1972 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Bogusz Bilewski was born on 25 September 1930 in Starachowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Haslo Korn (1968), Pierscien i róza (1987) and The Saragossa Manuscript (1965). He died on 14 September 1995 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
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- Actor
Sylwester Checinski was born on 21 May 1930 in Susiec, Lubelskie, Poland. He was a director and assistant director, known for Kochaj albo rzuc (1977), Nie ma mocnych (1974) and Katastrofa (1966). He died on 8 December 2021 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Henryk Matwiszyn was born on 13 January 1932 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Roman i Magda (1979) and Snic we snie (1979). He died on 7 October 1979 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Director
- Writer
Stanislaw Lenartowicz was born on 7 February 1921 in Dziankowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was a director and writer, known for Czerwone i zlote (1969), Pamietnik pani Hanki (1963) and Spotkania (1957). He died on 28 October 2010 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Iga Mayr was born on 17 April 1921 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Ostatni po Bogu (1968), Taranthriller (1997) and Tredowata (2000). She died on 28 January 2001 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Henryk Hunko was born on 25 June 1924 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Gruby (1973), Trad (1971) and Skok (1969). He died on 12 July 1985 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Halina Buyno-Loza was born on 12 December 1907 in Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Prom (1970), Sygnaly (1959) and Tylko umarly odpowie (1969). She was married to Mieczyslaw Loza. She died on 13 September 1991 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Tadeusz Szymków was born on 30 March 1958 in Namyslów, Opolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Psy (1992), Konsul (1989) and Kroll (1991). He died on 10 January 2009 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Maria Zbyszewska was born on 30 April 1925 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Niedaleko Warszawy (1954), Tylko umarly odpowie (1969) and Our Folks (1967). She was married to Ludwik Benoit. She died on 9 July 1985 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Paul Keller was a German writer and journalist and a popular author of the early 20th century. His most popular novels represented his homeland of Silesia, sentimental novels about rural life ("Heimatroman" genre). His novels include "Waldwinter" (1902); "Das Letzte Märchen" (1905); and "Der Sohn Der Hagar" (1907), which was later adapted into the film "Sohn Ohne Heimat" in 1955. Keller's later works were not as critically well-received as his early ones, being called repetitive and unoriginal, but he remained popular among the public. In 1931 his novels had a circulation of 5 million copies and were translated into 17 languages.
- Andrzej Wojaczek was born on 7 May 1947 in Mikolów, Slaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Wsciekly (1980), Mniejsze niebo (1981) and Urodziny Matyldy (1975). He died on 1 June 2000 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Mieczyslaw Loza was born on 6 January 1916 in Lublin, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Trad (1971) and Skok (1969). He was married to Halina Buyno-Loza. He died on 21 May 1982 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Zygmunt Bielawski was born on 19 May 1937 in Bolechów, Stanislawowskie, Poland [now Bolekhiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Curse of Snakes Valley (1988), Big Shar (1983) and Trad (1971). He died on 19 November 2006 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Edward Dymek was born on 14 March 1957 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Abel, Your Brother (1970), Podróz za jeden usmiech (1972) and Wakacje z duchami (1970). He died on 29 July 2010 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Waclaw Zdanowicz was born on 28 September 1891. He was an actor, known for American Adventure (1936), Rywale (1925) and Dodek na froncie (1936). He died on 7 November 1958 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Edward Kalisz was born on 10 October 1951 in Poland. He was an actor, known for Last Floor (2013), Nina (2018) and Fundacja (2006). He died on 28 November 2017 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Wiktor Grotowicz was born on 23 October 1919 in Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland. He was an actor and writer, known for Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Niedaleko Warszawy (1954) and Biuro kryminalne (2005). He died on 19 December 1985 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Jan Kaczmarek was born on 6 June 1945 in Lwówek, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was an actor and writer, known for Za rok, za dzien, za chwile... (1977) and Jak sie pozbyc czarnego kota (1986). He was married to Katarzyna. He died on 14 November 2007 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Zuzanna Helska was born on 7 August 1929 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Konsul (1989), Polska smierc (1995) and One Room Tenants (1960). She died on 29 November 2016 in Wroclaw, Poland.
- Andrzej Bielski was born on 29 November 1934 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Big Shar (1983), Trad (1971) and Martwa fala (1971). He died on 3 October 1996 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Eliasz Kuziemski was born on 30 July 1922 in Kuty, Stanislawowskie, Poland [now Kuty, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Big Shar (1983), Morderca zostawia slad (1967) and Ostatni swiadek (1970). He died on 1 June 2000 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Halina Romanowska was born on 12 September 1924. She was an actress, known for Tylko umarly odpowie (1969), Yesterday (1985) and Za rok, za dzien, za chwile... (1977). She died on 14 December 1998 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Waldemar Kotowicz was born on 17 October 1925 in Czeremcha, Podlaskie, Poland. He was a writer, known for Jarzebina czerwona (1970). He died on 6 August 1997 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Kazimierz Ostrowicz was born on 22 September 1921 in Gliniany, Tarnopolskie, Poland [now Hlyniany, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Konsul (1989), Lalka (1968) and Martwa fala (1971). He died on 28 July 2002 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Marek Idzinski was born on 24 May 1913 in Posen, Prussia, Germany [now Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1979), Wsciekly (1980) and Wilczy bilet (1964). He died on 19 March 1995 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Janusz Hejnowicz was born on 21 October 1938 in Gostyn, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Screen Tests (1977), Hazardzisci (1976) and Wyjscie awaryjne (1982). He died on 16 February 2000 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Piotr Kurowski was born on 18 January 1922 in Wolomin, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Molchaniye doktora Ivensa (1974), Wilczy bilet (1964) and Przyjaciel (1965). He died on 28 November 2001 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Roman Trzeszewski was born on 7 January 1926 in Sarny, Poleskie, Poland [now Sarny, Ukraine]. Roman was a cinematographer, known for Pierwsza zmiana (1963) and Ptaki (1963). Roman died on 25 January 1998 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Writer
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Georg Jarno was born on 3 June 1868 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a writer and composer, known for Die Försterchristl (1952), Die Csikosbaroneß (1930) and The Bohemian Dancer (1926). He was married to Susanne Hirschbein. He died on 25 May 1920 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland].- Jadwiga Kukulska was born on 15 March 1926. She was an actress, known for Czerwone i zlote (1969), Smak wody (1980) and Droga (1973). She died on 10 July 2007 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Andrzej Polkowski was born on 23 November 1922 in Kalisz, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Zaczarowany rower (1955), Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960) and The Saragossa Manuscript (1965). He died on 30 November 1979 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Jan Rózewicz was born on 16 October 1953 in Gliwice, Slaskie, Poland. Jan was a writer, known for Biale malzenstwo (1992). Jan died on 8 October 2008 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Hanna Gucwinska was born on 25 April 1932 in Warsaw, Poland. She was an actress, known for It's a Perfect Night for Suicide (2009), Cyrk odjezdza (1988) and W klatce (1988). She died on 12 November 2023 in Wroclaw, Poland.- Zofia Malanowska was born on 6 January 1909 in Lódz, Piotrków Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]. Zofia died on 5 February 1977 in Wroclaw, Wroclawskie, Polish People's Republic [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland].
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Zdzislawa Poleszczuk was born on 16 September 1934. She was an assistant director, known for Pobojowisko (1985), Nights and Days (1975) and W zawieszeniu (1987). She died on 16 March 2005 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Irena Chorynska was born on 7 October 1926 in Pionki, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an editor, known for Shivers (1981), Czerwone berety (1963) and Prom (1970). She died on 25 September 2010 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Ryszard Francman was born on 3 February 1943 in Poland. He was an actor, known for The Pianist (2002), Pirates (1986) and Blood of the Innocent (1994). He died on 4 January 2010 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Zdzislaw Karczewski was born on 22 March 1903 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Spy (1933), Prom (1970) and Pod Twoja obrone (1933). He was married to Iga Mayr. He died on 30 September 1970 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Art Department
Aleksander Sajkow was born on 12 September 1930 in Horochów, Wolynskie, Poland [now Horochiw, Ukraine]. He was an assistant director and director, known for Szkoda twoich lez (1985), The Scent of Earth (1978) and Big Shar (1983). He died on 19 July 2019 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Roman Baranowicz was born on 15 October 1927 in Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Big Shar (1983), Pigulki dla Aurelii (1958) and Raj na ziemi (1970). He died on 9 January 2010 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Malgorzata Napiórkowska was born on 16 February 1962 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Character (1997), Swinka (1990) and O rety, moja babcia ma chlopaka (1999). She died on 14 June 2000 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Stanislaw Wolski was born on 8 August 1948 in Bielanka, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Mala Moskwa (2008), Bialy smok (1987) and Swinka (1990). He died on 25 February 2021 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Waldemar Wróblewski was born on 14 January 1959 in Pieszyce, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He was a composer and actor, known for Fala zbrodni (2003), Szabla od komendanta (1996) and Zerwany (2003). He died on 9 October 2005 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Make-Up Department
Zygmunt Kazmierski was born on 7 March 1938. He is known for Prom (1970), Theatre Macabre (1971) and Tylko umarly odpowie (1969). He died on 23 June 2018 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Halina Nowicz-Bronska was born on 15 December 1917 in Kalisz, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Snic we snie (1979). She died on 29 January 2009 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Aleksander Wolejko was born on 25 August 1942 in Poland. He was an actor, known for Pierscien i róza (1987), Zloty pociag (1986) and Przemytnicy (1985). He died on 28 August 2012 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Bronislaw Bronski was born on 1 September 1907 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and writer, known for The Saragossa Manuscript (1965), Glück auf Zuweisung (1972) and Awatar, czyli zamiana dusz (1964). He died on 21 May 1970 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Andrzej Waligórski was born on 20 October 1926 in Nowy Targ, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor and writer, known for Za rok, za dzien, za chwile... (1977). He died on 10 May 1992 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.