Polish actor (born 1945)
Daniel Olbrychski
Olbrychski in 2019
Born (1945-02-27 ) 27 February 1945 (age 80) Occupation Actor Years active 1964–present Spouses Children 3[ 1] Signature
Daniel Marcel Olbrychski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈdaɲɛl ˈmart͡sɛl ɔlˈbrɨxskʲi] ; born 27 February 1945) is aPolish film andtheatre actor who is widely considered one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation.[ 2] He appeared in 180 films and TV productions and is best known for leading roles in severalAndrzej Wajda movies includingThe Promised Land , playing Kmicic in Jerzy Hoffman'sThe Deluge and starring in multiple European and American movies.
Olbrychski (left) withAndrzej Wajda (centre), 1973 Olbrychski was born in 1945 inŁowicz ,Poland to father Franciszek and mother Klementyna (née Sołonowicz). He had an older brother, Krzysztof (1939–2017), who was a physicist.[ 3] He attended theStefan Batory Gymnasium and Lyceum in Warsaw .[ 4] He has been practicing boxing since his youth, he also trained fencing, badminton and judo.[ 5]
In 1965, he played the character of Rafał Olbromski, his first major film role inAndrzej Wajda 's filmThe Ashes .[ 6]
In 1971 he won the award for Best Actor at the7th Moscow International Film Festival for his role inThe Birch Wood .[ 7]
He played one of the leading roles inVolker Schlöndorff 's filmThe Tin Drum based onGünter Grass 's novelDie Blechtrommel . He also appeared in one of the ten short films inKrzysztof Kieślowski 'sDekalog and played a role inthe film adaptation ofThe Unbearable Lightness of Being .
In 1986, he played one of the main roles inMargarethe von Trotta 's filmRosa Luxemburg . The same year, Olbrychski received theFrench Legion of Honor (L'Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur). In 2007 he received theStanislavsky Award at the29th Moscow International Film Festival for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles ofStanislavsky's school.[ 8] In 1998, he starred inNikita Mikhalkov 's film theBarber of Siberia . In a 1998 survey published byPolityka magazine he was ranked 7th on the list of the greatest Polish actors of the 20th century.[ 9]
In 2010, he received a diploma from theNational Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw .[ 10] In addition to acting, Olbrychski has been well known for his abilities as an athlete. A keen horse-rider, a boxer and very able with thesabre , Olbrychski personally performed most of the stunt scenes in his movies.
He was selected to be on the jury for the Cinéfondation andshort films sections of the2015 Cannes Film Festival .[ 11] Throughout his career, he appeared in fiveAcademy Award -nominated films, two of which won the award (The Tin Drum , 1979 andDangerous Moves , 1984).[ 12]
In mid-1970s, he was in a relationship with singerMaryla Rodowicz .[ 13] He has a son Victor from a relationship with German actressBarbara Sukowa .[ 14] [ 15] He has been married three times: to actress Monika Dziensiewicz, with whom he has a son Rafał; journalist Zuzanna Łapicka (daughter ofAndrzej Łapicki ), with whom he has a daughter Weronika, and since 2003 totheatrologist Krystyna Demska.[ 16]
He lived for many years in France and speaks French fluently. He practicesboxing as a hobby.[ 17]
During the2015 Polish presidential election , he endorsed the candidacy ofBronisław Komorowski .[ 18] He supports theLGBT community .[ 19]
1964:Ranny w lesie , as Corporal Koral 1965:The Ashes , as Rafał Olbromski 1966:Potem nastąpi cisza , as Olewicz 1967:Marriage of Convenience , as Andrzej 1967:Bokser , as Tolek Szczepaniak 1967:Jowita , as Marek Arens 1968:The Countess Cosel , as Charles XII 1968:Zaliczenie (TV Short), as Student 1969:Everything for Sale , as Daniel 1969:Colonel Wolodyjowski , asAzja , son ofTugay Bey 1969:The Structure of Crystals , as Himself (uncredited) 1969:Hunting Flies , as Sculptor 1969:Skok 1970:Salt of the Black Earth , as Lt. Stefan Sowinski 1970:Liberation, Film II: Breakthrough , as Genrik 1970:Landscape After the Battle , as Tadeusz 1970:Różaniec z granatów (TV Short), as Józef Laptak 1970:The Birch Wood , as Boleslaw 1970:The Pacifist , as Sergey Abramov (uncredited) 1971:Égi bárány , as A hegedülõ 1971:Family Life , as Ziemowit Braun, called Wit 1971:Osvobozhdenie: Napravlenie glavnogo udara , as Heinrich 1971:Osvobozhdenie: Bitva za Berlin , as Henrik Dombrovski 1972:Pilate and Others (TV Movie), as Matthew Levi 1973:The Wedding , as Bridegroom 1974:Roma rivuole Cesare (TV Movie), as Claudio 1974:The Deluge , as Andrzej Kmicic 1975:The Promised Land , as Karol Borowiecki 1977:Dagny , as Stanislaw Przybyszewski 1977:Trzy po trzy 1977:Zdjecia próbne , as Himself 1979:The Maids of Wilko , as Wiktor Ruben 1979:The Tin Drum , as Jan Bronski 1979:Kung-fu , as Zygmunt 1980:Rycerz , as Herophant 1980:Wizja lokalna 1901 , as Priest Paczkowski 1981:Terrarium (TV Movie) 1981:Les Uns et les Autres , as Karl Kremer 1981:The Fall of Italy , as Davorin 1981:From a Far Country , as Captain 1982:The Trout , as Saint-Genis 1982:Roza 1983:La derelitta , as Saül 1983:A Love in Germany , as Wiktorczyk 1983:Si j'avais mille ans 1984:Bis später, ich muss mich erschiessen 1984:Dangerous Moves , as Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind 1984:Lieber Karl , as Teacher 1985:The Cop and the Girl [de ] , as Fritz 1985:Casablanca, Casablanca , as Daniel 1985:Jestem przeciw , as Grzegorz 1985:Flash back , as Vincent Delaune / Thomas 1986:Music Hall (TV Movie), as Paul Bronnen 1986:Rosa Luxemburg , as Leo Jogiches 1986:Ga, ga: Chwała bohaterom , as Hero 1986:Siekierezada , as Michal Katny 1986:Mit meinen heißen Tränen (TV Mini-Series), as Franz von Schober 1986:Mariage blanc (TV Movie), as Félix 1987:Farewell Moscow , as Yuli 1988:The Secret of the Sahara (TV Mini-Series), as Hared 1988:The Unbearable Lightness of Being , as Interior Ministry Official 1988:Zoo , as Martina's Father 1988:To Kill a Priest (uncredited) 1988:La Bottega dell'orefice , as Father Adam 1989:Haute tension (TV Series), as Victor 1989:Dekalog: Three (TV Mini-Series), as Janusz 1989:To teleftaio stoihima , as Orestis 1989:L'Orchestre rouge , as Karl Giering 1989:Passi d'amore 1990:Le Silence d'ailleurs , as François 1991:Coup de foudre (TV Series), as Jan Bergman 1992:Long Conversation with a Bird (TV Movie), as Angelo 1992:Babochki 1992:Lazos de sangre , as Alberto 1992:Short Breath of Love 1993:Kolejność uczuć , as Rafal Nawrot 1993:Me Ivan, You Abraham , as Stepan 1993:Lepiej być piękną i bogatą , as Lawyer 1993:Dinozavris kvertskhi 1993:Vervonal 1995:Transatlantis , as Neuffer 1995:Pestka , as Borys 1996:A Torvenytelen , as Korlát Gerzson 1996:The Story of Master Twardowski , as Jan Michal Twardowski 1996:Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi 1996:Poznań '56 , as Professor 1996:Truck stop 1997:Dzieci i ryby , as Franciszek 1997:Szökés , as Nagy fõhadnagy, a recski tábor politikai parancsnoka 1997:Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century , as Limov 1997:Opowieści weekendowe: Ostatni krąg (TV Movie), as Witold 1998:The Barber of Siberia , as Kopnovskiy 1999:With Fire and Sword , as Tugai Bey 1999:Pan Tadeusz , as Gerwazy 2000:To ja, złodziej , as Seweryn 2001:The Spring to Come , as Szymon Gajowiec 2001:The Hexer (The Witcher, 2001) , asFilavandrel 2002:The Hexer (The Witcher, 2002) , as Filavandrel 2002:Gebürtig , as Konrad Sachs 2002:The Revenge , as Dyndalski 2003:An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God , as Piastun 2003:Nitschewo , as Frank 2004:Break Point 2005:The Turkish Gambit , as McLaughlin 2005:The Fall of the Empire (TV Mini-Series), as Strombah 2005:Anthony Zimmer , as Nassaiev 2005:Persona Non Grata , as Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006:Off the Stretcher as Witcher 2007:Dwie strony medalu (TV Series), as Toni 2008:Nietzsche v Rossii , as Friedrich Nietzsche 2008:A Man and His Dog , as Taxi polonais 2009:Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny , as Dr. Gebauer 2009:Taras Bulba , as Krasnevsky 2009:Mniejsze zlo , as Akowiec 2009:Rewizyta , as Wit 2009–2010:Czas honoru (TV Series), as 'Doctor' 2010:Oda az igazság , as Kinizsi 2. 2010:Nie opuszczaj mnie , as Badecki 'Jupiter' 2010:Salt , as Oleg Vasilievich Orlov 2010:Legenda o Lietajúcom Cypriánovi (uncredited) 2010:Odnoklassniki (Russian :Одноклассники ), as the Pole on the islandGoa 2010:Sluby panienskie , as Szlachcic 2011:Wintertochter , as Waldecks Opa 2011:Tolko ne seychas , as Elka's Uncle 2011:Battle of Warsaw 1920 , asJózef Piłsudski 2012:Z milosci , as Radwanski 2012:Hans Kloss: Stawka większa niż śmierć , as Werner 2012:The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 , as Katski 2012:Sep , as Bozek 2013:The Hardy Bucks Movie , as Roman 2013:Legend No. 17 (Russian :Легенда №17 ), as NHL manager 2014:Piate: Nie odchodz! , as Homeless 2014:Passenger from San Francisco , as Professor Steinman 2014:Swiadek , as Barak 2016:Hidden Reserves [de ] , as Wladimir Sokulov 2016:Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge , as Emile Amagat 2016:Titanium White , as Dean 2017:Stebuklas , as Priest 2017:Off the Stretcher: Resuscitation as Witcher[ 20] 2018:Studniówk@ , as Napoleon 2018:DJ , as Grandpa 2018:Van Goghs , as Victor 2018:Kamerdyner , as Leo von Trettow 2018:Koja je ovo drzava! , as Predsjednik 2018:Souvenir from Odesa (Ukrainian :Сувенір з Одеси ), as Mathieu Ozon 2019:Mowa ptaków , as Gustaw 2019:Polityka , as Deputy Stefan Awards and distinctions [ edit ] Olbrychski's star on the Walk of Fame inŁódź TheZbigniew Cybulski Award , (1969), Poland[ 22] GoldenCross of Merit , (1974), Poland[ 23] Legion of Honour , (1986), FranceOrdre des Arts et des Lettres , (1991), FranceCommander 's Cross of theOrder of Polonia Restituta , (1998), Poland[ 24] The Actor’s Mission Award at the International Film Festival Art Film inTrenčianske Teplice , (1999), Slovakia[ 25] Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany , (2003), GermanyGoldenMedal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis , (2006), Poland[ 26] Medal of Pushkin , (2007), Russia[ 27] Krystian Award for Contribution to World Cinema at thePrague International Film Festival – Febiofest , (2007), Czech Republic Stanislavsky Award at the 29thInternational Moscow Film Festival , (2007), RussiaGolden Duck Award , (2010), PolandBest Actor Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinematography at the 20thThe International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage , (2012), Poland[ 28] Honorary Degree at theUniversity of Opole , (2013), Poland[ 29] Honorary Citizen of the Capital City of Warsaw , (2017), Poland[ 30] Golden Unicorn Award for Best Actor, (2019), Russia[ 31]
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