Andrzej Kopiczyński

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Andrzej Kopiczyński (born April 15, 1934 in Międzyrzec Podlaski , Poland ; † October 13, 2016 in Warsaw , Poland) was a Polish theater and film actor .

Live and act

Kopiczyński graduated from the State University of Film, Television and Theater "Leon Schiller" in Łódź until 1958 . He then began his acting career at the Stefan Jaracz Theater in Olsztyn (1958–1960). This was followed by engagements at the Współczesny Theater in Bydgoszcz from 1960 to 1961 and at the Teatr Polski in Szczecin, the former Stettin , from 1961 to 1962 , where he, after an interlude at the Baltic Theater in Koszalin in the 1962/63 season, again from 1963 to 1970 was engaged. He made the career leap to the capital Warsaw in 1970, first to the Ateneum Theater and then to the Polish National Theater . From 1979 to 1982, Kopiczyński moved to the Rozmaitości Theater in Warsaw. He then worked at the Teatr na Woli (theater in Warsaw-Wola ) until 1986 . This was followed by a longer engagement from 1986 to 2011 at the Kwadrat Theater in Warsaw.

Parallel to the theater, Kopiczyński also worked as a film and television actor from 1958 and celebrated international success in these roles. In 1973 he played the role of "Viktorin" in the literary film adaptation The Elixirs of the Devil based on the novel by ETA Hoffmann , directed by Ralf Kirsten , a co-production of the ČSSR with the GDR . In the same year he took on the leading role of Copernicus in the eponymous film by Ewa and Czeslaw Petelski, another co-production, this time by GDR and Poland. His acting skills won over the GDR press. Kopiczyński achieved international fame with his leading role in both GDR television (18 episodes in 2 seasons; 1975–1977 and 1993–1994) as well as in the ARD (13 episodes) broadcast Stefek, the Forty Year Old ( Czterdziestolatek ).

Andrzej Kopiczyński, who was awarded numerous Polish prizes, died on October 13, 2016 in Warsaw.

Awards

  • 1961: Toruń - III Festiwalu Teatrów Polski Północnej - WRN Award in Bydgoszcz for the role of Henry in the play Beckett or The Honor of God
  • 1962: Toruń - IV Festiwalu Teatrów Polski Północnej - for the title role in Kordian
  • 1963: Katowice - Festiwalu Sztuk Rosyjskich i Radzieckich - Polish Radio Prize for a young actor for the role of Maksimów in Kolegy
  • 1964: Award (WRN in Stettin)
  • 1966 Toruń - VIII Festiwalu Teatrów Polski Północnej
  • 1967: Amber Ring
  • 1969: Toruń - XI Festiwalu Teatrów Polski Północnej - Award for the role of Konrad in the liberation
  • 1975: Golden Cross of Merit
  • 1976: “Silver Nail of the 1975 Season”, awarded by the editors of Kurier Polski
  • 1977: Award for services to Warsaw
  • 1978: Award (PRiTV committee 1st degree)
  • 2015: Silver Gloria Artis Medal for cultural merit
  • 2016 (posthumous): Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Filmography (selection)

  • 1958: What does my wife say about it? ( Zadzwońcie do mojej żony )
  • 1964: The end of our world ( Koniec naszego świata )
  • 1970: Red mountain ash ( Jarzębina czerwona )
  • 1973: Copernicus ( Kopernik )
  • 1973: The Devil's Elixirs ( Diabelskie eliksiry )
  • 1975–1977: Stefek, the forty-year-old (also: The inevitable experiences of Stefan Karwowski as a person and colleague, TV series, Czterdziestolatek )
  • 1976: I am a butterfly ( Motylem jestem, czyli romans czeterdziestolatk )
  • 1978: Until the last drop of blood ( Do Krwi ostatniej )
  • 1982: The quackery ( Znachor )
  • 1988: Rajski ptak
  • 1993–1994: Czterdziestolatek, dwadziescia lat pózniej (TV series, continuation)
  • 1999: With fire and sword ( Ogniem i mieczem )

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joachim Reichow: Film in Poland . With an essay by Stanislaw Janicki. Henschelverlag Art and Society, Berlin 1979, Bio-Filmographien, p. 91–153 , here p. 118 f .
  2. ↑ Andrzej Kopiczyński. Biography Andrzej Kopiczyński. In: filmweb.pl. Retrieved August 9, 2020 (Polish).
  3. ↑ Andrzej Kopiczyński. In: filmpolski.pl. Retrieved August 9, 2020 (Polish).
  4. ↑ Klaus Kanzog : reflections of the works of ETA Hoffmann in the film . In: Hartmut Steinecke , Detlef Kremer (ed.): ETA Hoffmann yearbook. Announcements from the ETA Hoffmann Society . tape 17 . Erich Schmidt Verlag, 2009, ISSN  0944-5277 , p. 158 f .
  5. ↑ Horst Knietzsch : Destruction of an old worldview. “Copernikus”, a film by Ewa and Czeslaw Petelski, book: Jerzy Broszkiewicz and Zdzislaw Skowronski . In: New Germany . No. 48/1973 , February 17, 1973, Kultur, p. 4 .
  6. ↑ Günter Sobe: A biography in pictures. - “Copernicus” co-production by Film Polski and DEFA . In: Berliner Zeitung . No. 51/1973 , February 20, 1973, Kulturpolitik, p. 6 .
  7. ↑ Stefek, the forty year old. In: fernsehserien.de. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Kopiczyński, Andrzej
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Międzyrzec Podlaski , Poland
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 2016
Place of death Warsaw , Poland