Franciszek Pieczka
Franciszek Pieczka (born January 18, 1928 in Godów, Upper Silesia , Poland ) is a Polish actor . He is one of the most famous actors in the country.
Life
Pieczka first studied at the Politechnika Gliwicka, then he graduated from the Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna in Warsaw in 1954 . He made his debut in a theater in Jelenia Góra . He was particularly well known for the role of Gustlik in the television series Four Tank Soldiers and a Dog , in which he played from 1966 to 1971. In 1970 he moved to Warsaw, where he was hired at Teatr Powszechny.
Pieczka won two awards from the Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych for the leading roles in the films The Scar (1976) and Jancio Wodnik (1993). In 1984 he received the Actor Award for Roland Graef's tragic comedy Fariaho at the 3rd GDR National Feature Film Festival .
In 2001 he was awarded the Silesian Culture Prize of Lower Saxony .
Filmography (selection)
- 1961: Mother Johanna von der Engeln (Matka Joanna od Aniołów)
- 1964: The Saragossa Manuscript (Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie)
- 1967: The Life of Matthew (Zywot Mateusza)
- 1969: Liberation (Oswoboschdenije)
- 1972: A pearl in the crown (Perła w koronie)
- 1972: Kaprysy Łazarza
- 1972: Chłopi
- 1973: Ciemna rzeka
- 1974: The Promised Land (Ziemia obiecana)
- 1974: Flood (Potop)
- 1975: Till Eulenspiegel
- 1976: The Scar (Blizna)
- 1978: The woman opposite
- 1979: The big flutter (TV multi-part)
- 1979: Outpost (Placówka)
- 1979: Paciorki jednego różańca
- 1981/1988: Jadup and Boel
- 1981: If the earth weren't round
- 1981: The village (Konopielka)
- 1982: Blisko, coraz bliżej
- 1982: Mother Krol and her sons (Matka królów)
- 1983: Fariaho
- 1984: Sprawa się rypła
- 1986: The Ballad of the Ax (Siekierezada)
- 1990: The land behind the rainbow
- 1991: Life for Life - Maximilian Kolbe (Życie za życie: Maksymilian Kolbe)
- 1993: Jancio Wodnik
- 2001: Quo vadis?
Web links
- Franciszek Pieczka in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography in Polish
- Filmpolski.pl with numerous photos of his films
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pieczka, Franciszek |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Godów, Upper Silesia , Poland |