Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, 2008

Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (born September 13, 1934 in Warsaw ; † July 14, 2009 there ) was a Polish actor , theater director and teacher .

Life

Zapasiewicz first studied chemistry at the Polytechnic in Warsaw in 1951/1952 and then studied acting at the State Drama School (PWST) in Warsaw. In 1956 he finished his studies. He has also been associated with the PWST as a lecturer since 1969. Most recently he was a member of the ensemble of the Contemporary Theater in Warsaw, where he was engaged between 1959 and 1966. In the meantime he was a member of the ensemble of the Warsaw Dramatic Theater (1966 to 1983) and the Teatr Powszechny, Warsaw (1983 to 1987). In 1987 he was appointed director of the Teatr Dramatyczny, which he directed until 1990.

Zapasiewicz made his film debut in 1963 in Jan Łomnicki's Wiano , but he only played his first leading role in 1972 alongside Maja Komorowska in The Salvation of Edward Żebrowski . From 1976 he worked regularly with the director Krzysztof Zanussi ; for his role in his film Tarnfarben (1976) Zapasiewicz received the actor's award at the national film festival in Gdansk . A high point of his career was the role of editor-in-chief in Andrzej Wajdas Without Anesthesia (1978). In the 1980s he became a popular performer - not least through his appearance in Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Killing (1987) - and received numerous awards for his work on stage as well as in film and television, including the Polish State Prize in 1980 .

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was the maternal nephew of the director Jerzy Kreczmar and the actor Jan Kreczmar .

Theater work as an actor (selection)

Theater work as a director (selection)

Filmography (selection)

Zapasiewicz 'star on the Walk of Fame in Łódź

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personal data
SURNAME Zapasiewicz, Zbigniew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zapasiewicz, Zbigniew Jan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish actor, theater director and educator
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Warsaw
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 2009
Place of death Warsaw