Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue.^[1] In 2001, he received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Zapasiewicz in 2008
Born	(1934-09-13)13 September 1934 Warsaw, Poland
Died	14 July 2009(2009-07-14) (aged 74) Warsaw, Poland
Occupation(s)	Actor, Director
Years active	1971–2009

Biography

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. During 1951–1952 he studied chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology. In 1956 he graduated in acting from the National Academy of Theatre in Warsaw (now Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy). He made his debut in 1955 in the Theatre of New Warsaw.

During 1959–1966 Zapasiewicz was an actor of the Contemporary Theatre. In 1982 he moved to Teatr Powszechny. During 1987–1990 he was a managing director of the Dramatic Theatre. Since 1993 he acted at the Contemporary Theatre.

Zapasiewicz died in Warsaw on 14 July 2009, at the age of 74.

Filmography

Film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	The Promised Land	Kessler
1975	The Story of Sin	Priest Jutkiewicz
1977	Camouflage	Jakub Szelestowski
1978	Without Anesthesia	Jerzy Michalowski
1979	The Maids of Wilko	Julcia's Husband
1981	Blind Chance	1. Adam
1984	A Year of the Quiet Sun	Szary
1988	A Short Film About Killing	Committee Chairman
1989	Túsztörténet	Alezredes
1992	Pigs	Senator Wencel
2000	Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease	Tomasz Berg
2005	Persona Non Grata	Wiktor Leszczyński
2007	Hope	Franciszek's Father