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Daniel Olbrychski
Daniel Marcel Olbrychski is a renowned Polish film and theatre actor, born 27 February 1945. Recognized as one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation, Olbrychski has been active in the entertainment industry since 1964. His expansive filmography includes 180 films and TV productions, with notable performances in several Andrzej Wajda movies, including The Promised Land. He also gained international acclaim for his portrayal of defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov, opposite Angelina Jolie, in the Hollywood film, Salt. His acting education was undertaken at the Stefan Batory Gymnasium and Lyceum in Warsaw. He won his first major award as Best Actor at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival in 1971 for his role in The Birch Wood. Olbrychski's undeniable talent has landed him leading roles in globally successful films like Volker Schlöndorff's The Tin Drum and the film adaptation of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. In 1986, he received the French Legion of Honor, and in 2007, the prestigious Stanislavsky Award. Beyond acting, Olbrychski was also an accomplished athlete, demonstrating remarkable skills as a horse-rider, a boxer, and in fencing, allowing him to perform many of his own stunts. Throughout his illustrious career, Olbrychski has appeared in five Academy Award-nominated films, two of which won the coveted accolade (The Tin Drum, 1979 and Dangerous Moves, 1984). He has been married three times and has fathered three children. In his personal life, he is known to be supportive of the LGBT community and is praised for his fluency in French. His penchant for boxing extends beyond his professional life and is pursued as a hobby.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Daniel Marcel Olbrychski
Born: Łowicz, Poland
Citizenship: Poland
Birthday: February 27, 1945
Occupations: Film actor, Theatre actor
Years Active: 1964-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Monika Dzienisiewicz-Olbrychska, Zuzanna Łapicka, Krystyna Demska
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Movies Featuring Daniel Olbrychski
Kill It and Leave This Town
The Tin Drum
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
Dekalog (1988)
So Much for Justice!
War of Love
Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
Legend No. 17
Winter’s Daughter
Battle of Warsaw 1920
Titanium White
Hidden Reserves
Studniówk@
Marie Curie
Van Goghs
The Butler
Miracle
Bird Talk
Politics
It’s Me, the Thief
Gulczas, what do you think…
The Revenge
Odwrócona góra albo film pod strasznym tytułem
Przedwiośnie
Gebürtig
What a Country!
With Fire and Sword
The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God
Persona non grata
The Turkish Gambit
Anthony Zimmer
The Hexer
Kung-fu
The Knight
From a Far Country
The Trout
The Fall of Italy
Casablanca, Casablanca
The Cop & the Girl
Dangerous Moves
Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes
Axiliad
The Secret of the Sahara
The Jeweller’s Shop
Decalogue III
Rosa Luxemburg
To Kill a Priest
A Love in Germany
Talking Heads 2021
Maryla. Tak kochałam
Indián
Powstaniec 1863
The New Order
Examination
Liberation: Battle for Berlin
Countess Cosel
The Taste of the Black Earth
Rome Wants Another Caesar
Everything for Sale
Jowita
The Birch Wood
Mountains at Dusk
The Ashes
The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend
Pan Tadeusz
The Maids of Wilko
The Deluge
Family Life
The Wedding
A Man and His Dog
Roly Poly
The Barber of Siberia
The Pacifist
The Structure of Crystal
The Promised Land
Ivan & Abraham
Landscape After Battle
Sequence of Feelings
With Fire and Sword
Colonel Wolodyjowski
Lesser Evil
Revisited
Poznań 56
Screen Tests
Two Words as the Key
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
The Marriage of Convenience
Agnus Dei
Dagny
Career Timeline
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2012
Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake
Werner
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
Marcin Kazimierz Katski
2009
The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend
Dr. Gebauer
Lesser Evil
akowiec, kolega ojca
Revisited
Wit
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
Krasnevsky
2001
Gulczas, what do you think…
(voice) (uncredited)
Przedwiośnie
Szymon Gajowiec
The Hexer
Filavandrel, król elfów
1971
Liberation: Battle for Berlin
Lieutenant Henryk Dąbrowski
Family Life
Wit Braun
Agnus Dei
A hegedülõ
1970
The Taste of the Black Earth
Stefan
The Birch Wood
Bolesław
Mountains at Dusk
Andrzej (voice) (uncredited)
The Pacifist
Landscape After Battle
Tadeusz
1969
Everything for Sale
Daniel
The Structure of Crystal
Daniel Olbrychski (uncredited)
Colonel Wolodyjowski
Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz (Mellechowicz)
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