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Daniel Olbrychski
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Olbrychski in 2019
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| Born | 27 February 1945 Łowicz, Poland
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–present |
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Monika Dzienisiewicz-Olbrychska
(m. 1967; div. 1977)Zuzanna Łapicka
(m. 1978; div. 1988)Krystyna Demska
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| Children | 3 |
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Daniel Marcel Olbrychski is a famous Polish actor. He was born on February 27, 1945. Many people think he is one of the best Polish actors of his time. He has acted in over 180 movies and TV shows.
He is well-known for his main roles in movies by director Andrzej Wajda, like The Promised Land. He also played a spy named Vassily Orlov with Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt.
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About Daniel Olbrychski's Life and Career
Daniel Olbrychski was born in 1945 in Łowicz, Poland. His parents were Franciszek and Klementyna. He had an older brother named Krzysztof, who became a physicist. Daniel went to the Stefan Batory Gymnasium and Lyceum in Warsaw.
From a young age, he enjoyed sports. He practiced boxing, fencing, badminton, and judo. These skills helped him later in his acting career.
Early Acting Roles
In 1965, Daniel got his first big movie role. He played Rafał Olbromski in Andrzej Wajda's film The Ashes. This was an important start to his career.
In 1971, he won an award for Best Actor. This was at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in The Birch Wood.
Famous International Movies
Daniel Olbrychski acted in The Tin Drum, a film based on a famous book. He also appeared in one of the short films in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Dekalog series. He had a role in the movie version of The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
In 1986, he played a main part in the film Rosa Luxemburg. That same year, France gave him a special award called the French Legion of Honor. In 2007, he received the Stanislavsky Award for his great acting career.
He also starred in the 1998 film Barber of Siberia. In a survey by Polityka magazine in 1998, he was ranked as the 7th greatest Polish actor of the 20th century.
Skills and Achievements
In 2010, Daniel Olbrychski received a diploma from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. Besides acting, he is known for his athletic skills. He is a good horse-rider, boxer, and is skilled with a sabre. Because of this, he often did his own stunt scenes in movies.
In 2015, he was chosen to be a judge at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Throughout his career, he acted in five movies that were nominated for an Academy Award. Two of these movies, The Tin Drum (1979) and Dangerous Moves (1984), won the award.
Daniel Olbrychski's Family Life
Daniel Olbrychski has been married three times. He has three children. He has a son named Victor from a relationship with German actress Barbara Sukowa. He has a son named Rafał with his first wife, Monika Dziensiewicz. With his second wife, Zuzanna Łapicka, he has a daughter named Weronika. Since 2003, he has been married to Krystyna Demska.
He lived in France for many years and speaks French very well. He still enjoys boxing as a hobby.
Movies and TV Shows
Daniel Olbrychski has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:
- 1964: Ranny w lesie, as Corporal Koral
- 1965: The Ashes, as Rafał Olbromski
- 1967: Bokser, as Tolek Szczepaniak
- 1969: Everything for Sale, as Daniel
- 1969: Colonel Wolodyjowski, as Azja
- 1970: Landscape After the Battle, as Tadeusz
- 1970: The Birch Wood, as Boleslaw
- 1972: Pilate and Others (TV Movie), as Matthew Levi
- 1973: The Wedding, as Bridegroom
- 1974: The Deluge, as Andrzej Kmicic
- 1975: The Promised Land, as Karol Borowiecki
- 1979: The Maids of Wilko, as Wiktor Ruben
- 1979: The Tin Drum, as Jan Bronski
- 1981: Les Uns et les Autres, as Karl Kremer
- 1983: A Love in Germany, as Wiktorczyk
- 1984: Dangerous Moves, as Tac-Tac
- 1986: Rosa Luxemburg, as Leo Jogiches
- 1986: Siekierezada, as Michal Katny
- 1988: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, as Interior Ministry Official
- 1989: Dekalog: Three (TV Mini-Series), as Janusz
- 1993: Me Ivan, You Abraham, as Stepan
- 1996: The Story of Master Twardowski, as Jan Michal Twardowski
- 1998: The Barber of Siberia, as Kopnovskiy
- 1999: With Fire and Sword, as Tugai Bey
- 1999: Pan Tadeusz, as Gerwazy
- 2001: The Witcher (2001), as Filavandrel
- 2002: The Revenge, as Dyndalski
- 2003: An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God, as Piastun
- 2005: The Turkish Gambit, as McLaughlin
- 2005: Anthony Zimmer, as Nassaiev
- 2010: Salt, as Oleg Vasilievich Orlov
- 2011: Battle of Warsaw 1920, as Józef Piłsudski
- 2012: The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683, as Katski
- 2013: Legend No. 17, as NHL manager
- 2016: Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge, as Emile Amagat
- 2018: Kamerdyner, as Leo von Trettow
Voice Acting (Polish Dubbing)
Daniel Olbrychski has also lent his voice to characters in Polish versions of popular animated movies and video games:
- The Cars movies as Doc Hudson
- The Arthur and the Invisibles series as Maltazard
- 2008: Fly Me to the Moon as Amos
- 2008: Asterix at the Olympic Games as Julius Caesar
- 2008: Assassin’s Creed as al-Mualim
Awards and Honors
Daniel Olbrychski has received many awards and honors for his acting:
- The Zbigniew Cybulski Award, (1969), Poland
- Golden Cross of Merit, (1974), Poland
- Legion of Honour, (1986), France
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, (1991), France
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, (1998), Poland
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, (2003), Germany
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, (2006), Poland
- Medal of Pushkin, (2007), Russia
- Stanislavsky Award at the 29th International Moscow Film Festival, (2007), Russia
- Golden Duck Award, (2010), Poland
- Best Actor Award at the 20th The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage, (2012), Poland
- Honorary Degree at the University of Opole, (2013), Poland
- Honorary Citizen of the Capital City of Warsaw, (2017), Poland
- Golden Unicorn Award for Best Actor, (2019), Russia
See also
In Spanish: Daniel Olbrychski para niños
- Cinema of Poland
- List of Polish actors
