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Daniel Olbrychski

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Daniel Olbrychski
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Daniel Olbrychski is a renowned Polish movie and theatre actor, considered one of the greatest of his generation. He has appeared in about 180 movies and TV productions. His career took off with his role in Janusz Nasfeter's movie Ranny w lesie (1964). He has worked with popular Polish directors like Andrzej Wajda, Janusz Morgenstern, and Krzysztof Zanussi. He also starred in international productions, including movies by Volker Schlöndorff and Claude Lelouch.
BornFebruary 27, 1945
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BornFebruary 27, 1945
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      • 9 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Angelina Jolie in Salt (2010)
    Salt
    6.5
    • Orlov
    • 2010
    The Deluge (1974)
    The Deluge
    7.6
    • Andrzej Kmicic
    • 1974
    David Bennent in The Tin Drum (1979)
    The Tin Drum
    7.4
    • Jan Bronski
    • 1979
    The Promised Land (1975)
    The Promised Land
    7.8
    • Karol Borowiecki
    • 1975

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    Actor

    • Leaving Eden
      • Xeni
      • Post-production
    • Prosta sprawa (2024)
      Prosta sprawa
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Colonel Olbrych
      • 2024
    • Sebastian Fabijanski in Powstaniec 1863 (2024)
      Powstaniec 1863
      5.3
      • Lieutenant Antoni Lemanczyk
      • 2024
    • Na dobre i na zle (1999)
      Na dobre i na zle
      3.6
      TV Series
      • Cezary Król
      • Jan Rapasiewicz
      • 2000–2023
    • Two Words as the Key (2023)
      Two Words as the Key
      5.3
      • Mateusz
      • 2023
    • Maciej Maciejewski and Aleksandra Pisula in Mój agent (2022)
      Mój agent
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Daniel Olbrychski
      • 2023
    • Television Theater (1953)
      Television Theater
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Stranger
      • Man from the underground
      • First Actor ...
      • 1976–2022
    • Karel Roden in Indián (2022)
      Indián
      5.3
      • nácelník Bílý Jelen
      • 2022
    • Ty vies, ze sa chovám tak, jak sa chovám - Horkýze slíze
      Music Video
      • 2022
    • Omri Rose and Olena Lavrenyuk in Egregor (2021)
      Egregor
      5.4
      • Oryst Grabowsky
      • 2021
    • Piotr Cyrwus, Katarzyna Figura, Arkadiusz Janiczek, Bartek Kasprzykowski, Aleksandra Szwed, Bartosz Zukowski, Monika Miller, Wojciech Blach, Joanna Moro, and Michal Bilinski in Raz, jeszcze raz (2020)
      Raz, jeszcze raz
      3.8
      • Sasza
      • 2020
    • Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)
      Kill It and Leave This Town
      6.5
      • Behemot (voice)
      • 2020
    • Wojciech Dabrowski, Aneta Zajac, Lukasz Ploszajski, Aleksandra Zienkiewicz, and Rafal Kwietniewski in Pierwsza milosc (2004)
      Pierwsza milosc
      2.7
      TV Series
      • Olgierd Gwiazda 'Wodnik'
      • 2019–2020
    • Politics (2019)
      Politics
      3.7
      • Deputy Stefan
      • 2019
    • Sebastian Fabijanski in Bird Talk (2019)
      Bird Talk
      5.3
      • Gustaw
      • 2019
    • Sebastian Cavazza, Drazen Kuhn, Daniel Olbrychski, Milan Plestina, Lazar Ristovski, Kresimir Mikic, Niksa Butijer, and Iva Mihalic in What a Country! (2018)
      What a Country!
      6.4
      • Predsjednik
      • 2018

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Polowanie na muchy (1969)
      Polowanie na muchy
      6.3
      • assistant director
      • 1969

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    • Alternative names
      • Daniela Olbrychskiego
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • February 27, 1945
      • Lowicz, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Spouses
        Krystyna DemskaOctober 23, 2003 - present

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      Known for his non-compromise character and being a hot-tempered patriot, who would enjoy horseback riding town centers squares. Olbrychski's picture as an SS-man was displayed in contemporary art exhibition. As soon as he knew this, armed with a saber and with a TV news crew, he cut down his portrait, ending its existence.

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