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Wojciech Pszoniak

Acting 78 (deceased) years old ★ 0.4
Born: May 2, 1942
Died: October 19, 2020

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Wojciech Pszoniak (born in 1942 in Lwów, currently Ukraine), is a Polish film and theater actor.

Pszoniak gained international visibility following Andrzej Wajda's 1975 film The Promised Land, in which he played Moritz, one of the three main characters.

The actor left Poland during the period of political unrest in 1980-1981, which saw the appearance of the Solidarity trade union and ended with the imposition of martial law on December 13, 1981. Pszoniak found roles in France, where he is currently living and working. Since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, Pszoniak has appeared in Polish movies and plays.

Internationally, he simplified his first name into Wojtek, which is the standard diminutive of the relatively formal Wojciech in the Polish language.

Pszoniak often plays Jewish characters, although he is not of Jewish descent. In France, this is partially attributable to his role in The Promised Land, as well as his foreign accent.

Pszoniak did not speak French when he emigrated to France, so he learned his theatrical lines phonetically; in movies like Danton, where he played Robespierre, his voice was dubbed. An anecdote about his language skills relates that when he finally started speaking French, one director told him that he preferred his old accent.

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Known For

The Pact of Silence
The Pact of Silence L'archevêque 2003
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum Fajngold 1979
Venetian Red
Venetian Red Antonio Vivaldi 1989
East Wind
East Wind pułkownik Lew Czeko 1993
The Promised Land
The Promised Land Moryc Welt 1975

Filmography

Acting Credits (75)

If You Saw His Heart
If You Saw His Heart Le polonais 2017
Z dala od orkiestry
Z dala od orkiestry (voice) 2017
Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street
Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street Felicjan Zuppe 2016
Carte Blanche
Carte Blanche Professor-Oculist 2015
To Life
To Life L'imprimeur 2014
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby Mr. Wees 2014
Demons Years Later
Demons Years Later Self 2013
Cassos
Cassos Monsieur Lodz 2012
Nie ten człowiek
Nie ten człowiek baron 2011
The Mole
The Mole Stefan Garbarek 2011
The Rabbi's Cat
The Rabbi's Cat Vastenov (voice) 2011
Robert Mitchum Est Mort
Robert Mitchum Est Mort 2011
The Winner
The Winner profesor Karloff 2011
Black Thursday
Black Thursday Władysław Gomułka 2011
The Rite of Passage
The Rite of Passage Major Trzaska 2010
Mystification
Mystification Pinno 2010
Lesser Evil
Lesser Evil pacjent 2009
Hope
Hope Benedykt Weber 2007
Strike
Strike 2007
Notturno
Notturno Kajetan 2006
Oficerowie
Oficerowie Czesław Pieczur, teść Kalińskiego 2006
Viper in the Fist
Viper in the Fist Père Volitza 2004
The Pact of Silence
The Pact of Silence L'archevêque 2003
Chaos
Chaos Pali 2001
The Annuity
The Annuity Łatka 2001
Bajland
Bajland Jan Rydel 2000
Second life
Second life le père de Vincent 2000
Pour l'amour d'Élena
Pour l'amour d'Élena Souline 1997
Our God's Brother
Our God's Brother The Stranger 1997
Chicken Talk
Chicken Talk Grandfather 1996
La chica
La chica 1996
Holy Week
Holy Week Councilman Zamojski 1995
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea Mr. Miller 1994
East Wind
East Wind pułkownik Lew Czeko 1993
Guilty of Innocence
Guilty of Innocence Ottenhagen 1992
Performance
Performance Mr Miller 1991
Gawin
Gawin Pierre / Xerkes 1991
Korczak
Korczak Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak 1990
Monsieur
Monsieur Kaltz 1990
Venetian Red
Venetian Red Antonio Vivaldi 1989
Coupe franche
Coupe franche Gyuri 1989
To Kill a Priest
To Kill a Priest Bridge Player 1988
Les années sandwiches
Les années sandwiches Max 1988
The Devil
The Devil Stranger / The Devil 1988
Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné
Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné Judge 1988
Mit meinen heißen Tränen
Mit meinen heißen Tränen Kajetan 1986
I Hate Actors
I Hate Actors Hercule Potnik 1986
Angry Harvest
Angry Harvest Cybulkowski 1985
Dangerous Moves
Dangerous Moves Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm 1984
The Window
The Window Waiter 1983
Austeria
Austeria Rudy Josełe 1983
Daimler-Benz Limousine
Daimler-Benz Limousine Bogdański 1983
Danton
Danton Maximilien Robespierre 1983
Przeprowadzka
Przeprowadzka Andrzej Nowicki 1982
Spokojne lata
Spokojne lata Śliz 1982
Olympics 40
Olympics 40 Otto Schultze 1980
Golem
Golem Prisoner 1980
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum Fajngold 1979
Hospital of the Transfiguration
Hospital of the Transfiguration Marglewski 1979
Aria for an Athlete
Aria for an Athlete Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku 1979
Ziemia obiecana
Ziemia obiecana Moryc Welt 1978
Rekolekcje
Rekolekcje Marek 1978
Rewizor
Rewizor 1977
The Gorgon Case
The Gorgon Case Profesor, biegły sądowy podczas procesu w Krakowie 1977
Ich czworo
Ich czworo Mąż 1977
I'm a Butterfly
I'm a Butterfly Redactor Oswald 1976
The Shadow-Line
The Shadow-Line Conductor (uncredited) 1976
Convicted
Convicted Ryszard Bielczyk 1976
The Promised Land
The Promised Land Moryc Welt 1975
The Nest
The Nest Mieszko I 1974
Ostatni liść
Ostatni liść Berman 1973
The Wedding
The Wedding Journalist / Stanczyk 1973
Pilate and Others
Pilate and Others Jeszua Ha-Nocri 1972
A Face of an Angel
A Face of an Angel Tadeusz's Father 1971
Clergyman
Clergyman Man

Directing Credits (1)

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