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1942-05-02
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Wojciech Pszoniak

Overview

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

Acting
2017 If You Saw His Heart Actor Le polonais 58
Average
2016 Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street Actor Felicjan Zuppe 59
Average
2015 Carte Blanche Actor Professor-Oculist 59
Average
2014 To Life Actor L'imprimeur 58
Average
2012 Cassos Actor Monsieur Lodz 58
Average
2011 Nie ten człowiek Actor baron 59
Average
2011 The Mole Actor Stefan Garbarek, były kapitan SB 59
Average
2011 The Rabbi's Cat Actor Vastenov (voice) 61
Fair
2011 Robert Mitchum Est Mort Actor 59
Average
2011 The Winner Actor profesor Karloff 58
Average
2011 Black Thursday Actor Władysław Gomułka 59
Average
2010 The Rite of Passage Actor Major Trzaska 58
Average
2010 Mystification Actor Pinno 58
Average
2009 Lesser Evil Actor pacjent 59
Average
2007 Hope Actor Benedykt Weber 58
Average
2007 Strike Actor 59
Average
2004 Viper in the Fist Actor Père Volitza 60
Fair
2003 The Pact of Silence Actor L'archevêque 58
Average
2001 Chaos Actor Pali 59
Average
2000 Bajland Actor Jan Rydel 58
Average
2000 Second life Actor le père de Vincent 59
Average
1997 Pour l'amour d'Élena Actor Souline N/A
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1997 Our God's Brother Actor The Stranger 58
Average
1996 Chicken Talk Actor Grandfather N/A
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1996 La chica Actor 59
Average
1995 Holy Week Actor Councilman Zamojski 58
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1994 The Deep Blue Sea Actor Mr. Miller N/A
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1993 East Wind Actor pułkownik Lew Czeko 58
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1992 Guilty of Innocence Actor Ottenhagen 58
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1991 Gawin Actor Pierre / Xerkes 58
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1990 Korczak Actor Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak 59
Average
1990 Monsieur Actor Kaltz 59
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1989 Venetian Red Actor Antonio Vivaldi N/A
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1988 To Kill a Priest Actor Bridge Player 59
Average
1988 Les années sandwiches Actor Max 59
Average
1988 The Devil Actor Stranger / The Devil 60
Fair
1988 Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné Actor Judge N/A
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1986 Mit meinen heißen Tränen Actor Kajetan 59
Average
1986 Mit meinen heißen Tränen Actor Kajetan N/A
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1986 I Hate Actors Actor Hercule Potnik 58
Average
1985 Angry Harvest Actor Cybulkowski 59
Average
1984 Dangerous Moves Actor Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm 59
Average
1983 The Window Actor Waiter N/A
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1983 Austeria Actor Rudy Josełe 59
Average
1983 Daimler-Benz Limousine Actor Bogdański 58
Average
1983 Danton Actor Maximilien Robespierre 61
Fair
1982 Spokojne lata Actor Śliz N/A
N/A
1980 Olympics 40 Actor Otto Schultze 59
Average
1980 Golem Actor Prisoner 59
Average
1979 Hospital of the Transfiguration Actor Marglewski 59
Average
1979 Aria for an Athlete Actor Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku 58
Average
1978 Ziemia obiecana Actor Moryc Welt 70
Good
1978 Rekolekcje Actor Marek N/A
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1977 Rewizor Actor N/A
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1977 The Gorgon Case Actor Profesor, biegły sądowy podczas procesu w Krakowie 59
Average
1977 Ich czworo Actor Mąż N/A
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1976 I'm a Butterfly Actor Redactor Oswald 58
Average
1976 The Shadow-Line Actor Conductor (uncredited) 59
Average
1976 Convicted Actor Ryszard Bielczyk 58
Average
1975 The Promised Land Actor Moryc Welt 60
Fair
1974 The Nest Actor Mieszko I 58
Average
1973 The Wedding Actor Journalist / Stanczyk 59
Average
1972 Pilate and Others Actor Jeszua Ha-Nocri 58
Average
1971 A Face of an Angel Actor Tadeusz's Father N/A
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Clergyman Actor Man N/A
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