Wojciech Pszoniak
Born
May 2, 1942
Died
October 19, 2020 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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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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2017
Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street
Felicjan Zuppe
2016
Carte Blanche
Professor-Oculist
2015
To Life
L'imprimeur
2014
Rosemary's Baby
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2014
Cassos
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2012
Nie ten człowiek
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2011
The Mole
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2011
The Rabbi's Cat
Vastenov (voice)
2011
Robert Mitchum Est Mort
2011
The Winner
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2011
Black Thursday
Władysław Gomułka
2011
The Rite of Passage
Major Trzaska
2010
Mystification
Pinno
2010
Lesser Evil
pacjent
2009
Hope
Benedykt Weber
2007
Strike
2007
Notturno
Kajetan
2006
Oficerowie
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2006
Viper in the Fist
Père Volitza
2004
The Pact of Silence
L'archevêque
2003
Chaos
Pali
2001
Bajland
Jan Rydel
2000
Second life
le père de Vincent
2000
Pour l'amour d'Élena
Souline
1997
Our God's Brother
The Stranger
1997
Chicken Talk
Grandfather
1996
La chica
1996
Holy Week
Councilman Zamojski
1995
The Deep Blue Sea
Mr. Miller
1994
East Wind
pułkownik Lew Czeko
1993
Guilty of Innocence
Ottenhagen
1992
Performance
Mr Miller · (1 episode)
1991
Gawin
Pierre / Xerkes
1991
Korczak
Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak
1990
Monsieur
Kaltz
1990
Venetian Red
Antonio Vivaldi
1989
To Kill a Priest
Bridge Player
1988
Les années sandwiches
Max
1988
The Devil
Stranger / The Devil
1988
Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné
Judge
1988
Mit meinen heißen Tränen
Kajetan · (3 episodes)
1986
I Hate Actors
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1986
Angry Harvest
Cybulkowski
1985
Dangerous Moves
Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
1984
The Window
Waiter
1983
Austeria
Rudy Josełe
1983
Daimler-Benz Limousine
Bogdański
1983
Danton
Maximilien Robespierre
1983
Przeprowadzka
Andrzej Nowicki
1982
Spokojne lata
Śliz
1982
Olympics 40
Otto Schultze
1980
Golem
Prisoner
1980
The Tin Drum
Fajngold
1979
Hospital of the Transfiguration
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1979
Aria for an Athlete
Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku
1979
Ziemia obiecana
Moryc Welt · (4 episodes)
1978
Rekolekcje
Marek
1978
Rewizor
1977
The Gorgon Case
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1977
Ich czworo
Mąż
1977
I'm a Butterfly
Redactor Oswald
1976
The Shadow-Line
Conductor (uncredited)
1976
Convicted
Ryszard Bielczyk
1976
The Promised Land
Moryc Welt
1975
The Nest
Mieszko I
1974
Ostatni liść
Berman
1973
The Wedding
Journalist / Stanczyk
1973
Pilate and Others
Jeszua Ha-Nocri
1972
A Face of an Angel
Tadeusz's Father
1971
Clergyman
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