Adam Wolańczyk (9 May 1936 – 3 June 2022) was a Polish actor.

Biography

Wolańczyk graduated from the acting department of

Łódź Film School The Leon Schiller National Film School ( pl, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. Leona Schillera) is a Polish academy for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators and television staff. It was founded on ...

in 1960. He appeared in ''

Johnnie Waterman ''Johnnie Waterman'' ( pl, Jańcio Wodnik, also known as ''Johnnie the Aquarius'') is a 1994 Polish drama film directed by Jan Jakub Kolski. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Findling A ...

'', directed by

Jan Jakub Kolski Jan Jakub Kolski (born 29 January 1956) is a Polish film director, cinematographer, and writer. Early life and career Kolski was born in Wrocław, and comes from a family closely connected to cinema. His father, Roman Kolski, and his sister, Ewa ...

, and ''

Pan Tadeusz ''Pan Tadeusz'' (full title: ''Mister Thaddeus, or the Last Foray in Lithuania: A Nobility's Tale of the Years 1811–1812, in Twelve Books of Verse'') is an epic poem by the Polish poet, writer, translator and philosopher Adam Mickiewicz. The b ...

'', directed by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

. In 1989, he received the Silver Cross of Merit. In the final years of his career, he performed at the . Adam Wolańczyk died on 3 June 2022 at the age of 86.

References

1936 births 2022 deaths Polish male actors Polish male stage actors Polish male film actors Łódź Film School alumni People from Lubaczów County Actors from Podkarpackie Voivodeship {{Poland-actor-stub