Bronisław Emil Cieślak (8 October 1943 – 2 May 2021) was a Polish actor, journalist, media presenter and politician. He was born in

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. He was best known for his role as

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, the main hero of a popular Polish TV series ''

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'' (filmed in the 1970s and 1980s). He was a deputy to Polish parliament (

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) from 1997 to 2005 as a member of the Democratic Left Alliance party.

Honours

* Silver

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1943 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Polish male actors Members of the Polish Sejm 1997–2001 Members of the Polish Sejm 2001–2005 Politicians from Kraków Male actors from Kraków Polish male television actors Polish United Workers' Party members Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Democratic Left Alliance politicians Polish actor-politicians {{poland-politician-stub