Emil Karewicz (13 March 1923 – 18 March 2020) was a Polish actor.

Early life

His acting career began in

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, at the local theatre, where he played the role of a monkey in the "Quartet" by

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. During World War II he served in the

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. He fought in the Battle of Berlin in 1945.

Career

After the war, he graduated from Iwo Gall Theatrical Studio (along with Ryszard Barycz, Bronisław Pawlik and

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). He played on stages in

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, mostly in the Jaracz Theatre and the New Theatre. Since 1962 he performed in

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, in the

Ateneum Theatre The Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw ( pl, Teatr Ateneum im. Stefana Jaracza w Warszawie) is a Polish dramatic theatre founded in 1928. It resides in a building erected a year earlier in the interwar Poland as headquarters for the Professional Union o ...

(''Teatr Ateneum im. Stefana Jaracza w Warszawie''), the Dramatic Theatre (''Teatr Dramatyczny w Warszawie''), and the New Theatre (''Teatr Nowy w Warszawie 1947-2005''). He retired in 1983. He died on 18 March 2020, five days after turning 97.

Fame

He earned popularity while performing roles of SS-Sturmbannführer

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in TV Series ''

Stawka większa niż życie ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (''More Than Life at Stake'', ''Stakes Larger Than Life'' or ''Playing for High Stakes'') was a Polish black and white TV series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent in Soviet service, captain Hans Kloss (r ...

'' and SS-Obersturmführer in the film ''

Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową ''How I Unleashed World War II'' ( pl, Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową) is a Polish feature film made in 1969, based on Kazimierz Sławiński's novel "''Przygody kanoniera Dolasa''" (''The Adventures of Dolas the Cannoneer''). It wa ...

'' and King Władysław II Jagiełło in '' Krzyżacy''.

Selected filmography

* '' Warsaw Premiere'' (''Warszawska premiera'') (1951) * '' Youth of Chopin'' (''Młodość Chopina'') (1952) * ''

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'' (1957) * '' Pętla'' aka ''The Noose'' (1958) * '' The Eighth Day of the Week'' (1958) * '' Krzyżacy'' (1960) * ''

Tonight a City Will Die ''Tonight a City Will Die'' ( pl, Dziś w nocy umrze miasto) is a 1961 Polish drama film directed by Jan Rybkowski. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where Boguslaw Lambach won the Silver Prize for Director of Photo ...

'' (''W nocy umrze miasto'') (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

How I Unleashed World War II ''How I Unleashed World War II'' ( pl, Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową) is a Polish feature film made in 1969, based on Kazimierz Sławiński's novel "''Przygody kanoniera Dolasa''" (''The Adventures of Dolas the Cannoneer''). It wa ...

'' (''Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową'') (1969) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' Wszyscy i nikt'' (1977) * ''

Sekret Enigmy ''Sekret Enigmy'' (''The Secret of Enigma'') is a Polish historical film directed by Roman Wionczek. It was released in 1979. The film is based on Stanisław Strumph-Wojtkiewicz's book ''Sekret Enigmy''. Cast * Tadeusz Borowski as Marian Rejew ...

'' ''(Enigma Secret)'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1981) * '' Hans Kloss. Stawka większa niż śmierć'' (2012)

TV series

* ''

'' (1967–1968) * ''

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'' (1978) ''Lalka (Mini-Series 1978)
at the

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. Retrieved December 6, 2014. * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

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'' (2007–2013)

References

External links

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Emil Karewicz
at the ''Akademia Polskiego Filmu'' 1923 births 2020 deaths Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors Polish male television actors 20th-century Polish male actors Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) {{Poland-actor-stub