Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Ziółkowski (2 November 1777 – 11 September 1822), was a Polish actor, comedist, adaptor, translator, editor of humour magazines, and head of a Polish theatrical family. He was born near Nowogródek (now

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). He performed at

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. He was the father of

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and Nepomucena Kostecka. He died in

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Notable roles

* Miechodmuch ''Cud mniemany, czyli Krakowiacy i górale'' * Kartofel ''Gaweł na księżycu'' * Lurwell ''Henryk VI na łowach'' * Szafarz ''Tadeusz Chwalibóg'' * Baron ''Kopciuszek'' * Pustak ''Fircyk w zalotach'' * Kopp ''Młodość Henryka V'' * Don Bartolo ''Cyrulik sewilski'' (P. Beaumarchais) * Polkwicer ''Nasze przedbiegi'' * Lisiewicz ''Pan Geldhab'' (A. Fredro) * main roles in

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

's ''Mieszczanin szlachcicem'', ''Doktor z musu'', ''Georges Dandin'' and Anzelm in ''Szkoła kobiet''

References

* Polish male stage actors Polish translators 1777 births 1822 deaths Male actors from Congress Poland 19th-century Polish male actors 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian male actors {{Poland-actor-stub