Franciszek Maksymilian Pieczka (18 January 1928 – 23 September 2022) was a Polish actor. A graduate of the National Higher School of Theatre in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

(1954), he first made his debut in the theatre in

Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra (pron. ; Polish: ; german: Hirschberg im Riesengebirge; Exonym: ''Deer Mountain''; szl, Jelyniŏ Gōra) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Low ...

. He won the award for Best Actor at the

Polish Film Festival The Gdynia Film Festival (until 2011: Polish Film Festival, Polish: ''Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni'') is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk (1974–1986), now held in Gdynia, Poland. It has taken place every year sinc ...

in 1976 for '' The Scar''. In 2015, he was awarded the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award.

Biography

Franciszek Pieczka was born and raised in Godów. He was the youngest of six siblings. After

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, he studied acting. A graduate of the

Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza) is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. Its focus is on the theatre arts. It is headquartered in the C ...

. He made his debut at the Dolnośląski Theater in

. Then he moved to the

Ludowy Theatre The Ludowy Theatre (''literally: People's Theatre'', pl, Teatr Ludowy) in Kraków, located at ''Osiedle Teatralne'' housing development in district Nowa Huta, opened on 3 December 1955. At that time in the Polish People's Republic, the official po ...

Nowa Huta Nowa Huta (, literally "The New Steel Mill") is the easternmost district of Kraków, Poland. With more than 200,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most populous areas of the city. Until 1990, the neighbouring districts were considered expansions o ...

, where he performed in the years 1955–1964. In 1974–2015, he was an actor of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw. He has starred in over a hundred films, both Polish and foreign. He has been awarded and honored many times for his individual roles, as well as his contribution to the development of theater and film art. Franciszek Pieczka is an honorary citizen of the

Godów commune Godów may refer to the following places in Poland: * Godów, Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Godów, Silesian Voivodeship Godów (german: Godow) is a village and the seat of Gmina Godów, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Po ...

. In 2016, he supported the fight against smog in his hometown of

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located ...

, appearing in a film clip entitled ''Nie truj sąsiada!'' recorded together with the city of

Wodzisław Śląski Wodzisław Śląski (; german: Loslau, cs, Vladislav, la, Vladislavia, yi, וואידסלוב, Voydislav, szl, Władźisłůw) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Wodzisław Cou ...

. On 11 November 2017, he was awarded the highest Polish state decoration, the Order of the White Eagle. Pieczka died on 23 September 2022, at the age of 94.

Filmography

* '' Matka Joanna od Aniołów'' (1960) * '' Kwiecień'' (1961) * ''

Drugi brzeg ''Drugi brzeg'' is a 1962 Polish drama film directed by Zbigniew Kuźmiński. Cast * Józef Nowak * Alicja Pawlicka * Franciszek Pieczka * Ludwik Pak * Jerzy Bińczycki as Policeman * Marian Jastrzębski * Zdzisław Karczewski as Florian * ...

'' (1962) * ''

Zacne grzechy ''Zacne grzechy'' is a 1963 Polish comedy film directed by Mieczysław Waśkowski. Cast * Henryk Bąk as Ojciec Makary * Wiesław Gołas as Zbigniew Trzaska * Marian Jastrzebski * Bogumił Kobiela * Irena Kwiatkowska as Firlejowa * Franciszek ...

'' (1963) * '' Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie'' (1964) * ''

Czterej pancerni i pies ''Four Tank-Men and a Dog'' (Polish: ''Czterej pancerni i pies'', ) was a Polish black and white TV series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Made between 1966 and 1970, the series is composed of 21 episodes of 55 minutes each, divided i ...

'' (1966-1970) as Gustlik * ''

Żywot Mateusza ''Matthew's Days'' ( pl, Żywot Mateusza) is a 1968 Polish drama film directed by Witold Leszczyński. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film wa ...

'' (1968) as Mateusz * ''

Hydrozagadka ''Hydrozagadka'' ( pl, Hydro-puzzle) is a Polish superhero comedy film. During a summer heat wave, all the water in Warsaw is puzzlingly disappearing. Scientists secretly call upon As (''Ace''), a superhero who passes his days living as a mild- ...

'' (1970) * ''

Liberation Liberation or liberate may refer to: Film and television * ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War * "Liberation" (''The Flash''), a TV episode * "Liberation" (''K-9''), an episode Gaming * '' Liberati ...

'' (1970) * ''

Perła w koronie ''Pearl in the Crown'' ( pl, Perła w koronie) is a 1972 Polish drama film directed by Kazimierz Kutz. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 4 ...

'' (1971) * ''

Wesele ''The Wedding'' ( pl, Wesele) is a defining work of Polish drama written at the turn of the 20th century by Stanisław Wyspiański. It describes the perils of the national drive toward self-determination following the two unsuccessful uprisings ...

'' (1972) as Czepiec * '' Ziemia obiecana'' (1974) * '' Potop'' (1974) as old Kiemlicz * ''

Budapest Tales ''Budapest Tales'' ( hu, Budapesti mesék) is a 1976 Hungarian drama film directed by István Szabó. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Ági Mészáros as Fényes' Mother * Maja Komorowska as Girl Who Knows the Colors ...

'' (1976) * '' The Scar'' (1976) * ' (1978) * ''

Jadup and Boel ''Jadup and Boel'' (german: Jadup und Boel) is a 1980 East German drama film directed by Rainer Simon. It was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival in 1989. Cast * Kurt Böwe as Jadup * Katrin Knappe as Boel Martin * Gudrun ...

'' (1980) * '' Ród Gąsieniców'' (1981) * ''

Austeria ''Austeria'' (aka ''The Inn'') is a Polish feature film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, produced by ''Zespół Filmowy "Kadr"'' and released in 1983. ''Austeria'' takes place during the opening days of World War I, in the Austro-Hungarian prov ...

'' (1982) as Tag * '' Blisko coraz bliżej'' (1982) * '' Konopielka'' (1982) * ''

Axiliad ''Axiliad'' ( pl, Siekierezada) is a 1986 Polish drama film directed by Witold Leszczyński. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herr ...

'' (1986) * ''

The Mother of Kings ''The Mother of Kings'' ( pl, Matka Królów) is a 1982 Polish drama film, directed by Janusz Zaorski. It was immediately banned by the Polish Communist regime - having depicted that regime as baselessly hounding and persecuting a loyal and devo ...

'' (1987) * ''

Memories of a River ''Memories of a River'' ( hu, Tutajosok) is a 1990 Hungarian drama film directed by Judit Elek. It is a historical film set in 1882 and tells the story of the last trial in Hungary of a Jew for ritual murder. Synopsis In the 19th century Austro ...

'' (1990) * '' God afton, Herr Wallenberg'' (1990) * '' Burial of a Potato'' (1990) * '' Jańcio Wodnik'' (1993) * ''

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 ...

'' (1994) * '' Thanks for Every New Morning'' (1994) * '' Szabla od komendanta'' (1995) * ''

Historia kina w Popielawach ''Historia kina w Popielawach'' is a Polish historical film. It was released in 1998. Cast * Krzysztof Majchrzak − Józef Andryszek Piąty * Bartosz Opania − Józef Andryszek Pierwszy * Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska − Chanutka Piąta * Fra ...

'' (1998) * ''

Syzyfowe prace ''Syzyfowe prace'' (''The Labors of Sisyphus'' in English) is an autobiographical novel by Polish author Stefan Żeromski which first appeared in the magazine ' in 1897. The work was published under the pseudonym Maurycy Zych and it was the writer ...

'' (1998) * ''

Quo Vadis ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

'' (2001) as

Saint Peter Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...

* ''

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'' (2006) * '' Ranczo'' (2007-2016)

References

External links

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