Gustaw Teofil Holoubek (21 April 1923 – 6 March 2008)
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, member of the Polish

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, and a

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. Holoubek participated in the

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and was a

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during the

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. His father was a

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immigrant who settled in Poland after the

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, and his mother was

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. Holoubek had his first role as an actor in 1947, thus beginning his lifelong career in theatre and film in Poland and abroad. His political career began in 1976, when he was elected to the

, the lower house of the

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. He was re-elected in 1980, but resigned in 1981 when

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was declared. In 1989, he was elected to the Senate, the upper house. That same year, he took a position as a professor at the

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. Holoubek was a recipient of the

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(Knight's Cross, Commander's Cross with Star, Grand Cross).

Selected filmography

*1953: '' The Soldier of Victory'' (''Żołnierz zwycięstwa'') - Feliks Dzierzynski *1955: ''Blekitny krzyz'' - Narrator (voice) *1956: ''Tajemnica dzikiego szybu'' - Class teacher Sadej *1958: '' The Noose'' (''Pętla'') - Kuba Kowalski *1958: ''

Farewells ''Farewells'' (also titled ''Lydia Ate the Apple'' and ''Partings'' in the United States) is the English title for ''Pożegnania'', a film released in 1958, directed by Wojciech Has. The film is an adaptation of a highly lyrical and reflective ...

'' (''Pożegnania'') - Mirek *1959: ''Bialy niedzwiedz'' - Henryk Fogiel *1960: '' Wspólny pokój'' (''Roomers'') - Dziadzia *1960: ''Kolorowe ponczochy'' - Educator *1961: ''Marysia i krasnoludki'' *1961: ''

Rozstanie ''Rozstanie'' (English title: ''Goodbye to the Past'') is a Polish psychological melodrama film released in 1961, directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has. Cast *Lidia Wysocka – Magdalena * Władysław Kowalski − Olek Nowak *Gustaw Holoubek − Oska ...

'' (''Goodbye to the Past'') *1961: ''Time Past'' (''Czas przeszły'') - Von steinhagen *1961: ''Story of the Golden Boot''(''Historia żółtej ciżemki'') - Wit Stwosz *1962: ''Opening Tomorrow'' (''Jutro premiera'') - Zenon Wiewiórski *1962: ''Spóznieni przechodnie'' - Edward (segment "Czas przybliza, czas oddala") *1962: ''Slantzeto i syankata'' - Znamenitiyat aktyor *1962: '' Cafe from the Past'' (''Spotkanie w "Bajce"'') - Doctor Pawel *1963: ''Gangsters and Philanthropists'' (''Gangsterzy i filantropi'') - Professor *1963: ''Yesterday in Fact'' (''Naprawdę wczoraj'') - Captain Stolyp *1964: '' The Law and the Fist'' (''Prawo i piesc'') - Andrzej Kenig *1965: ''

The Saragossa Manuscript ''The Manuscript Found in Saragossa'' (; also known in English as ''The Saragossa Manuscript'') is a frame-tale novel written in French at the turn of 18th and 19th centuries by the Polish author Count Jan Potocki (1761–1815). It is narrated ...

'' (''Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie'') - Don Pedro Velasquez *1965: '' Salto'' - Host *1965: ''The Moment of Peace'' (''Les rideaux blancs'') *1966: '' Maria and Napoleon'' (''Marysia i Napoleon'') - Napoleon Bonaparte - Napoleon Beranger *1969: ''Pan Wolodyjowski'' *1969: ''Gra'' - Husband *1970: ''

Salt of the Black Earth ''Salt of the Black Earth'' ( pl, Sól ziemi czarnej) is a Polish historical film that takes place during the Second Silesian Uprising. It was directed by Kazimierz Kutz and released in 1970. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best ...

'' (''Sól ziemi czarnej'') - Narrator (voice, uncredited) *1971: ''Pejzaz z bohaterem'' - Rafal Wilczewski, History Teacher *1971: ''Dzieciol'' - Thief (voice, uncredited) *1971: ''

Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment ''Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment'' (german: Goya – oder der arge Weg der Erkenntnis) is a 1971 East German drama film directed by Konrad Wolf. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. ...

'' (''Goya – oder der arge Weg der Erkenntnis'') - Bermudez *1972: ''How Far, How Near'' (''Jak daleko stad, jak blisko'') - Maks *1973: ''

The Hour-Glass Sanatorium ''The Hourglass Sanatorium'' ( pl, Sanatorium pod klepsydrą) is a 1973 Polish surrealist film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, starring Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Mieczysław Voit, Halina Kowalska and Gustaw Holoubek. It is also known as ''The ...

'' (''Sanatorium pod klepsydrą'') - Dr. Gotard *1978: ''A Room with a View on the Se'' (''Pokój z widokiem na morze'') - Profesor Jan Leszczynski *1978: ''Hospital of the Transfiguration'' (''Szpital przemienienia'') - Writer Zygmunt Sekulowski *1981: ''W bialy dzien'' - Judge *1981: ''Childish Questions'' (''Dziecinne Pytania'') - Professor *1982: ''Limuzyna Daimler-Benz'' - Maks Felinski, Michal's Godfather *1983: ''

An Uneventful Story ''An Uneventful Story'' ( pl, Nieciekawa historia) is a 1983 Polish film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, starring Gustaw Holoubek. The film is an adaptation of a short story by Anton Chekhov and tells the story of a professor of medicine who begin ...

'' (''Nieciekawa historia'') - Professor *1984: ''W starym dworku czyli niepodleglosc trójkatów'' - Tadeusz *1985: ''Zabicie ciotki'' *1985: '' Write and Fight'' (''Pismak'') - Investigator *1986: ''

Jezioro Bodenskie Jezioro (meaning "lake" in Polish) may refer to the following villages: * Jezioro, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Jezioro, Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Jezioro, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Jezioro, Silesian V ...

'' - Roullot *1986: ''Siegfried'' (''Zygfryd'') - Stefan Drawicz *1986: ''Weryfikacja'' - Gucio Nawrot *1988: ''Niezwykla podróz Baltazara Kobera'' - (voice) *1989: '' A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve''' (''Lawa. Opowiesc o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza'') - Hermit / Ghost / Gustaw-Konrad / Poet *1990: ''

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐf ...

'' (''Mistrz i Małgorzata'') (TV Series) - Woland *1994: ''Oczy niebieskie'' - Profesor Ani i Jacka *1995: ''Awantura o Basie'' - Professor Somer *1997: ''Ksiega wielkich zyczen'' - Adam Ostrowski *1999: ''

With Fire and Sword ''With Fire and Sword'' ( pl, Ogniem i mieczem, links=no) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by '' The Deluge'' (''Potop'' ...

'' (''Ogniem i mieczem'') - Senator Kisiel *2000: '' A Very Christmas Story'' (''Świąteczna przygoda'') - Good (voice) *2001: ''Listy milosne'' - Teresa's Father

References

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