Henryk Vogelfänger (4 October 1904 – 6 October 1990), stage name ''Tońko'', was a Polish
actor
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. He lived in prewar Lwów (now
Lviv
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,
Ukraine
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) where he worked as a lawyer. Together with
Kazimierz Wajda he was the star of the
Polish Radio
Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna (PR S.A.; English: Polish Radio) is Poland's national public-service radio broadcasting organization owned by the State Treasury of Poland.
History
Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making ...
comedy duo ''Szczepko and Tońko'' of ''
Wesoła Lwowska Fala'', which was popular in Poland.
''Lwów i jego mieszkańcy''
''Przekrój'', Jerzy Janicki
Biography
He was a graduate of the Stanisław Staszic
Stanisław Wawrzyniec Staszic (baptised 6 November 1755 – 20 January 1826) was a leading figure in the Polish Enlightenment: a Catholic priest, philosopher, geologist, writer, poet, translator and statesman. A physiocrat, monist, pan-Slavist ...
's 6th Junion High School in Lwow. After graduating from the University, in 1935 he opened his own law office. In 1933, together with Kazimierz Wajda ("Szczepko"), he began his comedy career in Wesoła Lwowska Fala.
During World War II he was a part of French actors troupe, performing in England and on the Western front. He was a soldier in General Maczek's First Division. After the war, he went into exile in Great Britain, where he adopted the name "Henry Barker" and practiced law. He returned to Poland in 1988. He died on October 6, 1990 and was buried in London.
Filmography
See also
*Batiar
Batiar (also sometimes spelled as ''baciar''), a popular name for a certain class of inhabitants of city of Lviv. It is considered a part of the city's subculture, Lviv's "knajpa" lifestyle, and became a phenomenon at the beginning of the twentie ...
References
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1990 deaths
1904 births
Polish male voice actors
Polish male film actors
University of Lviv alumni
Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland)
Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom
Polish people of German descent
20th-century Polish male actors
20th-century Polish lawyers
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