Jan Kociniak (8 November 1937 – 20 April 2007) was a Polish film and theatre actor. Jan Kociniak was born in Stryj,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

(now

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). He graduated from The Warsaw Higher Theatrical School in 1961 and for most of his professional career he acted in The Atheneum Theatre in Warsaw. He was also a well known for his performances in feature and TV films, as well as dubbing roles (such as

Winnie the Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The first collection of stories about the character w ...

in the Polish-language version). Kociniak was awarded the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

Filmography

Film

*1960: ''Miejsce na ziemi'' .... Kocoń *1963: ''Daleka jest droga'' *1963: ''Liczę na wasze grzechy'' .... Adam Panek *1964: ''Wiano'' .... Staszek's Pal *1965: ''The Saragossa Manuscript'' .... Pacheco's servant (as J. Kociniak) *1966: ''Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa'' (TV Series) .... Militiaman Stonoga *1966: ''Klub profesora Tutki'' (TV Series) .... Son of the President *1967: ''

The Night of the Generals ''The Night of the Generals'' is a 1967 World War II mystery film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Sam Spiegel. It stars Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet and Philippe Noiret. The screenplay by ...

'' .... General Tanz's ordinance (uncredited) *1967: ''Kochajmy syrenki'' .... A man who saw the "Pharaoh" *1967: ''Paryż - Warszawa bez wizy'' *1968: ''Lalka'' .... Auctioneer *1971: ''Pierścień księżnej Anny'' .... Pacholek krzyzacki *1971: ''Kłopotliwy gość'' .... Paver *1975: ''Awans'' .... Clerk Karczewiak *1977: ''Wielka podróz Bolka i Lolka'' .... Jeremiasz Pitsbury (voice) *1981: ''Teddy Bear'' .... Militiaman *1984: ''Trzy młyny'' (TV Mini-Series) *1985: '' Kobieta w kapeluszu'' .... Janitor *1985: ''Miłość z listy przebojów'' *1985: ''5 dni z życia emeryta'' (TV Series) .... Zbyszek *1985: ''Jezioro Bodeńskie'' .... Klaus *1986: ''Sons and Comrades'' .... Lieutenant Klaus *1987: ''Misja specjalna'' .... Coach Driver *1987: ''Komediantka'' .... Actor *1988-1990: ''Mistrz i Małgorzata'' (TV Series) .... Bengalski *1991: ''Calls Controlled'' .... Guard Wacek (voice, uncredited) *1997: ''Złotopolscy'' (TV Series) .... Wolny *1997-1998: ''Z pianką czy bez'' (TV Series) .... Kazimierz Suryn *1999: ''Dom'' (TV Series) .... Staff manager of FSO *2001: ''Więzy krwi'' (TV Series) *2002-2006: ''Samo życie'' (TV Series) .... Lucjan Michalak *2003: ''King Ubu'' .... Ambassador of France *2007: ''Ryś'' .... Postman (final film role)

Guest starring

*1973: ''Poszukiwany, poszukiwana'' .... Director's Assistant (uncredited) *1974-1977: ''

Czterdziestolatek Czterdziestolatek or 40-latek (English: ''The Forty-Year-Old''); broadcast in English by TVP Polonia as ''Being Forty'' is a Polish television comedy series originally broadcast in Poland between 1975-78. The initial series enjoyed so much popu ...

'' (TV Series) .... Sports Club worker *1997-1998: ''Boża podszewka'' .... Walukiewicz *1999: ''Na dobre i na złe'' (TV Series) .... Henryk Krawczyk *2005: ''Boża podszewka II'' (TV Series) .... Bartłomiej Walukiewicz

Polish dubbing

*1958-1988: ''

Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic animal character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. Yogi Bear was the first ...

'' .... Car driver *1962-1987: ''

The Jetsons ''The Jetsons'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication, with new episodes produced f ...

'' .... Mr. Spacely *1964-1967: ''

The Magilla Gorilla Show ''The Magilla Gorilla Show'' is an American animated television series starring Magilla Gorilla. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Screen Gems, and was originally sponsored in syndication by Ideal Toys from 1964 through 19 ...

'' .... Mr. Peebles *1966: ''

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree ''Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'' is a 1966 animated featurette based on the first two chapters of ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' by A. A. Milne. The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions, and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution on February ...

'' .... Winnie the Pooh *1968: ''

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'' is a 1968 American animation, animated featurette based on the third, fifth, ninth, and tenth chapters of ''Winnie-the-Pooh (book), Winnie-the-Pooh'' and the second, eighth, and ninth chapters from ''The Ho ...

'' .... Winnie the Pooh *1970: ''Kochajmy straszydła'' .... Narrator *1974: '' Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!'' .... Winnie the Pooh *1975: ''

Maya the Bee ''Maya the Bee'' () is the main character in ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'', a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first Ame ...

'' .... Willy *1977: ''Wielka podróż Bolka i Lolka'' .... Jeremiasz Pitsbury *1977: ''

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' is a 1977 American animated musical anthology comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It is the 22nd Disney animated feature film and was first rel ...

'' .... Winnie the Pooh *1977: ''

The Rescuers ''The Rescuers'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The 23rd Disney animated feature film, its story follows Bernard and Bianca, two members ...

'' .... Bernard *1977: ''Alicja w Krainie Czarów'' .... Suseł *1985: ''

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and the seventh incarnation of the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. It premiered on , and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour p ...

'' *1988-1990: ''

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Based on the ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' books by authors A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard, ''The New Adventures'' was the fi ...

'' .... Winnie the Pooh *1990: ''

The Rescuers Down Under ''The Rescuers Down Under'' is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 29th Disney animated feature film and the second movie to be produced during the Disney Ren ...

'' .... Bernard *1990: ''

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue ''Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue'' is a 1990 American animated television film starring many characters from several animated television series at the time of its release. Financed by McDonald's, Ronald McDonald Children's Charities, it was orig ...

'' .... Winnie the Pooh *1994: ''Królestwo Zielonej Polany'' .... Narrator *1997: ''Królestwo Zielonej Polany. Powrót'' .... Narrator *1998: '' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'' .... Leonard *2000: ''

The Tigger Movie ''The Tigger Movie'' is a 2000 animated musical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation with animation production by Walt Disney Animation (Japan), Inc., written and directed by Jun Falkenstein from a story by Eddie Guzeli ...

'' ....

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kociniak, Jan 1937 births 2007 deaths People from Stryi Polish male television actors Polish male voice actors Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1944–1989) 20th-century Polish male actors Polish male stage actors Polish male film actors