Janusz Kłosiński (19 November 1920 – 8 November 2017) was a
Polish
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film and theatre actor.
Biography
In 1948 he graduated from
, which was located in his hometown of
Łódź
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at the time.
Beginning in 1947, Kłosiński performed in theaters in Łódź, and, from 1964 to 1970, was the director of the New Theatre in Łódź. Beginning 1970 in
Warsaw
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, among others, he was a member of the
National Theatre in Warsaw
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He was also a member of the
PZPR
The Polish United Workers' Party ( pl, Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza; ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other lega ...
, including also being a Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the Company at the National Theatre. Shortly after the introduction of
martial law in Poland, Kłosiński openly supported the decision of the authorities at the time, even on public television. Public support for the introduction of martial law covered by the boycott by the audience. He retired from much of his acting after announcing it in a showing of
the Wedding in 1982.
From 5 November 1961 onwards, he had continuously portrayed Józef Jabłoński in the novel radio "
W Jezioranach
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", broadcast on Program 1 in
Polskie Radio
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History
Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making ...
.
Kłosiński died on 8 November 2017, just 11 days short of his 97th birthday.
Notable roles
References
1920 births
2017 deaths
Actors from Łódź
Polish male actors
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