Lech Ordon (24 November 1928,

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

– 21 October 2017,

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) was a

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actor. In 1948, he graduated from

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, at the time located in

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. He was known for his roles in '' Letters to Santa'', ', and in '' Mister Blot's Academy''. In December 2008, on the occasion of 90th anniversary of the Polish Union of Stage Actors, he was awarded the

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Death

Ordon died on 21 October 2017 at the age of 88.

Filmography

A Matter to Settle ''A Matter to Settle'' (Polish: ''Sprawa do zalatwienia'') is a 1953 Polish comedy film directed by Jan Fethke and Jan Rybkowski and starring Gizela Piotrowska, Bogdan Niewinowski and Adolf Dymsza.Ford & Hammond p.315 Partial cast * Gizela Pi ...

(1953) * Warsaw Premiere (1961)

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* 1928 births 2017 deaths Actors from Poznań Recipients of the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Polish male film actors {{Poland-actor-stub