Marek Litewka (6 August 1948 – 12 January 2024) was a Polish actor.
Biography
Litewka graduated from the
Acting Department of the State Higher School of Theatre in Krakow in 1974. Initially, he performed at the Ludwik Solski Theatre in
Tarnów
Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. From 1975 to 1998, it was the capital of the Tarnów ...
(1974–1975), before moving to
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
, where he performed at the
Helena Modrzejewska Stary Theatre (1975–2003), the
Bagatela Theatre (2003–2006) and the STU Theatre (2007–2016).
Litewka appeared in thirty-two Television Theatre productions (1973–2021) and three
Polish Radio Theatre programmes (1973–1989).
His most notable films include ''
Camera Buff
''Camera Buff'' ( pl, Amator, meaning "amateur") is a 1979 Polish drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Jerzy Stuhr. The film is about a humble factory worker whose newfound hobby, amateur film, becomes an obsession ...
'' (1979) and ''
The Constant Factor
''The Constant Factor'' ( pl, Constans) is a 1980 Polish film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It tells the story of a young man struggling to face the death of his mother and harbouring a desire to climb the Himalayas as his father had done.
The f ...
'' (1980).
Litewka died on 12 January 2024, at the age of 75.
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1948 births
2024 deaths
20th-century Polish actors
21st-century Polish actors
Actors from Kraków
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