Marian Opania (, born 1 February 1943) is a Polish film actor and singer. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1965.

Biography

He was born on 1 February 1943 in Puławy as the second son of Julian and Jadwiga. His father was a forester and an infantry officer in the

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, he died in the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occ ...

. In the years 1964–1971 he performed at the Classic Theater in Warsaw, then at the Studio Theater (1971–1977), the

Kwadrat Theater The Kwadrat Theatre ( pl, Teatr Kwadrat im. Edwarda Dziewońskiego, "Edward Dziewoński Square Theatre") is theatre in Warsaw, Poland located at 138 Marszałkowska Street. It was established in 1974. Its production has been mainly comedies. Hi ...

(1978) and the Komedia Theater (1979–1981). Since 1981, he has been an actor at the

Ateneum Theatre The Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw ( pl, Teatr Ateneum im. Stefana Jaracza w Warszawie) is a Polish dramatic theatre founded in 1928. It resides in a building erected a year earlier in the interwar Poland as headquarters for the Professional Union o ...

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. In 2015, he recorded an album with songs by

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and Jaromir Nohavica — ''Opania Cohen Nohavica.'' Married to Anna, with whom they met in 1960.

Awards

* Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1970) * Meritorious Activist of Culture (1988) * Order of Polonia Restituta (2003) * Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2009).

Selected discography

* ''Fascynacje'' (2013)

Selected filmography

* '' Pearl in the Crown'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''

Dreszcze ''Shivers'' (, ''Dreszcze'') is a 1981 Polish drama film directed by Wojciech Marczewski. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. At the time of its release it was ban ...

'' (1981) * '' Hero of the Year'' (1987) * '' Chopin: Desire for Love'' (2002)

References

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* 1943 births Living people Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors People from Puławy 20th-century Polish male actors 21st-century Polish male actors Polish cabaret performers Polish male singers Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Recipient of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge {{Poland-actor-stub