Piotr Machalica (13 February 1955 – 14 December 2020) was a Polish theatrical and cinematic actor.

Biography

Machalica was born into a family of actors. His father,

Henryk Machalica Henryk Machalica (18 June 1930 in Chybie – 1 November 2003 in Warsaw) was a Polish film and stage actor. Selected filmography * '' Woman in a Hat'' (1985) * ''Boris Godunov Borís Fyodorovich Godunóv (; russian: Борис Фёдор� ...

and his brother, were both actors. Machalica had two children with his first wife Małgorzata Machalica, Sonia and Franciszek, before the couple divorced. He then dated actress for a time before he married Aleksandra Sosnowska on 19 September 2020. Machalica finished his studies at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Warsaw in 1981. He first began acting in productions at the Teatr Powszechny w Warszawie. He also embarked on a short singing career and received an award at the 1986

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. He notably sang songs by

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and

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. From 2006 to 2018, he served as artistic director of the Teatr im. Adama Mickiewicza w Częstochowie. In 2013, Machalica underwent a life-saving heart operation. He died from

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on 14 December 2020, at the age of 65, during the

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Filmography

*''Rycerz'' (1979) *''Medium'' (1985) *''Zabij mnie glino'' (1987) *'' Dekalog 9'' (1988) *''

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'' (1988) *''Maria Curie'' (1990) * ''

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'' (2015) as Rokita *''The Please Principle'' (2019)

Discography

Solo

*''Portret muzyczny: Brassens i Okudżawa'' (2002) *''Moje chmury płyną nisko'' (2012) *''Piaskownica'' (2015) *''Mój ulubiony Młynarski'' (2019)

Duo

*''Kuba Blokesz'' (2015)

References

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