Ryszard Kierczyński (3 March 1902 (estimated) - 22 December 1971) was a Polish stage and film actor. He was the son of Tomasz Kieliszczyk, a labourer, and his wife Bronisława. In 1919, he graduated from high school in Warsaw and went on to study sociology at the Free Polish University. In 1924, he joined Juliusz Osterwa's Theatre Reduta and remained there until 1926. From 1926 to 1927, he belonged to the theatre group based in

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. From September 1927, he began to use the name Kierczyński. During the Second World War, he took an active part in the underground movement.

Death

Kieliszczyk died on 22 July 1971 in

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, aged 69.

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"Ryszard Kierczyński"
''Filmweb'' 1900s births 1971 deaths 20th-century Polish male actors Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors Polish male television actors Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland Male actors from Warsaw {{Poland-actor-stub