Wojciech Juliusz Siemion (30 July 1928 – 24 April 2010) was a

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

stage and film actor. He studied law at the

Catholic University Catholic higher education includes universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher education privately run by the Catholic Church, typically by religious institutes. Those tied to the Holy See are specifically called pontifical univ ...

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

from 1947 to 1950. At the same time, he attended acting classes at a local theatre. He enrolled at the State Theatre Academy in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

and after just one month, was able to skip two years of studies. Upon graduation in 1951 he began acting in several theatres and cabarets including Pod Egidą. In 1983, he became a member of the council of the

Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego (PRON, en, Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth or National Renaissance Patriotic Movement) was a Polish popular front that ruled the Polish People's Republic. It was created in the aftermath of the ma ...

, and in 1985–1989 served as a member of the

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...

from the

Polish United Workers' Party The Polish United Workers' Party ( pl, Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza; ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other lega ...

. After the fall of the communist regime in Poland, Siemion became a member of the

Polish People's Party The Polish People's Party ( pl, Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) is an agrarian political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although it ...

and served in the regional legislature of the

Masovian Voivodeship The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...

. Siemion was awarded many cultural and state awards, including the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

On 21 April 2010, Siemion was seriously injured in a car accident in Ruszki near

Sochaczew Sochaczew () is a town in central Poland, with 38,300 inhabitants (2004). In the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), formerly in Skierniewice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Sochaczew County. Sochaczew has a narrow-gauge railway m ...

. He died three days later in a hospital in Warsaw. He was buried at the

Powązki Cemetery Powązki Cemetery (; pl, Cmentarz Powązkowski), also known as Stare Powązki ( en, Old Powązki), is a historic necropolis located in Wola district, in the western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city and one of t ...

in Warsaw.

Filmography

* '' Eroica'' (1958) * '' Zamach'' (1958) * ''

Zezowate szczęście ''Bad Luck'' ( pl, Zezowate szczęście) is a 1960 Polish Tragicomedy film directed by Andrzej Munk. The screenplay is based on Jerzy Stawiński’s novel ''Six Incarnations of Jan Piszczyk'' (1959).Bren, 2012: “Munk's…overtly comic Ba ...

'' (1960) * '' Marysia i krasnoludki'' (1960) * '' Black Wings'' (1963) * '' Giuseppe w Warszawie'' (1964) * '' Salto'' (1964) * '' Wojna domowa'' (1965–1966) * ''

Czterej pancerni i pies ''Four Tank-Men and a Dog'' (Polish: ''Czterej pancerni i pies'', ) was a Polish black and white TV series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Made between 1966 and 1970, the series is composed of 21 episodes of 55 minutes each, divided i ...

'' ( 966–1970) *_''Niewiarygodne_przygody_Marka_Piegusa''_(1966) *_''Kierunek_Berlin.html" ;"title="Niewiarygodne_przygody_Marka_Piegusa.html" ;"title="966–1970) * ''Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa">966–1970) * ''Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa'' (1966) * ''Kierunek Berlin">Niewiarygodne_przygody_Marka_Piegusa.html" ;"title="966–1970) * ''Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa">966–1970) * ''Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa'' (1966) * ''Kierunek Berlin'' (1968) * ''Poszukiwany, poszukiwana'' (1972) * ''Nie ma róży bez ognia'' (1974) * ''Zwycięstwo'' (1974) * ''Wolna sobota'' (1974) * ''The Promised Land (1975 film), Ziemia obiecana'' (1975) * ''Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz?'' (1978) * '' Filip z konopi'' (1981) * ''

Alternatywy 4 Alternatywy 4 (; "4 Alternative Street") is a Polish comedy TV series that was completed in 1983 and, due to the censorship, first aired only in 1986. Many famous Polish actors appeared in the series. The filming location used in ''Alternatywy 4'' ...

'' (1983) * '' Kolejność uczuć'' (1993) * '' Tajemnica trzynastego wagonu'' (1993) * '' Złotopolscy'' (1997) * '' Przedwiośnie'' (2001) * ''

Ubu Król Ubu may refer to: Arts and entertainment *The title character of ''Ubu Roi'' (''King Ubu''), an 1896 French play by Alfred Jarry and subsequent plays *Ubu Repertory Theater, New York City, dedicated to presenting French plays translated into Eng ...

'' (2003) * '' Niezawodny system'' (2008) * '' Ostatnia akcja'' (2009)

Honours and awards

* Commander's Cross with Star of the

(2000; previously awarded the Commander's Cross (1989) and the Knight's Cross (1959)) *

Order of the Banner of Work The Order of the Banner of Labor ( pl, Order Sztandaru Pracy) was a governmental award in Poland during the 20th-century era of the Polish People's Republic, a former Marxist-Leninist state. The order was established by the Sejm (a chamber of th ...

, Classes I (1984) and II (1962) * Silver Cross of Merit (1956) * Medal of the 10th-Anniversary of People's Poland (1955) * Medal of the 30th-Anniversary of People's Poland (1975) * Golden Honorary Emblem of the Polonia Society (1987) * Badge of Merit in Culture (1984) * Badge of Honour of the City of Warsaw (1977) * Medal of the 100th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria (1978)

References

External links

*
Wojciech Siemion
at Filmweb.pl
Wojciech Siemion
at the Film Polski
Wojciech Siemion
at culture.pl {{DEFAULTSORT:Siemion, Wojciech 1928 births 2010 deaths People from Lublin County People from Lublin Voivodeship (1919–1939) Polish United Workers' Party members Polish People's Party politicians Members of the Polish Sejm 1985–1989 Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland) Road incident deaths in Poland Burials at Powązki Cemetery Recipient of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge