Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent
post-war
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Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue.
Biography
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in
Warsaw
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, Poland. During 1951–1952 he studied chemistry at the
Warsaw University of Technology
The Warsaw University of Technology ( pl, Politechnika Warszawska, lit=Varsovian Polytechnic) is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professor ...
. In 1956 he graduated in acting from the National Academy of Theatre in Warsaw (now
Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy
The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza) is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. Its focus is on the theatre arts. It is headquartered in the C ...
). He made his debut in 1955 in the
Theatre of New Warsaw.
During 1959–1966 Zapasiewicz was an actor of the
Contemporary Theatre. In 1982 he moved to
Teatr Powszechny. During 1987–1990 he was a managing director of the
Dramatic Theatre. Since 1993 he acted at the Contemporary Theatre.
Zapasiewicz died in Warsaw on 14 July 2009, at the age of 74.
Filmography
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1934 births
2009 deaths
Male actors from Warsaw
Polish educators
Polish male film actors
Polish male stage actors
Polish theatre directors
Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni
Recipients of the State Award Badge (Poland)
Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery
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