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Vladek Sheybal (born Władysław Rudolf Zbigniew Sheybal; 12 March 1923 – 16 October 1992) was a
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, singer and director of both television and
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productions. He was well known for his portrayal of the chess grandmaster Kronsteen in the
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film '' From Russia with Love'' (1963), a role for which he had been personally recommended by his friend
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, and as Otto Leipzig in ''
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'' (1982). He became a
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British citizen, but remained "fiercely proud of his homeland and its culture."


Life and career

Sheybal was born in
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, near
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, in the
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. The son of a university professor, he was attracted to acting at an early age. At the age of 16 he was imprisoned in a
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during the
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; escaping twice only to be recaptured and subjected to torture as punishment. After
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ended, he began performing in Polish theatres and cinemas, earning a reputation as a skilled actor. He appeared in the film ''
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'' (1957, credited as Władysław Sheybal), directed by
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, before departing for Paris and then Vienna in 1958 owing to his political opposition to the Communist Party. Having difficulty finding work, he immigrated to Britain in 1959 where his reputation from Polish films lent him enough credibility to support himself teaching acting. He was soon appearing on the London stage, and was hired as the director of the
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in 1960. That same year he directed a production of
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'' at
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. This production was seen by executives of the
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, and it led to work as a director for opera and theatre adaptations on British television in the early 1960s, including works for ''
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'' in 1961–1962 and as well as productions for the
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. In 1964 he had a triumphant success on the British stage as "He" in
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's ''
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'' at the
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. In 1963 he made his British cinema debut playing the evil secret agent Kronsteen in the
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film '' From Russia with Love''. He appeared often in villainous roles or character parts in British cinema up until his death in 1992. He also appeared as
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survivor Egon Sobotnik in the television mini-series ''
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''. He had a dual role as "the Director" and as Pierre Louys in
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'' (1965), one of Russell's composer biopics for the BBC. Other Russell films in which he appeared were ''
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'' (1967), ''
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'' (1969) and '' The Boy Friend'' (1971). His other films include '' Casino Royale'' (1967), ''
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'' (1969), ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Innocent Bystanders'', ''
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'', ''
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'' (1979), '' Fire and Sword'' and ''
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''. Sheybal's other TV credits include ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' The Human Jungle'', '' The Baron'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' The New Avengers'', ''
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'' (1977), '' Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. In 1977, he won the
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's prestigious Hamilton Deane Award for his performance in the BBC play '' Night of the Marionettes'', part of the ''Supernatural'' series, in which he played a sinister Austrian innkeeper whose life-size puppets supposedly inspired
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's ''
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''. Sheybal's final stage appearance was as
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in the
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play ''The Eagle and the Serpent'' at London's Offstage Downstairs Theatre in 1988. He died in London in 1992, aged 69, from a ruptured
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. He is buried in
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. In years 1950-1957 he was in a relationship with actress
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. In England Sheybal dated both men and women, but formed no long-term relationship.


Selected filmography

*''
Kanał ''Kanał'' (, ''Sewer'') is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city's ...
'' (1957) - Michał 'Ogromny', the composter *''Trzy Kobiety'' (1957) - Gestapo Officer *'' From Russia with Love'' (1963) - chess grandmaster Tov Kronsteen *''
Return from the Ashes ''Return from the Ashes'' is a 1965 British thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Ingrid Thulin, Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar and Herbert Lom. It is based on a novel by French crime writer Hubert Monteilhet, adapted for ...
'' (1965) - Paul, Chess Club Manager *'' Casino Royale'' (1967) - Le Chiffre's Representative *''
Billion Dollar Brain ''Billion Dollar Brain'' is a 1967 British espionage film directed by Ken Russell and based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Len Deighton. The film features Michael Caine as secret agent Harry Palmer, the anti-hero protagonist. The "brai ...
'' (1967) - Dr. Eiwort *''
The Fearless Vampire Killers ''The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck'' (shortened to ''The Fearless Vampire Killers''; originally released in the United Kingdom as ''Dance of the Vampires'') is a 1967 British comedy horror film directed b ...
'' (1967) - Herbert von Krolock (voice) *''
To Grab the Ring ''To Grab the Ring'' is a 1968 Dutch film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ben Carruthers as Alfred Lowell, Acteur * Françoise Brion as Hélène * Liesbeth List as Sandr ...
'' (1968) - Mijnheer Smith *'' Deadfall'' (1968) - Dr. Delgado *''
The Limbo Line ''The Limbo Line'' is a 1968 British spy thriller film directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Craig Stevens, Kate O'Mara and Eugene Deckers. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same title by Victor Canning. It was made as part of a 1960s boom i ...
'' (1968) - Oleg *''
Mosquito Squadron ''Mosquito Squadron'' is a 1969 British war film made by Oakmont Productions, directed by Boris Sagal and starring David McCallum. The raid echoes Operation Jericho, a combined RAF– Maquis raid which freed French prisoners from Amiens jail ...
'' (1969) - Lieutenant Schack *''
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'' (1969) - Psychiatrist *''
Women in Love ''Women in Love'' (1920) is a novel by English author D. H. Lawrence. It is a sequel to his earlier novel ''The Rainbow'' (1915) and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, ...
'' (1969) - Loerke *''
Leo the Last ''Leo the Last'' is a 1970 British drama film co-written and directed by John Boorman, based on the play ''The Prince'' by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw. Plot The ennui-afflicted heir to a deposed European th ...
'' (1970) - Laszlo *''
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'' (1970) - Dr. Douglas Jackson *''
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'' (1970) - Meegern *''
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'' (1971) - Mathias *'' The Boy Friend'' (1971) - De Thril *''
The Spy's Wife ''The Spy's Wife'' is a 1972 British short crime film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Ann Lynn, Dorothy Tutin, Tom Bell, Vladek Sheybal and Julian Holloway. Cast *Dorothy Tutin as Hilda Tyler *Ann Lynn as Grace * Tom Bell as Tom Tyle ...
'' (1972) - Vladek *'' Innocent Bystanders'' (1972) - Aaron Kaplan *'' Scorpio'' (1973) - Zemetkin *''
Shado ''UFO'' is a 1970 British science fiction television series about the covert efforts of an international defence organisation (under the auspices of the United Nations) to prevent an alien invasion of Earth. It was created by Gerry Anderson a ...
'' (1974) - Dr. Doug Jackson *'' Invasion: UFO'' (1974) - Dr. Doug Jackson *''
S*P*Y*S ''S*P*Y*S'' is a 1974 American spy comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland and Zouzou. The film was screened at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, but it was not entered into the main competition. Plo ...
'' (1974) - Borisenko * '' The Kiss'' (1974) - Portiere d'albergo *'' UFO: Distruggete base Luna!'' (1974) - Dr. Doug Jackson *''
The Wind and the Lion ''The Wind and the Lion'' is a 1975 American epic adventure film written and directed by John Milius and starring Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, and John Huston. Made in Panavision and Metrocolor and produced by Herb Jaffe and Phil Ra ...
'' (1975) - The Bashaw *''
House of Pleasure for Women ''House of Pleasure for Women'' ( it, Bordella) is a 1976 satirical comedy film written and directed by Pupi Avati and starring Gigi Proietti, Christian De Sica, Gianni Cavina, Al Lettieri and Vincent Gardenia. Plot A brothel for women is op ...
'' (1976) - Francesco *'' The Sell Out'' (1976) - Dutchman *''
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'' (1977) - President of Blefuscu (voice) *''Hamlet'' (1979) - Player Queen / Lucianus / 1st Player *''
The Lady Vanishes ''The Lady Vanishes'' is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1936 novel ''The Wheel Spins'' by Ethel Lina ...
'' (1979) - Trainmaster *''
Avalanche Express ''Avalanche Express'' is a 1979 Cold War adventure thriller film starring Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Maximilian Schell, and Linda Evans and produced and directed by Mark Robson. The plot is about the struggle over a defecting Soviet general. The ...
'' (1979) - Zannbin *''
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'' (1980) - Captain Ferriera *'' The Apple'' (1980) - Boogalow *''All About a Prima Ballerina'' (1980) - Marcus *'' Fire and Sword'' (1981) - Andret *''
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'' (1982) - Prosecuting Reverend *''
Where Is Parsifal? ''Where Is Parsifal?'' is a 1984 British comedy film directed by Henri Helman and starring Tony Curtis, Cassandra Domenica, Erik Estrada, Peter Lawford (in his final film role), Ron Moody, Donald Pleasence and Orson Welles. The film screened in ...
'' (1984) - George *'' Memed My Hawk'' (1984) - Ali *''
Red Dawn ''Red Dawn'' is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius with a screenplay by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. The film depicts a fictional World War III centering on a land invasion of the continental United States by an alliance o ...
'' (1984) - General Bratchenko *''
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'' (1984) - Gen. Zorin *'' Champagne Charlie'' (1989) - Count Plasky *'' Strike It Rich'' (1990) - Kinski *'' After Midnight'' (1990) - Hiyam El-Afi, The Hotel Manager *'' Double X: The Name of the Game'' (1992) - Pawnbroker


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheybal, Vladek 1923 births 1992 deaths 20th-century Polish male actors Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Burials at Putney Vale Cemetery Deaths from aortic aneurysm Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Nazi concentration camp survivors People from Zgierz Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors Polish male television actors Polish people of Jewish descent British male stage actors British male film actors British male television actors LGBT actors from Poland Bisexual male actors