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Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor.

Leon Niemczyk
Niemczyk in 2006
Born	(1923-12-15)15 December 1923 Warsaw, Poland
Died	29 November 2006(2006-11-29) (aged 82) Łódź, Poland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954-2006

Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over 500 films and television shows over the course of his career.[1] His most memorable roles were Fulko de Lorche in Aleksander Ford's The Teutonic Knights, Andrzej in Roman Polanski's Knife in the Water and Jerzy in Jerzy Kawalerowicz's Night Train.

Niemczyk became an international star through positive reception for his leading role in Knife in the Water (1962), earning Polish cinema's first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.[2]

During World War II, he served under Gen. George S. Patton in the U.S. 3rd Army.[3] He died of cancer.

Selected filmography

• Inland Empire (2006)
• Boys Don't Cry (Chłopaki nie płaczą, 2000)
• A Trap (1997)
• Conversation with a Cupboard Man (1993)
• The Last Ferry (1989)
• Republika nadziei (1988)
• O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (O-bi, o-ba: Koniec cywilizacji, 1985)
• Woman Doctors (1984)
• Die schwarze Mühle (1975)
• The Deluge (Potop, 1975)
• Remember Your Name (Zapamiętaj imię swoje, 1974)
• Tecumseh (1972)
• KLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra (1971)
• Znaki na drodze (1970)
• Frozen Flashes (1967)
• Katastrofa (1965)
• The Saragossa Manuscript (Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie, 1965)
• Knife in the Water (Nóż w wodzie, 1962)
• Na białym szlaku (1962)
• Mandrin (1962)
• The Teutonic Knights (Krzyżacy, 1960)
• Night Train (Pociąg, 1959)
• The Eighth Day of the Week (Ósmy dzień tygodnia, 1958)
• Heroism (Eroica, 1958)
• Man on the Tracks (Człowiek na torze, 1957)
• Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
• Sprawa pilota Maresza (1956)

TV series

• Ranczo (2006–2007) - Japycz

References

External links

• Leon Niemczyk at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Leon Niemczyk

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[ru] Немчик, Леон

Леон Станислав Немчик (польск. Leon Stanisław Niemczyk; 15 декабря 1923 — 29 ноября 2006) — один из самых популярных и востребованных польских киноактёров послевоенного времени.

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