Niemczyk, Leon, 1923-2006

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Name (Latin)
Niemczyk, Leon, 1923-2006
Other forms of name
Niemczyka, Leona, 1923-2006
Date of birth
1923-12-15
Date of death
2006-11-29
Occupation
Actors
Associated Language
pol
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 14967115
Wikidata: Q460247
Library of congress: nr2002001673
Sources of Information
  • Nóż w wodzie [VR] = Knife in the water, 1991:title frame (Leona Niemczyka)
  • Internet movie database, Jan. 11, 2002(Leon Niemczyk; b. Dec. 15, 1923, Warsaw, Poland; actor)
  • Wikipedia, Dec. 3, 2006(Leon Niemczyk; b. 15 Dec. 1923, Warsaw; d. 29 Nov. 2006, Warsaw; Polish actor)
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Wikipedia description:

Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. 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. 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), which earned Polish cinema's first nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He died of cancer.

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