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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-02-27 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Lowicz, Lódzkie, Poland

Daniel Olbrychski

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Daniel Olbrychski (Polish pronunciation: [ɔlˈbrɨxskʲi]; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish actor best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies and also known for playing a defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov, alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt.

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

Powstaniec 1863 as lieutenant Antoni Lemańczyk
Simple Case as Colonel Olbrych
Simple Case as Colonel Olbrych (voice)

2023

The New Order as Oryst Grabowsky

2022

Indián as Bílý Jelen
The Butler as Leo von Trettow
My Agent as Daniel Olbrychski

2021

Kill It and Leave This Town as Old Man on the Train – Behemot (voice)

2020

2019

Bird Talk as Gustaw

2018

The Butler as Leo von Trettow
Miracle as Priest
Studniówk@ as Napoleon
Van Goghs as Viktor
What a Country! as Predsjednik RH
DJ as Grandpa
Сувенир из Одессы as Матвій Грач (Матьє Озон у зрілому віці)

2016

Hidden Reserves as Wladimir Sokulow
Marie Curie as Emile Amagat

2015

Fanciful as Bezdomny

2013

Legend No. 17 as Janusz Petelicki
The Vulture as Bożek

2012

Komisarz Alex as Gustaw Majer

2011

Tolko ne seychas as Elka's Uncle
Battle of Warsaw 1920 as Józef Piłsudski
If You Go Away as Badecki "Jowisz"
Z miłości as Radwański
Winter's Daughter as Waldeks Opa

2010

Salt as Oleg Vasilyevich Orlov
So Much for Justice! as Kinizsi 2.
War of Love as Szlachcic

2009

Lesser Evil as akowiec, kolega ojca
Revisited as Wit
A Man and His Dog as chauffeur taxi

2008

Nietzsche in Russia as Friedrich Nietzsche
Days of Honor as "Doktor"

2006

The Turkish Gambit as McLaughlin - english correspondent

2005

The Turkish Gambit as McLaughlin
Anthony Zimmer as Nassaiev

2004

Nitschewo as Frank
Milady as Lord de Winter
Kryminalni as Krzysztof Brodecki, ojciec Marka

2003

2002

Gebürtig as Konrad Sachs
The Revenge as Dyndalski, sługa Cześnika
Przedwiośnie as Szymon Gajowiec

2001

Przedwiośnie as Szymon Gajowiec
Gulczas, what do you think... as (voice) (uncredited)
The Hexer as Filavandrel, król elfów
With Fire and Sword as Tuhaj-Bej

2000

1999

Pan Tadeusz as Gerwazy
With Fire and Sword as Tuhaj-Bej

1998

1997

Escape as Senior Lieutenant

1996

Poznań 56 as profesor w wagonie
Children and Fish as Franciszek
The Story About Master Twardowski as Jan Michał Twardowski
Pestka as Borys

1995

1994

Bastard as Korlát Gerzson

1993

Ivan & Abraham as Stepan
Sequence of Feelings as "Mistrz" Rafał Nawrot

1992

Laços de Sangue as Alberto

1991

Butterflies as Vnik mafiozi

1990

Chillers as Roger

1989

L'Orchestre rouge as Karl Giering
Decalogue III as Janusz
The Jeweller's Shop as Father Adam
Dekalog as Janusz
Biała wizytówka as Winston Churchill

1988

The Unbearable Lightness of Being as Interior Ministry Official
Zoo as Martina's Father
To Kill a Priest as (uncredited)
Kampf der Tiger as Pit Hoefges

1987

1986

Rosa Luxemburg as Leo Jogiches
Mit meinen heißen Tränen as Franz von Schober

1985

Flash Back as Vincent Delaune / Thomas
Casablanca, Casablanca as Daniel, l'amante di Chiara
...jestem przeciw as Grzegorz

1984

Dangerous Moves as Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
Dear Karl as Lehrer

1983

A Love in Germany as Wiktorczyk

1982

The Trout as Saint-Genis

1981

Bolero as Karl Kremer
Terrarium as Daniel
Wizja lokalna 1901 as Father Paczkowski

1980

The Knight as Herophant
Kung-fu as Zygmunt
Dom as występuje w roli samego siebie
As the Days Come and the Days Go as Stanisław Wyspiański

1979

The Tin Drum as Jan Bronski
The Maids of Wilko as Wiktor Ruben

1978

Ziemia obiecana as Karol Borowiecki

1977

Screen Tests as Daniel Olbrychski
Dagny as Stanislaw Przybyszewski

1976

Faust as Walenty

1975

The Promised Land as Karol Borowiecki

1974

The Deluge as Andrzej Kmicic

1973

The Wedding as Bridegroom

1972

Pilate and Others as Mateusz Lewita

1971

Family Life as Wit Braun
Agnus Dei as A hegedülõ
Rola as Piotr
Liberation: Battle for Berlin as Lieutenant Henryk Dąbrowski

1970

The Birch Wood as Bolesław
Różaniec z granatów as Corporal Józef Łaptak
Mountains at Dusk as Andrzej (voice) (uncredited)
Liberation: The Break Through as Henryk Dąbrowski

1969

The Structure of Crystal as Daniel Olbrychski (uncredited)
Makbet as Banko
Colonel Wolodyjowski as Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz (Mellechowicz)
Hunting Flies as Sculptor
Skok as Franek
Przygody pana Michała as Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz
Hrabina Cosel as Karol XII, król Szwecji

1968

Roly Poly as Insurance Company Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Examination as Student
Countess Cosel as Charles XII

1967

Jowita as Marek Arens
Boxer as Tolek Szczepaniak

1966

Then There Will Be Silence as Junior Lieutenant Stefan Olewicz

1965

The Ashes as Rafał Olbromski

1964

Wounded in the Forest as Corporal "Koral"

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Leaving Eden as Xeni

Directing

1969

Hunting Flies as Assistant Director