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Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-12-15 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Warsaw, Poland

Leon Niemczyk

Biography:

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

Niemczyk appeared in over 500 films and television shows over the course of his very long career. His most memorable roles were Fulko de Lorche in Aleksander Ford's The Teutonic Knights and Andrzej in Roman Polanski's Knife in the Water.

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Known For

Acting

2009

Kwiat paproci as Niuniek
Fun and Games as Stanisław

2007

2006

After Season as Leon Kos
Inland Empire as Marek
Ranczo as Japycz
Ranczo as Jan Japycz

2004

King Ubu as ambasador USA

2003

Insatiability as Old Prince

2002

All The Saints as Michał, przyjaciel Marii z oddziału
E=mc² as profesor

2001

Raport as Professor
Przedwiośnie as Professor Fiszer
Listy miłosne as Boarding House Owner
Coyote's Morning as Senator Stanisław Polak

2000

To my as School Headmaster
In Love as Ksiądz
I'm Looking at You, Mary as Michał's boss
Boys Don't Cry as 'Król Sedesów'

1999

Gwiazdka w Złotopolicach as Emil Gilewski

1998

Deserter's Gold as żandarm (sekwencja z filmu "C.K. Dezerterzy")

1997

Sztos as Josef
Pułapka as komendant

1996

Trees as professor
The Story About Master Twardowski as Tomasz Reiner, lalkarz z Wittembergi
Tsarevich Aleksey as Count Schonborn

1995

Doctor Semmelweis as Committee Chairman
Polish Death as profesor Zabłocki, promotor pracy Marty

1994

Żabi Skok as Alfred Zineman
Tu stoję... as prokurator Makowiec
Blood of the Innocent as Polish Priest

1993

Colossus as Stefan Borovitz
Polowanie na Króla Lira as Roman Birecki
Kuchnia polska as Ignacy Feureisen, urzędnik ministerstwa BP

1992

Kanalia as Wert's boss in Germany
Priest Daens as Commission Member
Warsaw: Year 5703 as Officier
Dismissed From Life as dyrektor szpitala

1991

Polish Cuisine as Ignacy Feureisen
Siwa legenda as Alojzy
Controlled Conversations as Secretary of State
Seychelles as Poziemski, klient burdelu

1990

Oko cyklonu as British Officer
Sceny nocne as Baron Nieman
Gorzka miłość as General at the Ball
Zabić na końcu as Bank Director
Piggate as David Arnoldson

1989

Citizen Piszczyk as Leon, Renata's father
Kornblumenblau as Master of Ceremonies
The Last Ferry as Ferry Captain
Konsul as Jerzy Berger
Alchemik as Zwinger

1988

Bermuda Triangle as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Mr. Blot in Space as Portugal Monk (uncredited)
Sonata marymoncka as Borkowski
Gwiazda Piołun as Pharmacist
Powrót do Polski as General Schimmelpfenig
Cupid's Bow as Lieutenant Otto von Palinsky
Koniec sezonu na lody as Listkowski’s friend
Swan Song as Director Rogozinski
Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop as Man waiting for a Taxi
The Curse of Snake Valley as Man with Black Glasses
Präriejäger in Mexiko as Pablo Cortejo
W labiryncie as Józef Stopczyk

1987

Freelancer as Mieczysław
Dwie wigilie as Maciek and Jacek's boss
Special Mission as Captain Smith
Między ustami a brzegiem pucharu as Admiral von Carolath (uncredited)

1986

Wakacje w Amsterdamie as Zajkiewicz
Menedżer as Nowak
Bariery as Leon
Epizod Berlin West as Nyżyński
Travels of Mr. Blot as Robot Philip
Chrześniak as ambasador Wacek, ojciec chrzestny Purowskiego
Jesienią o szczęściu as kierownik produkcji filmu Jana
The Deserters as wachmistrz żandarmerii

1985

Smażalnia Story as Gminny architekt
Killing Auntie as Dozorca
Piętno as Military prosecutor
Follies of Miss Eva as Mr. Zawiłowski
Diabelskie szczęście as Head physician
Przyspieszenie as Maciek's Father (voice) (uncredited)
Przemytnicy as policjant przy stacji kolejowej
Szaleństwa panny Ewy as pan Zawiłowski, ojciec Basi

1984

Wyłap as Dogcatcher / Professor Kazio
Kamienne tablice as Professor
Remis as Wiśnioch
Mister Blot's Academy as Shaver Philip
Fetysz as Major MO, nabywca samochodu
Fort 13 as Captain
Pastorale heroica as pełnomocnik do spraw reformy rolnej

1983

Palace Hotel as Mr. Lacoste
Na odsiecz Wiedniowi as H. G. Wettin
Big Shar as Stefan Mikun
The Ambulance Will Come as Rudzka's father
On, ona, oni as Vicedirector (segment 2)
Przeklęta ziemia as University dean
Ostrze na ostrze as Walenty Dąbski
Jest mi lekko as Associate professor
She-Wolf as Count Wiktor Smorawiński
Revenge as Midroń
Życie Kamila Kuranta as Julian Wercman
Blisko, coraz bliżej as Manfred Wehlinger

1982

Krab i Joanna as Cezary, kapitan "Rybaka Morskiego"

1981

Jeśli serce masz bijące as Officer on the train (uncredited)
Tender Spots as Minister
From the French Period as Müller Voß
„Anna” i wampir as Mjr. Dobija
The Big Race as przewodniczący
Vabank as Jubiler

1980

Father of the Queen as Baron von und zu Waldzug
Laureat as Uncle Albin
Levin's Mill as Korrinth
Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod as Waldemar Dreßler
Anamnese as Dr.Richter
Carmilla as Ojciec
Gazda z Diabelnej as Szabrownik

1979

Wiśnie as Speaker
Des Drachens grauer Atem as Prof. Leo Wilkers
Życie na gorąco as pułkownik Dario Lucas, funkcjonariusz policji z Malavity

1978

Poza układem as Jerzy Paćko
Koty to dranie as Pimp at the market
Rekolekcje as Professor (voice) (uncredited)
Fleur Lafontaine as Bangemann
Wesela nie będzie as ordynator
I Want to See You as Kommandeur

1977

Hasło as Grocery store owner
Karino as Jabłecki
Milioner as taksówkarz

1976

Bezkresne łąki as Daniel, przyjaciel Marty
Kazimierz Wielki as Charles I of Hungary
Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben as Fürst Andreas Rasumowski
Calling 07 as eon Skotnicki, dyrektor „Elbawu”
Karino as Jabłecki, trener na Służewcu
Calling 07 as Leon Skotnicki, dyrektor „Elbawu”

1975

The Black Mill as Müller
Her Return as Factory owner
Mein blauer Vogel fliegt as Onkel Marian

1974

Remember Your Name as Capt. Piotrowski
The Deluge as Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Visa für Ocantros as Oberst Skindara

1973

Apache as Ramon
Copernicus as Don Alonso
Through the Fifth Dimension as Człowiek z przyszłości

1972

Tecumseh as McKew
Skarb trzech łotrów as dubbing roli Jerzego Bińczyckiego (uncredited)
Lekce as Stone
Er - Sie - Es as Harald Ebert
Szerokiej drogi, kochanie as Adam Maćkowski

1971

A Face of an Angel as German Officer Visiting The Camp
A Strange Duel as Robert Huston
Salut Germain as Armand Lebrun
Polizeiruf 110 as Petzold

1970

Folge einem Stern as Wendorff
Różaniec z granatów as Spanish Officer
Signs on the Road as Pasławski
Heaven on Earth as Ziółkowski
Pogoń za Adamem as Babecki

1969

The Neighbours as Chief of Police
Shifting Sands as Man arguing with Anka
More Than Life At Stake Part Three as Boldt (voice) (uncredited)
More Than Life At Stake Part One as Rioletto ("Top Secret")
Time to Live as Lorenz Reger
Venus of Ille as Aragonese Man
Hrabina Cosel as Hrabia Lecherenne

1968

First Pavilion as President
Komedie pomyłek as Stevenson (segment "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg")
Świat grozy as Millvi (segment "A Terribly Strange Bed")
Countess Cosel as Count Lecherenne
Otello z M-2 as Chrupkowa's Lawyer
More Than Life At Stake as Rioletto / Kapitan Boldt (głos) (niewymieniony w czołówce)

1967

Frozen Flashes as Stefan
Return to Earth as Doctor
Bicz Boży as Głębiszewski
Skinny and Others as Journalist
Full Ahead as His Excellency

1966

Sposób bycia as Władek Górny
The Catastrophe as Prosecutor
Don Gabriel as Leukamer
Tomorrow Mexico as Referee

1965

Identification Marks: None as Radio speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Walkover as MO Lieutenant (voice) (uncredited)
Kapitan Sowa na tropie as podróżnik Krzysztof Małecki
Kapitan Sowa na tropie as Podróżnik Krzysztof Małecki

1964

Agnes 1946 as Zenon Bałcz

1963

"Yokmok" as Transfers organiser
Good Sins as Monk (voice) (uncredited)
Mrs. Hanka's Diary as Count Toto
White Tracks as Sikora

1962

Mandrin as Grandville, the traitor

1961

Dziś w nocy umrze miasto as POW in the shelter(uncredited)
Visit of a President as Jacek's Father / President
Szczęściarz Antoni as Saturnin Potapowicz

1960

1959

Signals as Robbery organiser
Night Train as Jerzy

1958

Kalosze szczęścia as Fake American in Rome (voice) (uncredited)
Król Maciuś I as King Sad's envoy (uncredited)
Eroica as Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
The Eighth Day of the Week as "Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"

1957

Spotkania as English officer (segment 4) (uncredited)
Man on the Tracks as Man doing Business at a Train Platform (uncredited)

1956

Nikodem Dyzma as Mr. Cox's Interpreter

1955

Magical Bicycle as Race doctor
The Hours of Hope as American Officer
Trzy starty as Photographer

1954

Cellulose as Stuposz