Wojciech Pszoniak

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wojciech Pszoniak (born in 1942 in Lwów, currently Ukraine), is a Polish film and theater actor. Pszoniak gained international visibility following Andrzej Wajda's 1975 film The Promised Land, in which he played Moritz, one of the three main characters. The actor left Poland during the period of political unrest in 1980-1981, which saw the appearance of the Solidarity trade union and ended with the imposition of martial law on December 13, 1981. Pszoniak found roles in France, where he is currently living and working. Since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, Pszoniak has appeared in Polish movies and plays. Internationally, he simplified his first name into Wojtek, which is the standard diminutive of the relatively formal Wojciech in the Polish language. Pszoniak often plays Jewish characters, although he is not of Jewish descent. In France, this is partially attributable to his role in The Promised Land, as well as his foreign accent. Pszoniak did not speak French when he emigrated to France, so he learned his theatrical lines phonetically; in movies like Danton, where he played Robespierre, his voice was dubbed. An anecdo…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Tin Drum (1979) — Fajngold
2. The Rabbi's Cat (2011) — Vastenov (voice)
3. Danton (1983) — Maximilien Robespierre
4. Viper in the Fist (2004) — Père Volitza
5. Rosemary's Baby (2014) — Mr. Wees
6. The Devil (1972) — Stranger / The Devil
7. The Promised Land (1975) — Moryc Welt
8. Golem (1980) — Prisoner
9. Chaos (2001) — Pali
10. Dangerous Moves (1984) — Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
11. Carte Blanche (2015) — Professor-Oculist
12. Korczak (1990) — Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak
13. Black Thursday (2011) — Władysław Gomułka
14. To Kill a Priest (1988) — Bridge Player
15. The Pact of Silence (2003) — L'archevêque
16. The Wedding (1973) — Journalist / Stanczyk
17. Austeria (1983) — Rudy Josełe
18. The Mole (2011) — Stefan Garbarek
19. If You Saw His Heart (2017) — Le polonais
20. To Life (2014) — L'imprimeur
21. Hospital of the Transfiguration (1979) — Marglewski
22. I Hate Actors (1986) — Hercule Potnik
23. Angry Harvest (1985) — Cybulkowski
24. Holy Week (1995) — Councilman Zamojski
25. Les années sandwiches (1988) — Max
26. Hope (2007) — Benedykt Weber
27. Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street (2016) — Felicjan Zuppe
28. Lesser Evil (2009) — pacjent
29. Strike (2007)
30. Second life (2000) — le père de Vincent
31. Oficerowie (2006) — Czesław Pieczur, teść Kalińskiego
32. Aria for an Athlete (1979) — Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku
33. The Rite of Passage (2010) — Major Trzaska
34. The Gorgon Case (1977) — Profesor, biegły sądowy podczas procesu w Krakowie
35. The Nest (1974) — Mieszko I
36. The Shadow-Line (1976) — Conductor (uncredited)
37. Ziemia obiecana (1978) — Moryc Welt
38. Screen Two (1985) — Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak
39. East Wind (1993) — pułkownik Lew Czeko
40. I'm a Butterfly (1976) — Redactor Oswald

Directed

1. The Annuity (2001) — Director