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Jerzy Skolimowski
Directing
Born: May 5, 1938
Łódź, Poland
Biography
Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. He’s a graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his film “Le départ”. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.
Known For
The Avengers
as Georgi Luchkov
Mars Attacks!
as Dr. Zeigler
Eastern Promises
as Stepan
Moonlighting
as Boss (uncredited)
Deep End
as Tube Passenger With Newspaper (uncredited)
Before Night Falls
as Professor
White Nights
as Colonel Chaiko
L.A. Without a Map
as Minister
Big Shots
as Doc
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
as John III Sobieski
