- Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Seweryn (born
25 April 1946 inHeilbronn ,Germany ) is a Polish actor and director.His parents Zdzisław and Zofia were captured and forced into
slave labor in Germany, during World War II. After the birth of Andrzej, they returned toPoland .He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in
Warsaw and worked atTeatr Ateneum where he continued to act until1980 .Andrzej Seweryn appeared in over fifty motion pictures, most them Polish, French and German productions. He is best known in the
United States for his portrayal asJulian Scherner in the film "Schindler's List ". Seweryn was allegedly chosen for the role of Scherner since he bore a striking physical resemblance to the actual Julian Scherner, based upon photographic evidence fromWorld War II .He has also portrayed theFrench Revolutionary leaderMaximilien Robespierre , in the film andmini-series La Révolution française (1989 ) aka (The French Revolution).Since 1993 he has performed in
Comédie Française inParis and taught at the Paris ConservatoireFilmography
* "Ekipa" as President Juliusz Szczęsny
* "À ton image " (2004) as Professor Cardoze
* "Par amour " (2003/I) (TV) as François
* "Zemsta " (2002) aka "The Revenge" as Rejent Milczek
* "Prymas - trzy lata z tysiaca " (2000) aka "The Primate" asStefan Wyszyński
* "Pan Tadeusz " aka "Tadeusz or the Last Foray in Lithuania" (1999) as Judge Soplica
* "Ogniem i mieczem " (1999) aka "With Fire and Sword" asJeremi Wisniowiecki
* "Billboard" (1998) as Agency Manager
* "Généalogies d'un crime " (1997) aka "Genealogies of a Crime" as Christian
* "Lucie Aubrac " (1997) as Lt. Schlondorff
* "Total Eclipse" (1995) as Mr. Maute De Fleurville
* "Le Fils du cordonnier " (1994) (mini) TV Series as Célestin
* "Podroz na wschod " (1994) aka "A Journey East"
* "Schindler's List " (1993) asJulian Scherner
* "Amok" (1993) as Steiner
* "L'Échange " (1992)
* "Indochine" (1992) as Hebrard
* "La Condanna " (1991) aka "The Conviction" as Giovanni, Public attorney
* "Napoléon et l'Europe " (1991) (mini) TV Series
* "La Bonne âme du Setchouan " (1990) (TV) as Wang
* "La Révolution française " (1989) aka "The French Revolution" as Maximilien-Marie-Isidore De Robespierre
* "The Mahabharata" (1989) (mini) TV Series as Yudhishthira
* "Na srebrnym globie " (1987) aka "The Silver Globe" as Marek
* "La Coda del diavolo " (1986) aka "The Malady of Love" as The pedlar
* "La Femme de ma vie " (1986) aka "Women of My Life" as Bernard
* "Qui trop embrasse... " (1986) as Marc
* "Haute Mer " (1984)
* "Danton" (1983) as Bourdon
* "Najdluzsza wojna nowoczesnej Europy " (1982) TV Series as Hipolit Cegielski
* "Peer Gynt " (1981) (TV) as Le cuisinier/Le propriétaire d'Haegstad/Le père de la mariée
* "Człowiek z żelaza" (1981) aka "Man of Iron " as Wirski
* "Dziecinne pytania " (1981) aka "Childish Questions" as Bogdan
* "Dyrygent " (1980) aka "Orchestra Conductor" as Adam Pietryk
* "Golem " (1980)
* "Kung-Fu " (1979) as Marek Kaminski
* "Bestia " (1979) aka "Beast" as Priest
* "Roman i Magda " (1979) aka "Roman and Magda" as Roman
* "Bez znieczulenia" (1978) aka "Without Anesthesia" as Jerzy Rosciszewski
* "Granica " (1978) aka "The Limit" as Zenon Ziembiewicz
* "Rodzina Polanieckich " (1978) TV Series as Bukacki
* "Dluga noc poslubna " (1977) (TV) aka "Long Honeymoon"
* "Człowiek z marmuru" (1977) aka "Man of Marble " (voice) as Reader
* "Polskie drogi " (1977) TV Series asSturmbannführer Kliefhorn
* "Zaklete rewiry " (1975) aka "Hotel Pacific" (voice) as Henek
* "Opadly liscie z drzew " (1975) aka "Leaves Have Fallen" as Smukly
* "Noce i dnie " (1975) aka "Nights and Days" as Anzelm Ostrzenski
* "Ziemia Obiecana " (1975) aka "The Promised Land" as Maks Baum
* "Obrazki z zycia " (1975) aka "Pictures From Life" as Writer
* "Przejscie podziemne " (1974) (TV) aka "The Underground Passage"
* "Album polski " (1970) aka "Polish Album" as Tomek
* "Beata " (1965) as PupilSee also
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Cinema of Poland External links
* [http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/os_seweryn_andrzej Biography of Andrzej Seweryn]
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