Wojciech Siemion
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Wojciech Siemion in 2008 | |
Born | Wojciech Juliusz Siemion (1928-07-30)30 July 1928 Krzczonów, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland |
Died | 24 April 2010(2010-04-24) (aged 81) Warsaw, Poland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1952–2009 |
Wojciech Juliusz Siemion (30 July 1928 – 24 April 2010) was a Polish stage and film actor. He studied law at the Catholic University in Lublin from 1947 to 1950.[1] At the same time, he attended acting classes at a local theatre. He enrolled at the State Theatre Academy in Warsaw and after just one month, was able to skip two years of studies.[1] Upon graduation in 1951 he began acting in several theatres and cabarets including Pod Egidą. In 1983, he became a member of the council of the Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth, and in 1985–1989 served as a member of the Sejm from the Polish United Workers' Party. After the fall of the communist regime in Poland, Siemion became a member of the Polish People's Party and served in the regional legislature of the Masovian Voivodeship. Siemion was awarded many cultural and state awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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On 21 April 2010, Siemion was seriously injured in a car accident in Ruszki near Sochaczew. He died three days later in a hospital[2] in Warsaw.[3] He was buried at the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.
Filmography
- Eroica (1958)
- Zamach (1958)
- Zezowate szczęście (1960)
- Marysia i krasnoludki (1960)
- Black Wings (1963)
- Giuseppe w Warszawie (1964)
- Salto (1964)
- Wojna domowa (1965–1966)
- Czterej pancerni i pies ([1966–1970)
- Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa (1966)
- Kierunek Berlin (1968)
- Poszukiwany, poszukiwana (1972)
- Nie ma róży bez ognia (1974)
- Zwycięstwo (1974)
- Wolna sobota (1974)
- Ziemia obiecana (1975)
- Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz? (1978)
- Filip z konopi (1981)
- Alternatywy 4 (1983)
- Kolejność uczuć (1993)
- Tajemnica trzynastego wagonu (1993)
- Złotopolscy (1997)
- Przedwiośnie (2001)
- Ubu Król (2003)
- Niezawodny system (2008)
- Ostatnia akcja (2009)
Honours and awards
- Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2000; previously awarded the Commander's Cross (1989) and the Knight's Cross (1959))
- Order of the Banner of Work, Classes I (1984) and II (1962)
- Silver Cross of Merit (1956)
- Medal of the 10th-Anniversary of People's Poland (1955)
- Medal of the 30th-Anniversary of People's Poland (1975)
- Golden Honorary Emblem of the Polonia Society (1987)
- Badge of Merit in Culture (1984)
- Badge of Honour of the City of Warsaw (1977)
- Medal of the 100th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria (1978)
References
- ^ a b Janusz R. Kowalczyk. "Wojciech Siemion". Baza wiedzy. Instytut Adama Mickiewicza Culture.pl. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ "Zmarł Wojciech Siemion". Rzeczpospolita. 2010-04-24.
- ^ "Zmarł wybitny aktor Wojciech Siemion". Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. 2010-04-24.
External links
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- Wojciech Siemion at IMDb
- Wojciech Siemion at Filmweb.pl
- Wojciech Siemion at the Film Polski
- Wojciech Siemion at culture.pl