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Daniel Olbrychski

Acting Born Feb 27, 1945 Lowicz, Lódzkie, Poland 189 credits
189
Total Credits
1964–2026
63 Years Career Span
28
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Daniel Olbrychski is a Polish actor born on February 27, 1945, in Lowicz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is known for his leading roles in several films directed by Andrzej Wajda. Olbrychski has also appeared in other notable movies, including one where he played the role of Vassily Orlov, a defector and spymaster, alongside actress Angelina Jolie. As an actor, he has accumulated 188 known credits.

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Career

Career overview

Daniel Olbrychski is a Polish actor born on February 27, 1945, in Lowicz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is known for his leading roles in several films directed by Andrzej Wajda.

Olbrychski has also appeared in other notable films, including one where he played the role of Vassily Orlov, a defector and spymaster, alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie.

Throughout his career, Daniel Olbrychski has accumulated a large number of acting credits, with a total of 188 known credits.

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Known for

Inspector Alex

as Gustaw Majer
Film

Salt

as Oleg Vasilyevich Orlov

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

as Kinizsi 2.

Days of Honor

as "Doktor"

Hikari Sentai Maskman

as McLaughlin

Kryminalni

as Krzysztof Brodecki, ojciec Marka

Love Returns

as Frank

Na dobre i na złe

1999

13 posterunek

as Reżyser

Chillers

as Roger

Dekalog

as Janusz

The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Janusz

Frequent co-stars

Piotr Fronczewski 3 shared titles
Andrzej Seweryn 3 shared titles
Franciszek Pieczka 3 shared titles
Antoni Pawlicki 2 shared titles
Krystian Wieczorek 2 shared titles
Jakub Wesołowski 2 shared titles
Jan Englert 2 shared titles
Sława Kwaśniewska 2 shared titles
Krzysztof Kowalewski 2 shared titles
Tadeusz Łomnicki 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Leaving EdenEverything for sale
Pan Olbrychski
The Deluge: PostscriptumSimple Case1953. Fight for HopePowstaniec 1863
The New OrderTwo Words as the Key
My AgentMotion of No ConfidenceMaryla. Tak kochałamThe ButlerIndián
Talking Heads 2021
Raz, jeszcze razKill It and Leave This Town
PoliticsBird TalkPassenger from San FranciscoUratowane z potopuWesele
MiracleStudniówk@Souvenir from OdesaThe ButlerVan Goghs
Marie CurieHidden Reserves
AktorkaFanciful
Legend No. 17The Vulture
Inspector AlexThe Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683JacekSamosiuk. The Independent Film RepublicHans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake
Tolko ne seychasBattle of Warsaw 1920Winter's DaughterZ miłościIf You Go Away
SaltWar of LoveSo Much for Justice!Classmates
Lesser EvilRevisitedIron & Blood: The Legend of Taras BulbaA Man and His DogThe Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend
Days of HonorNietzsche in Russia
Tomorrow, We're Going to the Movies
The Turkish GambitNotturno
The Fall of the EmpireAnthony ZimmerThe Turkish GambitPersona non grata
KryminalniMiladyNitschewoBreak Point
The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was GodStara baśń. Kiedy słońce było bogiem
The RevengePrzedwiośnieGebürtig
PrzedwiośnieThe HexerWith Fire and SwordGulczas, what do you think...
Odwrócona góra albo film pod strasznym tytułemIt's Me, the Thief
Na dobre i na złeWith Fire and SwordThe Last Days
The Barber of SiberiaWeekend Stories: The Last Circle
13 posterunekEscapeBalkan Island: The Last Story of the Century
Poznań 56The Story About Master TwardowskiChildren and FishPestka
TransatlantisSmród

Full Filmography

189 titles
  • Leaving Eden (2026) as Xeni
  • Everything for sale (2026) as Daniel
  • Pan Olbrychski (2025) as Self
  • The Deluge: Postscriptum (2024) as Self
  • Simple Case (2024) as Colonel Olbrych
  • 1953. Fight for Hope (2024) as Self
  • Powstaniec 1863 (2024) as Antoni Lemańczyk
  • The New Order (2023) as Oryst Grabowsky
  • Two Words as the Key (2023) as Mateusz
  • My Agent (2022) as Daniel Olbrychski
  • Motion of No Confidence (2022)
  • Maryla. Tak kochałam (2022) as Self
  • The Butler (2022) as Leo von Trettow
  • Indián (2022) as Bílý Jelen
  • Titanium White (2022) as Dean
  • Talking Heads 2021 (2021) as Self
  • Raz, jeszcze raz (2020) as Sasza
  • Kill It and Leave This Town (2020) as Old Man on the Train – Behemot (voice)
  • Politics (2019)
  • Bird Talk (2019) as Gustaw
  • Passenger from San Francisco (2019)
  • Uratowane z potopu (2019) as Narrator (voice)
  • Wesele (2019) as Wernyhora
  • Miracle (2018) as Priest
  • Studniówk@ (2018) as Napoleon
  • Souvenir from Odesa (2018) as Матвій Грач (Матьє Озон у зрілому віці)
  • The Butler (2018) as Leo von Trettow
  • Van Goghs (2018) as Viktor
  • What a Country! (2018) as Predsjednik RH
  • DJ (2018) as Grandpa
  • Marie Curie (2016) as Emile Amagat
  • Hidden Reserves (2016) as Wladimir Sokulow
  • Aktorka (2015) as Self
  • Fanciful (2015) as Bezdomny
  • Legend No. 17 (2013) as Janusz Petelicki
  • The Vulture (2013) as Bożek
  • Inspector Alex (2012) as Gustaw Majer
  • The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012) as Marcin Kazimierz Katski
  • Jacek (2012)
  • Samosiuk. The Independent Film Republic (2012) as Self
  • Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake (2012) as Werner
  • Tolko ne seychas (2011) as Elka's Uncle
  • Battle of Warsaw 1920 (2011) as Józef Piłsudski
  • Winter's Daughter (2011) as Waldeks Opa
  • Z miłości (2011) as Radwański
  • If You Go Away (2011) as Badecki "Jowisz"
  • Salt (2010) as Oleg Vasilyevich Orlov
  • War of Love (2010) as Szlachcic
  • So Much for Justice! (2010) as Kinizsi 2.
  • Classmates (2010)
  • Lesser Evil (2009) as akowiec, kolega ojca
  • Revisited (2009) as Wit
  • Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba (2009) as Krasnevsky
  • A Man and His Dog (2009) as chauffeur taxi
  • The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (2009) as Dr. Gebauer
  • Days of Honor (2008) as "Doktor"
  • Nietzsche in Russia (2008) as Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Tomorrow, We're Going to the Movies (2007) as Wlasciciel kabrioletu
  • The Turkish Gambit (2006) as McLaughlin - english correspondent
  • Notturno (2006) as Franz von Schober
  • The Fall of the Empire (2005) as Strombach
  • Anthony Zimmer (2005) as Nassaiev
  • The Turkish Gambit (2005) as McLaughlin
  • Persona non grata (2005)
  • Kryminalni (2004) as Krzysztof Brodecki, ojciec Marka
  • Milady (2004) as Lord de Winter
  • Nitschewo (2004) as Frank
  • Break Point (2004)
  • The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God (2003) as Piastun
  • Stara baśń. Kiedy słońce było bogiem (2003) as Piastun
  • The Revenge (2002) as Dyndalski
  • Przedwiośnie (2002) as Szymon Gajowiec
  • Gebürtig (2002) as Konrad Sachs
  • Przedwiośnie (2001) as Szymon Gajowiec
  • The Hexer (2001) as Filavandrel
  • With Fire and Sword (2001) as Tuhaj-Bej
  • Gulczas, what do you think... (2001) as (voice) (uncredited)
  • Odwrócona góra albo film pod strasznym tytułem (2000) as Wił (głos)
  • It's Me, the Thief (2000) as Seweryn
  • Na dobre i na złe (1999)
  • With Fire and Sword (1999) as Tuhaj-Bej
  • The Last Days (1999) as Gerwazy Rębajło
  • The Barber of Siberia (1998) as Kopnovsky
  • Weekend Stories: The Last Circle (1998) as Witold
  • 13 posterunek (1997) as Reżyser
  • Escape (1997) as Senior Lieutenant
  • Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century (1997) as Limov
  • Poznań 56 (1996) as profesor w wagonie
  • The Story About Master Twardowski (1996) as Jan Michał Twardowski
  • Children and Fish (1996) as Franciszek
  • Pestka (1996) as Borys
  • Transatlantis (1995) as Neuffer
  • Smród (1995)
  • Bastard (1994) as Korlát Gerzson
  • Ivan & Abraham (1993) as Stepan
  • Lepiej być piękną i bogatą (1993) as mecenas
  • Bittersweet Longing... (1993)
  • Sequence of Feelings (1993) as "Mistrz" Rafał Nawrot
  • Love at First Sight (1992) as Jan
  • Short Breath of Love (1992)
  • Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (1992) as Angelo
  • Laços de Sangue (1992) as Alberto
  • Butterflies (1991) as Vnik mafiozi
  • Chillers (1990) as Roger
  • The Silence Of Elsewhere (1990) as François
  • Love Steps (1990)
  • Dekalog (1989) as Janusz
  • Decalogue III (1989) as Janusz
  • Biała wizytówka (1989) as Winston Churchill
  • The Jeweller's Shop (1989) as Father Adam
  • The Last Wager (1989)
  • L'Orchestre rouge (1989) as Karl Giering
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) as Interior Ministry Official
  • The Secret of the Sahara (1988) as Hared
  • Zoo (1988) as Martina's Father
  • To Kill a Priest (1988) as (uncredited)
  • Kampf der Tiger (1988) as Pit Hoefges
  • Farewell Moscow (1987) as Yuli
  • Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes (1986) as Scope
  • Music Hall (1986) as Paul Bronnen
  • Rosa Luxemburg (1986) as Leo Jogiches
  • Axiliad (1986) as Michał Kątny
  • Mit meinen heißen Tränen (1986) as Franz von Schober
  • ...jestem przeciw (1985) as Grzegorz
  • The Cop & the Girl (1985) as Fritz
  • Casablanca, Casablanca (1985) as Daniel, l'amante di Chiara
  • Le Monde Désert (1985)
  • Flash Back (1985) as Vincent Delaune / Thomas
  • Dangerous Moves (1984) as Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
  • Bis später - ich muss mich erschiessen (1984) as Semjon Podsekalnikov
  • Dear Karl (1984) as Lehrer
  • A Love in Germany (1983) as Wiktorczyk
  • If I Were 1000 Years Old (1983) as Guillaume
  • The Trout (1982) as Saint-Genis
  • Roza (1982)
  • Terrarium (1981) as Daniel
  • From a Far Country (1981) as Captain
  • Bolero (1981) as Karl Kremer
  • The Fall of Italy (1981) as Davorin
  • Wizja lokalna 1901 (1981) as Father Paczkowski
  • We Summon You (1981) as Self
  • Dom (1980) as Daniel Olbrychski
  • Kung-fu (1980) as Zygmunt
  • As the Days Come and the Days Go (1980) as Stanisław Wyspiański
  • The Knight (1980) as Herophant
  • The Tin Drum (1979) as Jan Bronski
  • The Maids of Wilko (1979) as Wiktor Ruben
  • Ziemia obiecana (1978) as Karol Borowiecki
  • Screen Tests (1977) as Daniel Olbrychski
  • Dagny (1977) as Stanislaw Przybyszewski
  • Faust (1976) as Walenty
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • The Promised Land (1975) as Karol Borowiecki
  • The Deluge (1974) as Andrzej Kmicic
  • Rome Wants Another Caesar (1974) as Claudio
  • The Wedding (1973) as Bridegroom
  • Pilate and Others (1972) as Mateusz Lewita
  • Liberation - Part 4 : The Battle of Berlin (1971)
  • Rola (1971) as Piotr
  • Family Life (1971) as Wit Braun
  • Agnus Dei (1971) as A hegedülõ
  • Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough (1970) as Henryk
  • Landscape After Battle (1970) as Tadeusz
  • The Pacifist (1970)
  • The Birch Wood (1970) as Bolesław
  • Scenes From The Director's Life (1970) as Himself
  • The Taste of the Black Earth (1970) as Stefan
  • Mountains at Dusk (1970) as Andrzej (voice) (uncredited)
  • Różaniec z granatów (1970) as Corporal Józef Łaptak
  • Makbet (1969) as Banko
  • Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969) as Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz (Mellechowicz)
  • Przygody pana Michała (1969) as Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz
  • The Structure of Crystal (1969) as Daniel Olbrychski (uncredited)
  • Everything for Sale (1969) as Daniel
  • Hrabina Cosel (1969) as Karol XII, król Szwecji
  • Hunting Flies (1969) as Sculptor
  • Hunting Flies (1969) Assistant Director
  • Skok (1969) as Franek
  • On The Set (1968) as Self
  • Examination (1968) as Student
  • Countess Cosel (1968) as Charles XII
  • Roly Poly (1968) as Insurance Company Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
  • Boxer (1967) as Tolek Szczepaniak
  • The Marriage of Convenience (1967) as Andrzej
  • Jowita (1967) as Marek Arens
  • Then There Will Be Silence (1966) as Junior Lieutenant Stefan Olewicz
  • The Ashes (1965) as Rafał Olbromski
  • Wounded in the Forest (1964) as Corporal "Koral"
  • Visiting Fairytale$

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Daniel Olbrychski best known for?

Daniel Olbrychski is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Inspector Alex (2012), Salt (2010), From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (2025), Days of Honor (2008).

When and where was Daniel Olbrychski born?

Daniel Olbrychski was born on February 27, 1945 in Lowicz, Lódzkie, Poland.

How many credits does Daniel Olbrychski have?

Daniel Olbrychski has accumulated over 189 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1964 to 2026.

What is Daniel Olbrychski's background in cinema and television?

Daniel Olbrychski is a Polish actor born on February 27, 1945, in Lowicz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is known for his leading roles in several films directed by Andrzej Wajda. Olbrychski has also appeared in other notable movies, including one where he played the role of Vassily Orlov, a defector and spymaster, alongside actr...