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Jan Tesarz

Acting Born Aug 4, 1935 Czechowice-Dziedzice, Polska 24 credits

Biography

Jan Tesarz (4 August 1935 – 3 January 2020) was a Polish actor of film, theatre, and television. Born in Czechowice, he graduated from the Dramatic Studio and made his stage debut in 1957. He went on to perform in numerous theatre productions, Television Theatre, and feature films throughout his career.

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Known for

Dekalog

as Taxi Driver
Film

A Short Film About Killing

as Waldemar Rekowski

Full filmography

  • Dekalog (1989) as Taxi Driver
  • Dom (1980) as prokurator oskarżający Kazanowicza
  • Decalogue V (1989) as Waldemar Rekowski
  • A Short Film About Killing (1988) as Waldemar Rekowski
  • No End (1985) as Joanna's Father
  • Decalogue IV (1989) as Taxi Driver
  • Samochodzik and Knights Templar (1972) as brodacz
  • Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969) as Chreptiów Soldier (uncredited)
  • Balanga (1993) as Henryk
  • Powrót doktora von Kniprode (1966)
  • Fiasco of Operation Terror (1981) as rozmówca Sawinkowa w warszawskim kasynie
  • Polski Crash (1994) as policjant Świda
  • Private Town (1994) as właściciel sklepu monopolowego
  • Clinch (1979) as 'Znicz' Chairman
  • More Than Life At Stake Part One (1969) as Stedtke's Snitch ("I Know Who You Are") (uncredited)
  • Special Mission (1987) as Intelligence Agent Impersonating a Gestapo Officer
  • Pěsti ve tmě (1987)
  • Wiktoryna, czyli czy pan pochodzi z Beauvais? (1972) as Soldier
  • Boxer (1967) as Marian
  • Na odsiecz Wiedniowi (1983) as Jan Wielopolski
  • The Last Ferry (1989) as Drunkard
  • The Fog (1976) as Stefan, brat Anki
  • Zamach stanu (1981) as generał u Piłsudskiego
  • Famous Like Sarajevo (1988) as Oswald Bocoń