Leon Niemczyk

Leon Niemczyk
Niemczyk in 2006
Born	(1923-12-15)15 December 1923 Warsaw, Poland
Died	29 November 2006(2006-11-29) (aged 82) Łódź, Poland
Occupation	Actor

Star of Leon Niemczyk in Łódź

Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor.

Niemczyk appeared in over 500 films and television shows over the course of his career.^[1] His most memorable roles were Fulko de Lorche in Aleksander Ford's The Teutonic Knights, Andrzej in Roman Polanski's Knife in the Water and Jerzy in Jerzy Kawalerowicz's Night Train.

During World War II, he served under Gen. George S. Patton in the U.S. 3rd Army^[2]. He died of cancer.

Selected filmography

• Inland Empire (2006)
• Boys Don't Cry (Chłopaki nie płaczą, 2000)
• A Trap (1997)
• Conversation with a Cupboard Man (1993)
• The Last Ferry (1989)
• O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (O-bi, o-ba: Koniec cywilizacji, 1985)
• Woman Doctors (1984)
• The Deluge (Potop, 1975)
• Remember Your Name (Zapamiętaj imię swoje, 1974)
• Tecumseh (1972)
• KLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra (1971)
• Znaki na drodze (1970)
• Frozen Flashes (1967)
• Katastrofa (1965)
• The Saragossa Manuscript (Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie, 1965)
• Knife in the Water (Nóż w wodzie, 1962)
• Na białym szlaku (1962)
• The Teutonic Knights (Krzyżacy, 1960)
• Night Train (Pociąg, 1959)
• The Eighth Day of the Week (Ósmy dzień tygodnia, 1958)
• Heroism (Eroica, 1958)
• Man on the Tracks (Człowiek na torze, 1957)
• Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
• Sprawa pilota Maresza (1956)

References

External links

• Leon Niemczyk on IMDb