Witold Pyrkosz
Birthday: Born in 1926-12-24 in Krasnystaw, lubelskie, Polska
Deathday: 2017-01-01
TV Credits
Janosik
Character: Jędruś Pyzdra
Janosik was a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Polish highlander outlaw who in folk legends steals money and goods from the rich and helps out the poor. The series was directed by Jerzy Passendorfer. There are 13 1-hour episodes....
Stawka większa niż życie
Character: SS-Obersturmbannführer Kleist
Stawka większa niż życie is a series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent, Hans Kloss, who acts as a double agent in the Abwehr during Second World War in occupied Poland....
Czterej pancerni i pies
Character: Franek Wichura
Czterej pancerni i pies was a Polish black and white TV series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Made between 1966 and 1970, the series is composed of 21 episodes of 55 minutes each, divided into three seasons. It is set in 1944 and 1945, during World War II, and follows the adventures of a tank crew and their T-34 tank in the 1st Polish Army. Although both the book and the TV series contain elements of pro-Soviet propaganda, they have achieved and retain a cult series status in Poland, ...
Daleko od szosy
Character: nabywca motocykla Leszka
Village boy falls in love with a city girl and decides to change his life. Living in the countryside is the end of dreams? Leszek Gorecki, boy, living in a small village, decides to break this stereotype. Since the child is interested in technology, mechanics, cars. He dreams to become a driver. Meets Bronka, the prettiest girl in the village. Despite feeling Leszek says that the country "no reflection" and has to do something with your life. He decides to go to Silesia. She works hard and puts...
Alternatywy 4
Character: Józef Balcerek
Alternatywy 4 was a Polish comedy TV series that was finished in 1983. Many famous Polish actors appeared in the series. The filming location used in Alternatywy 4 was a residential complex which is still in existence at 3 Grzegorzewska Street in Warsaw, Poland. The series was a satire to the communist rule in Poland, spoken in a way that it passed through communist censorship office....
Dom
Character: proboszcz w Sierpuchowie
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Dom
Character: ksiądz
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Droga
Character: "Warszawiak"
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Kuchnia polska
Character: generał Marczuk, przełożony Kowalczyka
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Do krwi ostatniej
Character: major Wysokoński
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Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy
Character: Ambroziak, akordeonista
Nikodem Dyzma immigrates from the eastern part of Poland to the capital in the hope for possibilities to make a living. He is in need, very poor and forced to look for basic food and shelter. Yet, on a day when an unexpected invitation appears, his life changes dramatically....
Agentki
Character: kolejarz Ludwik Poręba
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Movie Credits
Our Folks
Character: "Warszawiak"
Two quarreling peasant families, who were forced to leave their lands after the war, are settled by accident on two neighboring farms....
The Saragossa Manuscript
Character: Condemned Błażej
During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather....
King Size
Character: Zenona Bombalina, redaktor naczelny pisma "Pasikonik"
The story follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of dwarves, thanks to a magic potion, held by the Big Eater, ruler of the dwarves. The dwarf kingdom, Shuflandia, exists in a cellar of a library, and only the most obedient get the chance to grow to king size and inhabit the larger world. Once there, nobody wants to return to Shuflandia. Also, there are no women in Shuflandia....
Killer 2
Character: Priest
Jurek Kiler has become a VIP - sponsoring the Polish government, playing tennis with the President, meeting world leaders. He must oversee a transfer of a substantial amount of gold. However, in his past activities, he has made enemies. Mighty ones. And thus Jurek Kiler's next adventure begins as he has to face attempts at kidnapping, assassinations and problems in his love life......
The Neighbours
Character: Scout Leader (voice) (uncredited)
A day before the beginning of the Second World War, a young resident of Bydgoszcz falls in love with a German teenager....
All and Nobody
Character: Kowal
City Bieszczady Mountains, 1946. Seven soldiers stop in a small town where should take place a wedding......
Na własną prośbę
Character: Stelmaszek
The story is of an engineer in conflict with his superior. He won't go along with the ususal corruption and conformity. He is left to himself amid indifference and ineptitude by his fellow workers and the management....
Jeśli serce masz bijące
Character: Wacław Prchlik
A group of Polish boys is opposed to a German teacher who aims to Germanise the young men....
Milioner
Character: urzędnik
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A Lady from the Window
Character: Captain
Adventures of a two little girls kidnapped from their families....
Famous Like Sarajevo
Character: Szafraniec
The authorities in favor of the Nazis are trying to restore order in a small town in Silesia. Their actions are fiercely resisted by a small group of residents....
Aquarium
Character: generał Galicyn "Nawigator", szef rezydentury GRU w Wiedniu
Film based on the book of Viktor Suvorov, a former Soviet military intelligence officer. The story of the strange friendship between the two GRU officers. That relationship began in the Soviet military range where daring young officer Witek action drew the attention of Colonel Kravcov. With the protection of Colonel Witek gets to the interview. Price to be paid for this "favor" is the total loyalty to his patron....
Gorzka miłość
Character: Franciszek Hermanowicz
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The Two Who Stole the Moon
Character:
Twin brothers, Jacek and Placek, are the town's troublemakers. They're lazy, greedy and also cruel. They despise hard work, so they cook up a plan to make easy money that would make them rich for the rest of their lives: steal the moon and sell it. They set on a journey to find a place where the moon would be low enough for them to steal. Before they leave, they take the last loaf of bread from their poor hardworking mother. After numerous adventures the boys manage to catch the moon in a fishin...
The Refuge
Character: Ignac Żera
In 1946, a former resistance fighter starts working as a forester in a small town in Masuria. The local people don't trust him, robberies are common and his old flame is married to another man....
Con bravura
Character: Kardas
Originally, Munk intended Eroica to be a triptych with Con bravura being the first part, but he ultimately gave up on this film, deeming it weaker artistically than the two counterparts. Con bravura is about conspiracy conflating the paths of a rather unconventional nun and an intrigued young man – each of them bears secrets and the encounter could incite a flaming romance, though one suffocated by war.Munk set the film in the mountain capital of Zakopane and its vicinity, allowing breathtaking ...
A Little Girl from the Hotel 'Excelsior'
Character: Jan
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Hazardziści
Character: Kasjer Leon Badziak, wspólnik Jaskólskiego
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Kazimierz Wielki
Character: Leader of Flagellants
The life and reign of Polish king Casimir III The Great....
Janosik
Character: Jędruś Pyzdra
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Sobótki
Character: Chlebek (voice)
Jadwiga and Karol, siblings leaving in Western Poland learn that the man that has raised them is not their biological father....
Then There Will Be Silence
Character: Lieutenant Leoniak
Two Polish Army soldiers, both from different political backgrounds clash while fighting the Germans....
The Catastrophe
Character: Witold Roszak
A young designer is tormented by remorse after a viaduct of his design collapses....
Vabank
Character: J.J. Duńczyk
October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and double-crossing Kramer. Kwinto designs a clever plan not to only rob the Kramer's bank but to make it look like Kramer himself did it....
The Constant Factor
Character: Mariusz
A young man is confronted with corrupt and vindictive colleagues at work and negligent officials at the hospital where his mother is dying. As he searches quixotically for a steadfast moral code by which to live, he suffers from the knowledge of human frailty and our darker inclinations to do harm....
Pięciu
Character: Alojz
Historical panorama of the history of Silesia, from the period of the uprisings to the present day, shown through the fate of five miners. Confrontation of attitudes in the face of danger during a disaster at a mine....
The Killer Leaves a Trace
Character: Telephone Central Guard (uncredited)
In the last days of WW2, Polish military looks for the murderer of prosecutor responsible for storing Gestapo files....
Skok
Character: Zientara (voice) (uncredited)
Two teenagers who have ran away from home befriend an older man who tries to convince them to take part in a robbery....
I killed
Character: Lawyer
During a routine traffic stop, the police discovers the body of a girl in the trunk of a truck. Since the dead girl spent the night before with the driver of the car, he becomes the prime suspect. In the course of the trial uncomfortable truths surface....
The Vampire
Character: Stiepan
Gothic story based on novella by Aleksey Tolstoy....
Ostatni po Bogu
Character: Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Tensions rise between a crew of a submarine when an accident causes it to settle at the bottom of the sea....
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part One
Character: Franek Wichura
The first of four theatrically released episode compilations of the TV series, featuring episodes 1 and 2....
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Three
Character: Franek Wichura
The third of four theatrically released episode compilations of the TV series, including episodes 5 and 6....
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four
Character: Franek Wichura ("Crossroads")
The last of the four theatrically released episode compilations of the TV series, featuring episodes 7 and 8....
Martwa fala
Character: Karol (voice)
After graduating from maritime school, Marek goes on his first voyage....
Flying Machines Versus Mr. Samochodzik
Character: Lejwoda "Bil Arizona"
Mr. Samochodzik with his friend Joanna and her son Piotr are going on vacation to a mountain village. Peter dreams of adventures, and his imagination is focused on discovering weirdness. Here he eavesdrops on a conversation which shows that a man and a woman are planning a murder. It turns out, however, that the mysterious man is the author of crime novels Mr. Arizona, who uses the advice and ideas of his servant Sophia. The mistake is explained, Mr. Samochodzik, Joanna and Piotr gain new friend...
The Birthday
Character: Antoni Jakubowicz
The four sequences in the film cover four days in a life of young Warsaw lad in September 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1944. In the first sequence Jurek decides not to study in the Sorbonne but enlists in a Polish military school instead. In the second sequence the war starts and Warsaw is occupied. In the third sequence he works in the underground resistance. The final sequence takes place during the Warsaw uprising....
Only the Dead Can Answer
Character: Lt. Witek
Police captain Wójcik conducts an investigation into the murder of a cashier from a state-owned enterprise. Despite seemingly numerous leads, the investigation gets stuck in a dead end – the victim had no enemies and nothing was stolen. Despite closing the case Wójcik feels that the key to solving the mystery is the murdered cashier and his past. Exploring this plot, he discovers a full-fledged spy affair, however, trying to catch the real murderer, he’ll have to risk his life, health and career...
Silent Traces
Character: Józef Swider
A UB Captain tries to apprehend a band of former resistance fighters causing havoc to citizens, but they're always one step ahead of him....
April
Character: Lt. Galicki
Set at the end of the war. A hot-headed colonel tries to force his men on to heroics although the war is almost over. A war-weary lieutenant tries to muffle his efforts but he keeps on with his men and is killed fighting in the front lines, all his men decide to get his body....
Thursdays for the Poor
Character:
A young doctor has been assigned to a hospital in the provinces, in the lakes district of northern Poland. The area is a playground with hunting lodges for the priviledged, the local politicians cover up any leaks to the public. The doctor discovers a case of drunken driving but is silenced by blackmail in the court. He tries to fight back but has a love affair with the unfaithful wife of the town's Mayor....
And All That Jazz
Character:
Set in 1952, film tells the story of young musicians playing - then forbidden - jazz music in basements and attics around Poland. The group hires itself to social parties, youth dances, etc, each time waiting for the management to disappear in order to shift gears to hot music. The crowd either loves it or does not know what to do. Occasionally they are harassed by the police....
Vabank II
Character: J.J. Duńczyk
A sequel to "Vabank" (1981), introduces the same characters entangled in a duel between a former safecracker and a crooked bank manager....
Szwedzi w Warszawie
Character: Przewoźnik
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The War of the Worlds: Next Century
Character: Judge
Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Ide as the voice of their propaganda machine. But when Iron dares to go off message, he makes an enemy even greater than the aliens—the state itself....
Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop
Character: Taxi Driver
An ordinary man has to do constant favors for other people in order to reserve a place for himself in a queue....
3 dni bez wyroku
Character: kapitan Zygmunt Rzoch "Rzeźnik"
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Rififi po sześćdziesiątce
Character: Opieniek, komendant w Nowych Jorkach
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Zejście do piekła
Character: Max Schmidt
Etnographers travelling through the Amazon jungle find an enclosed colony ran by former Nazi Germany officials....
Signs on the Road
Character: Car Workshop Owner
A new transport base employee rises up against corruption in the workplace....
White Tracks
Character: Feldfebel
Polish and German soldiers stuck in a Research Station in Greenland must overcome their differences and survive the unforgiving conditions....
Operation "Brutus"
Character: Major Jan Skrzypczak "Boruta"
Jaruga, the chief of the local branch of Security Office leads a fight against a Home Army unit led by a man known as Boruta and begins to suspect that one of his men was planted by the insurgents. Another Security Office agent arrives to uncover the conspiracy and deal the final blow to Boruta....
The Doll
Character: Bidder
Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended to. Because of his "help" (in secret) to "the doll's" impecunious but influential father, the girl becomes aware of his affection....
Bo oszalałem dla niej
Character: Władzio, kierownik zbytu w zakładach współpracujących z zakładami Kolatowskiego
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Copernicus
Character: Płotowski
A biography of Nicholas Copernicus covering 50 years of the astronomer's life - from his studies in Europe to his theological work all the way to the creation of his magnum opus, On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres....
Rykowisko
Character: Rozbicki, naczelnik Grybowa (nie występuje w napisach)
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Good Sins
Character: Onufry Gęba
A carmelite monk travels through 17th century Poland and experiences various mishaps along the way....
Meta
Character: Kazik Kaczyński "Kaczor"
Kazik and Władzio, two old friends meet again after many years. Kazik, a small-time swindler and playboy confesses that he needs a place to live, so Władzio offers for him to move in his apartment....
The Lodger
Character: Military man’s ghost
A pleasant, open-faced young man comes to live in a boarding house with three peculiar women....
Szabla od komendanta
Character: Gniewisz
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Take It Easy
Character: "Warszawiak"
The main characters are the same two quarreling peasant families introduced in "Sami swoi" (Our Folks). The action of the film starts 18 years later. The old quarrels have been forgotten, but new problems keep popping up. They have no successors to inherit the farms. They invent a tricky and clever plan. The young granddaughter is to take over both of the farms after her marriage. Both Kargul and Pawlak have no rest until they carry out the plan. In the end, after numerous adventures and obstacl...
Venus of Ille
Character: Artur
A statue, fashioned in the guise of an anguished woman, is seen in a remote inn, having been recently interred from the ground. The occasion is a wedding attended by the protagonist, an unassuming man who becomes caught up in a bizarre nightmare when the groom unthinkingly sticks his wedding ring on a finger of the statue - and can’t get it off....
Shadow
Character: The Little
A man has been found dead after having been hurled from a train. As security agents, police and a medical examiner piece together his identity, three accounts emerge: one set during World War II, one in the immediate aftermath of the war, and one in contemporary Poland....
Nagrody i odznaczenia
Character: Żurek
1944. Three wounded officers from both sides of political conflict meet in the hospital where the staff is politically divided too....
Rok pierwszy
Character: Migułko
1944. Communist militiaman take a post in a little town in the east of Poland. He has to stand against his own men that are not happy with new authorities....
The Unknown
Character: Marcin
Two Poles get out of Soviet Union with Polish Army. Based on autobiographical short stories by Józef Hen....
Tomorrow Mexico
Character: Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
A disqualified trainer of water jumpers starts work in the province, where he discovers Majka's talent....
Leprosy
Character: Czesiek Matusiak
When Stanisław Czermień is wrongfully accused of rape and murder, he decides to exonerate himself and track down the real criminal....
Without Anesthesia
Character: Broński's Successor
A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no exp...
Sonata marymoncka
Character: Sęczek
Main character, Rysiek, tries to live through dangerous times of war-torn and later stalinist Poland....
Szerokiej drogi, kochanie
Character: Mucha
A character study of a group of people stuck in each other's company during a long night in a small roadside garage....
Drugi brzeg
Character: Gabryś
A Polish communist in prison breaks out at the start of the war, fight against the Germans and tries to find out who put him behind bars....