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Jerzy Skolimowski

Film Director / Actor / Playwright / Screenwriter | * 05/05/1938 (85) | Łódź (Poland)
Jerzy Skolimowski (Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ skɔliˈmɔfskʲi], born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist, actor and painter. Beginning as a screenwriter for Andrzej Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers (1960), Skolimowski has made more than twenty films since his directorial debut The Menacing Eye (1960). In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his Belgian film The Departure (1967). Among his other notable films is Deep End (1970), starring Jane Asher and John Moulder Brown. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He returned to Poland, and to filmmaking as a writer and director, after a 17-year hiatus with Four Nights with Anna (2008). He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. His film ()
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Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. He’s a graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his film “Le départ”. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for Jerzy Skolimowski

German Film Award Commander of The Order of Polonia Restituta European University Film Award European Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Jerzy Skolimowski as Actor(27)

as Olgierd Szybenik "Chorwat"2018 Julius
as Jerzy Kunze2018 The Stolen Caravaggio
as Georgi Luchkov2012 The Avengers
as Giovanni III di Polonia2012 Day of the Siege
as Stepan2007 Eastern Promises
as professor2000 Before Night Falls
as Hayes1999 Operacja Samum
as Minister1999 L.A. Without a Map
as Dr. Zeigler1996 Mars Attacks!
as dyrektor szkoły1991 30 Door Key
as Wiktor Wiktorowicz1989 Torrents of Spring
as Doc1987 Big Shots
as Colonel Chaiko1985 White Nights
as Boss (uncredited)1982 Moonlighting
as Andrzej "Zastawa" Leszczyc1981 Hands Up!
as Hoffmann1981 Circle of Deceit
as [obsada aktorska]1972 A Slip-Up
as Tube Passenger With Newspaper (uncredited)1970 Deep End
as waiter-konferansjer1966 Barrier
as Leopold1966 Sposób bycia
as Andrzej Leszczyc1965 Walkover
as Andrzej Leszczyc1965 Identification Marks: None
as Boxer (uncredited)1960 Innocent Sorcerers

TV Shows/Series with Jerzy Skolimowski as Actor(2)

as Ojciec Czułego2023 Warszawianka
as Profesor Wojciech Radler2009 Naznaczony

Movies with Jerzy Skolimowski as Crew(75)

Writing/Writer2023 The Palace
Production/Executive Producer2023 The Palace
Directing/Director2022 EO
Production/Producer2022 EO
Writing/Writer2022 EO
Directing/Director2020 It's Not Us
Crew/Editorial Staff2019 A Man in Love
Directing/Director2015 11 Minutes
Production/Producer2015 11 Minutes
Writing/Screenplay2015 11 Minutes
Crew/Thanks2013 Ida
Production/Producer2012 Ixjana
Directing/Director2010 Essential Killing
Production/Producer2010 Essential Killing
Writing/Screenplay2010 Essential Killing
Directing/Director2008 Four Nights with Anna
Production/Producer2008 Four Nights with Anna
Writing/Writer2008 Four Nights with Anna
Production/Producer1993 The Hollow Men
Directing/Director1991 30 Door Key
Production/Producer1991 30 Door Key
Writing/Screenplay1991 30 Door Key
Directing/Director1989 Torrents of Spring
Writing/Screenplay1989 Torrents of Spring
Writing/Writer1985 Mesmerized
Directing/Director1985 The Lightship
Directing/Director1984 Success Is the Best Revenge
Production/Producer1984 Success Is the Best Revenge
Writing/Screenplay1984 Success Is the Best Revenge
Directing/Director1982 Moonlighting
Production/Producer1982 Moonlighting
Writing/Screenplay1982 Moonlighting
Art/Art Direction1981 Hands Up!
Directing/Director1981 Hands Up!
Production/Producer1981 Hands Up!
Writing/Screenplay1981 Hands Up!
Directing/Director1978 The Shout
Writing/Screenplay1978 The Shout
Directing/Director1972 King, Queen, Knave
Production/Producer1972 A Slip-Up
Writing/Screenplay1972 A Slip-Up
Directing/Director1970 The Adventures of Gerard
Writing/Screenplay1970 The Adventures of Gerard
Directing/Director1970 Deep End
Writing/Screenplay1970 Deep End
Directing/Director1968 Dialogue 20-40-60
Writing/Screenplay1968 Dialogue 20-40-60
Directing/Director1967 The Departure
Writing/Writer1967 The Departure
Directing/Director1966 Barrier
Writing/Writer1966 Barrier
Directing/Director1965 Walkover
Editing/Editor1965 Walkover
Writing/Writer1965 Walkover
Writing/Screenplay1965 The Friend
Art/Art Direction1965 Identification Marks: None
Directing/Director1965 Identification Marks: None
Editing/Editor1965 Identification Marks: None
Writing/Writer1965 Identification Marks: None
Writing/Dialogue1962 Knife in the Water
Writing/Screenplay1962 Knife in the Water
Production/Producer1962 Night Fare
Writing/Screenplay1962 Night Fare
Directing/Director1962 The Nude
Directing/Director1961 Pieniadze albo zycie
Writing/Writer1961 Pieniadze albo zycie
Directing/Director1961 Boxing
Writing/Screenplay1961 Boxing
Directing/Director1961 Erotique
Writing/Writer1961 Erotique
Directing/Director1960 Little Hamlet
Writing/Writer1960 Little Hamlet
Directing/Director1960 The Menacing Eye
Writing/Writer1960 The Menacing Eye
Writing/Screenplay1960 Innocent Sorcerers

TV Shows/Series with Jerzy Skolimowski as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2020 At Home - Poland

Full Name: Jerzy Skolimowski
Citizenship: Poland
Born: Thursday, 05/05 1938 (May) in Łódź (Poland) (current age: 85 years + 329 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Polish (PL)
Educated at: National Film School in Łódź
Other names for Jerzy Skolimowski (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Γιέρζι Σκολιμόφσκι"
"J. Skolimowski"
"Ежи Сколимовский"
"예지 스콜리모프스키"
Jerzy Skolimowski frequently works together with these people:
Ewa Piaskowska (9x, Crew)
Roman Polanski (7x, Actor)
Krzysztof Komeda (7x, Crew)
Barrie Vince (6x, Crew)
Andrzej Kostenko (5x, Crew)
Tadeusz Łomnicki (5x, Actor)
Joanna Szczerbic (5x, Actress)
Jane Asher (4x, Actress)
John Moulder-Brown (4x, Actor)
Jacek Borcuch (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:311157, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024