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Leon Niemczyk

Actor | * 12/15/1923 († 82, 11/29/2006) | Warsaw (Poland)
Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over 500 films and television shows over the course of his career. 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. Niemczyk became an international star through positive reception for his leading role in Knife in the Water (1962), earning Polish cinema's first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. He died of cancer. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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An actress’s perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed. ...

Inland Empire

R

2006 | 3.5/5 | 3h
Mystery, Drama, Horror
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On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins to subtly torment him ...

Knife in the Water

NR

1962 | 3.7/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Thriller
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Rächer, Retter und Rapiere

Certification unknown

1982
Drama
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The Invisible Visor was an East German television series, broadcast with long intervals between 1973 and 1979. In its first and longest season it starred Armin Mueller-Stahl in the role of Werner Bred ...

Das unsichtbare Visier

Certification unknown

1973 | 5.0/5 | 1h 15min per episode
Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Leon Niemczyk

National Prize of the German Democratic Republic Honorary Badge of The City of Łódź Commander of The Order of Polonia Restituta Officer of The Order of Polonia Restituta Knight of The Order of Polonia Restituta
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Movies with Leon Niemczyk as Actor(173)

as Leon Kos2006 Po sezonie
as Marek2006 Inland Empire
as ambasador USA2004 King Ubu
as Old Prince2003 Insatiability
as profesor2002 E=mc²
as Senator Stanisław Polak2001 Coyote's Morning
as wuj Oskar2000 Boys Don't Cry
as Michał's boss2000 I'm Looking at You, Mary
as Ksiądz2000 Lovers
as żandarm (sekwencja z filmu "C.K. Dezerterzy")1998 Deserter's Gold
as Zawadzki1998 The Book of Great Wishes
as niemiecki turysta Josef1997 Sztos
as komendant1997 Pułapka
as Count Schonborn1996 Tsarevich Aleksey
1996 Trees
as Tomasz Reiner, lalkarz z Wittembergi1996 The Story About Master Twardowski
as profesor Zabłocki, promotor pracy Marty1995 Polish Death
as Polish Priest1994 Blood of the Innocent
as Istvan Holya1994 Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza
as prokurator Makowiec1994 Tu stoję...
as Stefan Borovitz1993 Colossus
as Officier1992 Warsaw: Year 5703
as dyrektor szpitala1992 Dismissed From Life
as Ignacy Feureisen1991 Polish Cuisine
as Poziemski, klient burdelu1991 Seychelles
as Ziembalski1990 Powrót wilczycy
as Archon Onolaus1990 Der Streit um des Esels Schatten
as Zwinger1989 Alchemik
1989 Vera – The Hard Way to Enlightenment
as Mayor1989 Return of the Pied Piper
as Jerzy Berger1989 Konsul
as Lieutenant Otto von Palinsky1988 Cupid's Bow
as Mężczyzna czekający na taksówkę1988 Porcelana w składzie słonia
1988 To Kill a Dragon
as Director Rogozinski1988 Swan Song
as obsada dubbingu1988 The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
as Man with Black Glasses1988 The Curse of Snake Valley
as Listkowski’s friend1987 Koniec sezonu na lody
1987 The Ring and the Rose
as Bigalski1987 Powrót po śmierć
1987 The Golden Mahmudia
as Dr. W.1987 Child's Scenes of Provincial Life
1986 Das wirkliche Blau
as Niklaus1986 Der Bärenhäuter
as Robot Filip1986 Travels of Mr. Blot
as wachmistrz żandarmerii1986 The Deserters
1986 Mokry szmal
as prisoner1986 Dłużnicy Śmierci
as ambasador Wacek, ojciec chrzestny Purowskiego1986 Chrześniak
as właściciel warsztatu samochodowego w Austrii1986 Sezon na bażanty
as kierownik produkcji filmu Jana1986 Jesienią o szczęściu
as Showman z tv1986 Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes
as Guard1985 O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
1985 End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1985 Fucha
as Gminny architekt1985 Smażalnia Story
as Dozorca1985 Killing Auntie
1985 Franziska
as policjant przy stacji kolejowej1985 Przemytnicy
as Chairman1984 The Planet 'Tailor'
as Golarz Filip1984 Mister Blot's Academy
as pełnomocnik do spraw reformy rolnej1984 Pastorale heroica
1984 Ultimatum
1984 Woman Doctors
as Major MO, nabywca samochodu1984 Fetysz
as Captain1984 Fort 13
as inżynier Midroń1983 Revenge
as Count Wiktor Smorawinski1983 She-Wolf
1983 Okolice spokojnego morza
as Stefan Mikun1983 Big Shar
1982 The Prince Beyond the Seven Seas
as Jubiler1982 Vabank
1982 A Long Way to School
as Cezary, kapitan "Rybaka Morskiego"1982 Krab i Joanna
as przewodniczący1981 The Big Race
as Minister1981 Tender Spots
as Müller Voß1981 From the French Period
as Mjr. Dobija1981 „Anna” i wampir
1981 Die Kolonie
1980 Morning Stars
as Ravich1980 The Death Sentence
1980 Demokrati
as Ojciec1980 Carmilla
as Korrinth1980 Levin's Mill
as Dr.Richter1980 Anamnese
as Waldemar Dreßler1980 Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod
1979 Placówka
as Prof. Leo Wilkers1979 Des Drachens grauer Atem
as Berner1979 Des Henkers Bruder
1978 Severino
as Bangemann1978 Fleur Lafontaine
as Kommandeur1978 I Want to See You
as ordynator1978 Wesela nie będzie
1978 Anton the Magician
1978 Achillesferse
as taksówkarz1977 Milioner
1977 Goldene Zeiten - Feine Leute
1977 Trini
as Fürst Andreas Rasumowski1976 Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben
1976 Sein letzter Fall
as Thob1976 In the Dust of the Stars
as Daniel, przyjaciel Marty1976 Bezkresne łąki
as Karol Robert, król Węgier1975 Kazimierz Wielki
1975 Případ mrtvého muže
as Müller1975 Die schwarze Mühle
1975 Suse, liebe Suse
as Onkel Marian1975 Mein blauer Vogel fliegt
as Oberst Skindara1974 Visa für Ocantros
1974 The Keys
as Capt. Piotrowski1974 Remember Your Name
as Charles X Gustav of Sweden1974 The Deluge
as Ramon1973 Apache
as Człowiek z przyszłości1973 Through the Fifth Dimension
as Piątek1973 A Party for Ten, Plus Three
as don Alonso, poseł hiszpański w Ferrarze1973 Copernicus
1973 Unterm Birnbaum
as Adam Mackowski1972 Szerokiej drogi, kochanie
as dyplomata Michał, przyjaciel Piotra1972 Wiktoryna, czyli czy pan pochodzi z Beauvais?
1972 Tail Wind
as Carbonero1972 Zabijcie czarną owcę
as dubbing roli Jerzego Bińczyckiego (uncredited)1972 Skarb trzech łotrów
as Harald Ebert1972 Er - Sie - Es
as Stone1972 Lekce
as McKew1972 Tecumseh
1971 KLK calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra
as towarzysz Czekała z komitetu powiatowego1971 Five and Half of Pale Joe
1971 Pygmalion XII
as Robert Huston1971 A Strange Duel
as oficer hiszpański1970 Różaniec z granatów
as inżynier Babecki, emigrant żyjący w Johannesburgu1970 Pogoń za Adamem
as Pasławski, kierownik bazy transportowej w Bukówce1970 Signs on the Road
1969 Venus of Ille
1969 Verdacht auf einen Toten
as Lorenz Reger1969 Time to Live
as The chief of police1969 The Neighbours
1968 First Pavilion
as Count Lecherenne1968 Countess Cosel
as Stefan1967 Frozen Flashes
as lekarz1967 Return to Earth
as reporter1967 Skinny and Others
as mecenas Głębiszewski1967 Bicz Boży
as "Stevenson", człowiek, który zdemoralizował Hadleyburg1967 The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg
as Ekscelencja, władca haremu1967 Full Ahead
as Jan, the father1967 The Nutcracker
1966 Don Gabriel
as prokurator1966 Katastrofa
as Sędzia i działacz sportowy1966 Tomorrow Mexico
1966 Zejście do piekła
as don Avadoro, herszt Cyganów1965 The Saragossa Manuscript
as oskarżyciel w sądzie gdańskim1964 A Lady from the Window
as Zenon Bałcz1964 Agnes 1946
as lekarz1963 Their Everyday Life
1963 Mrs. Hanka's Diary
as dubbing roli zakonnika (nie występuje w napisach)1963 Zacne grzechy
as Andrzej1962 Knife in the Water
as mecenas Saturnin Potapowicz, stały "klient" Antoniego1962 Szczęściarz Antoni
as Grandville, the traitor1962 Mandrin met le feu aux poudres
as kurinny Saszko1961 The Artillery Sergeant Kalen
as Jacek's father / President1961 Visit of a President
as Fulko de Lorche1960 Knights of the Teutonic Order
as chirurg Jarek1960 Glass Mountain
as "Dziewiątka"1959 The Depot of the Dead
as Jerzy1959 Night Train
as Train Passenger1958 What Will My Wife Say to This?
as "Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"1958 The Eighth Day of the Week
as Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")1958 Eroica
as Fake American in Rome (voice) (uncredited)1958 Kalosze szczęścia
as Passenger1957 Man on the Tracks
as Surowiec1956 Sprawa pilota Maresza
as Mr. Cox's Interpreter1956 Nikodem Dyzma
as oficer amerykański1955 The Hours of Hope
as photographer1955 Trzy starty
as Stuposz1954 Cellulose

TV Shows/Series with Leon Niemczyk as Actor(19)

as Japycz2006 Ranczo
2000 Miasteczko
as Józef Stopczyk1988 W labiryncie
as Erlich1988 Na kłopoty... Bednarski
1986 Przyłbice i kaptury
as Manfred Wehlinger1983 Blisko, coraz bliżej
as Julian Wercman1983 Życie Kamila Kuranta
as Janek1980 Archiv des Todes
as Szabrownik1980 Gazda z Diabelnej
as pułkownik Dario Lucas, funkcjonariusz policji z Malavity1979 Życie na gorąco
as Jabłecki, trener na Służewcu1976 Karino
as Leon Skotnicki, dyrektor „Elbawu”1976 07 zgłoś się
as eon Skotnicki, dyrektor „Elbawu”1976 07 zgłoś się
as Petzold1971 Police Call 110
as Armand Lebrun1971 Salut Germain
1971 Theatre Macabre
as Rioletto / Kapitan Boldt (głos) (niewymieniony w czołówce)1968 More Than Life At Stake
as podróżnik Krzysztof Małecki1965 Kapitan Sowa na tropie
as Podróżnik Krzysztof Małecki1965 Kapitan Sowa na tropie

Full Name: Leon Niemczyk
Citizenship: Poland
Born: Saturday, 12/15 1923 (December) in Warsaw (Poland)
Died: Wednesday, 11/29 2006 (November) in Warsaw (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Polish (PL)
Educated at: Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art
Other names for Leon Niemczyk (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Леон Немчик"
"Leon Stanislaw Niemczyk"
"L. Niemczyk"
Leon Niemczyk frequently works together with these people:
Marga Legal (22x, Actress)
Horst Seemann (17x, Crew)
Klaus Tilsner (17x, Actor)
Henryk Bista (17x, Actor)
Ryszard Kotys (16x, Actor)
Witold Pyrkosz (16x, Actor)
Janusz Kłosiński (16x, Actor)
Andrzej Krasicki (16x, Actor)
Klaus Gehrke (15x, Actor)
Fred Delmare (15x, Actor)
Horst Krause (14x, Actor)
Manfred Müller (14x, Actor)
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