Jan Tesarz

Jan Tesarz

Known for

Acting

Born

August 4, 1935

Birthplace

Czechowice-Dziedzice, Polska

Died

January 3, 2020 (aged 84)

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.

Best known work

A Short Film About Killing

A Short Film About Killing

1988

Decalogue V

Decalogue V

1989

Decalogue IV

Decalogue IV

1989

No End

No End

1985

Dekalog

Dekalog

1989

Colonel Wolodyjowski

Colonel Wolodyjowski

1969

Private Town

Private Town

1994

Dom

Dom

1980

The Last Ferry

The Last Ferry

1989

Smacznego, telewizorku

Smacznego, telewizorku

1992

Filmography

1996
Puszka Pandory
as Puntschu
1994
Private Town
as właściciel sklepu monopolowego
1994
At the End of the World
as udzielający wywiadu pod Pałacem Kultury
1994
Polski Crash
as policjant Świda
1993
Balanga
as Henryk
1992
Smacznego, telewizorku
as Chief of Police
1990
Strange Creatures
as Zdeněk Pešan
1990
Potyatusok
as Comrade Szymański
1990
The Master and MargaritaTV
as Bosy (2 episodes)
1989
DekalogTV
as Taxi Driver (2 episodes)
1989
The Last Ferry
as Drunkard
1989
Decalogue V
as Waldemar Rekowski
1989
Decalogue IV
as Taxi Driver
1988
Famous Like Sarajevo
as Oswald Bocoń
1988
A Short Film About Killing
as Waldemar Rekowski
1987
Special Mission
as Intelligence Agent Impersonating a Gestapo Officer
1987
Pěsti ve tmě
1986
Kidnapping in Tiutiurlistan
as Nagniotek (voice)
1985
No End
as Joanna's Father
1983
Na odsiecz Wiedniowi
as Jan Wielopolski
1983
Palace Hotel
as Police Officer
1981
Fiasco of Operation Terror
as rozmówca Sawinkowa w warszawskim kasynie
1981
Zamach stanu
as generał u Piłsudskiego
1981
Gwiazda Wytrwałości
as Soldier (uncredited)
1980
DomTV
as prokurator oskarżający Kazanowicza (1 episode)