Krzysztof Kowalewski

Krzysztof Kowalewski
Kowalewski in 2018
Born	(1937-03-20)20 March 1937 Warsaw, Poland
Died	6 February 2021(2021-02-06) (aged 83) Warsaw, Poland
Occupations	Actor comedian
Years active	1960–2020
Spouse(s)	Vivian Rodriguez (divorced) Agnieszka Suchora (2002–2021)

Krzysztof Kowalewski (20 March 1937 – 6 February 2021) was a Polish actor and comedian.[1]

Biography

Kowalewski was born to a Jewish mother, actress Elżbieta Herszaft-Kowalewska and Polish father, Cyprian Kowalewski, who was a soldier.[1]

His first wife, Vivian, was from Cuba. For many years, he was in a relationship with actress Ewa Wiśniewska. They split up after Krzysztof met actress Agnieszka Suchora, whom he married in 2002. He had two children: Wiktor (from his relationship with Vivian) and Gabriela (with Agnieszka Suchora).[1]

Kowalewski was awarded a Grand Splendor Prize (Wielki Splendor) in 1992,[2] the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2002, and a Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis the same year.[3]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	Knights of the Teutonic Order	Teutonic archer	Uncredited
1961	Kwiecień	Sulikowski
1966	Marysia i Napoleon	Officer	Uncredited
1974	The Deluge	Roch Kowalski
	A Jungle Book of Regulations	Militiaman
	Gniazdo	Boleslaw - Son of Boleslaw I Okrutny
1976	Brunet wieczorową porą	Michał Roman
1978	What Will You Do When You Catch Me?	Tadeusz Krzakoski
1980	Teddy Bear	Jan Hochwander
1986	Jezioro Bodenskie	Pociejak
1990	Eminent Domain	Owner of shooting range
1991	Calls Controlled	Zygmunt Molibden
1995	Nothing Funny	Producer
1999	With Fire and Sword	Jan Onufry Zagłoba
2001	In Desert and Wilderness	Kalioupoli
2002	Career of Nikos Dyzma	Borewicz

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Czterdziestolatek	Benek	2 episodes
1978	07 zgłoś się	Cameo	1 episode
1986	Zmiennicy	Tomasz Michalik	9 episodes
1989	Janna	Oskar Nowak	15 episodes
2003	Bao-Bab, czyli zielono mi	General Mamoń	3 episodes
2007–08	Niania	Janusz Skalski	2 episodes
2009	39 i pół	Chelko	1 episode
2013	True Law	Lucjan Zawilski	1 episode

References

1. "Krzysztof Kowalewski". film.wp.pl. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
2. "Wielki Splendor - nagrody Teatru Polskiego Radia wręczone" [Great Splendor - Awards of the Polish Radio Theater Awarded]. prsa.com.pl (in Polish). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
3. "Gloria Artis dla aktorów" [Gloria Artis for Actors]. archive.is (in Polish). 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

External links

• Krzysztof Kowalewski at IMDb