Andrzej Strzelecki

Polish film and theater actor (1952–2020)

Andrzej Tadeusz Strzelecki

Born	(1952-02-04)4 February 1952 Warsaw, Poland
Died	17 July 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 68) Warsaw
Nationality	Polish
Alma mater	The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1967–2020
Spouse	Joanna Pałucka
Children	2

Andrzej Tadeusz Strzelecki (4 February 1952 – 17 July 2020^[1]^[2]), was a Polish actor, satirist, theatre director, screenplay writer and rector of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in the years 2008–2016.

In 1974 he graduated from the Acting Department of the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, and in 1978 from the Directing Department. He played on stage in the Variety Theatre (1974–1981) and the Rampa Theatre (1987–1997) in Warsaw.^[3] As a TV announcer, he has hosted a number of programs for Telewizja Polska. Andrzej Strzelecki was awarded many times for his film and theatrical roles as well as for directorial work.^[4] As an actor, he also played in television series. In 2004 he was awarded the title of Professor of Theater Arts.^[5] Strzelecki was passionate about golf.^[6] He died of lung and bronchial cancer.^[7]

Selected filmography

1967: Kiedy miłość była zbrodnią as Boy from Hitlerjugend
1976: Excuse Me, Is It Here They Beat Up People? as Show Host
1999–2020: Klan (TV series) as Tadeusz Koziełło
2001: In Desert and Wilderness as Mr. Georg Rawlison
2008: Rozmowy nocą
2011: Battle of Warsaw 1920 as Wincenty Witos
2017: Barwy szczęścia as Czarnoleski
2019: Pół wieku poezji później as Wloscibyt, Head of a Village^[8]

References

^ "Andrzej Strzelecki". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Andrzej Strzelecki". www.filmweb.pl. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ Piotrowicz, Paweł (20 July 2020). "Znamy szczegóły pogrzebu Andrzeja Strzeleckiego" (in Polish). kultura.onet.pl. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Andrzej Strzelecki" (in Polish). filmpolski.pl. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Prof. przew. kwal. II Andrzej Tadeusz Strzelecki". nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ Strzelecki, Andrzej (2007). Człowiek w jednej rękawiczce (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Iskry. ISBN 978-8324400287.
^ Rogacin, Kacper (17 July 2020). "Nie żyje aktor Andrzej Strzelecki". Portal I.pl (in Polish). polskatimes.pl. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Pół wieku poezji później (2019)". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.