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Leon Niemczyk

Leon Niemczyk

Born December 15, 1923· Warsaw, Poland

† Died November 29, 2006

35Roles★ 6.8Average rating

A Polish native who entered the film world in the mid-1950s, Niemczyk quickly became a leading box-office star, appearing in a wide range of serious dramas, historical epics and war pictures. His most celebrated performances include Fulko de Lorche in Aleksander Ford’s The Teutonic Knights, Andrzej in Roman Polanski’s Knife in the Water-the film that secured Poland’s first Academy Award nomination…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Saragossa Manuscript★ 7.7
The Saragossa Manuscript1966
Don Avadoro
Vabank★ 7.6
Vabank1981
Jubiler
Night Train★ 7.6
Night Train1959
Jerzy
Boys Don't Cry★ 7.4
Boys Don't Cry2000
'Król Sedesów'
Knife in the Water★ 7.3
Knife in the Water1962
Andrzej
The Deluge★ 7.2
The Deluge1974
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Knights of the Teutonic Order★ 7.1
Knights of the Teutonic Order1960
Fulko de Lorche
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization★ 6.9
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization1985
Sleek
Coyote's Morning★ 6.7
Coyote's Morning2001
Senator Stanisław Polak