Jan Güntner (born 17 June 1931) is a Polish stage and film

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

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Biography

He graduated from the State College of Acting in Kraków in 1953. Since the beginning of

Piwnica pod Baranami The Piwnica pod Baranami () is a Polish literary cabaret located in Kraków, Poland. For over thirty years, in the People's Republic of Poland, Piwnica pod Baranami served as the most renowned political cabaret in the country, until the end of (an ...

activity in 1958 he was a regular participant of the cabaret, he was the first to declaim poems by his friend

Andrzej Bursa Andrzej Bursa (21 March 1932 – 15 November 1957) was a Polish poet and writer. Born in Kraków, he studied journalism, then Bulgarian at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. In 1954–1957 Bursa worked as a journalist and reporter for the Krak ...

on the stage. Güntner made his first steps in acting at Teatr Młodego Widza (the Young Viewer Theatre) led by Maria Biliżanka. He was an actor of

Ludowy Theatre The Ludowy Theatre (''literally: People's Theatre'', ) in Kraków, located at ''Osiedle Teatralne'' housing development in district Nowa Huta, opened on 3 December 1955. At that time in the Polish People's Republic, the official policy of socialis ...

(1958–1971),

National Stary Theatre The Helena Modrzejewska National Old Theatre in Kraków () is one of the oldest public stages in Poland and a national institution of culture, first opened in 1781. It was named after renowned Shakespearean actress Helena Modrzejewska. History ...

(1972–1973; 1982–2000; guest starring 2005) and Bagatela Theatre (1976–1982). In 2000 he was awarded by the President of Poland with an Officer's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

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Living people 1931 births Polish male stage actors Polish male film actors Male actors from Kraków Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta {{Poland-actor-stub