Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent

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Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue.

Biography

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in

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, Poland. During 1951–1952 he studied chemistry at the

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. In 1956 he graduated in acting from the National Academy of Theatre in Warsaw (now Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy). He made his debut in 1955 in the

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. During 1959–1966 Zapasiewicz was an actor of the

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. In 1982 he moved to Teatr Powszechny. During 1987–1990 he was a managing director of the Dramatic Theatre. Since 1993 he acted at the Contemporary Theatre. Zapasiewicz died in Warsaw on 14 July 2009, at the age of 74.

Filmography

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