Acting
Franciszek Pieczka
Born 1928-01-18
Godów, śląskie, Polska
Department: Acting
Biography
Franciszek Maksymilian Pieczka (18 January 1928 – 23 September 2022) was a Polish actor. A graduate of the National Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw (1954) he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra. He won the award for Best Actor at the Polish Film Festival in 1976 for The Scar. He has starred in over a hundred films, both Polish and foreign. He has been awarded and honored many times for his individual roles, as well as his contribution to the development of theater and film art. He is an honorary citizen of the Godów commune. In 2015, he was awarded the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franciszek Pieczka, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Prominent works featuring Franciszek Pieczka
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The Saragossa Manuscript
1966
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Mother Joan of the Angels
1961
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The Promised Land
1975
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The Deluge
1974
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Four Tank-Men and a Dog
1966
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Quo Vadis
2001
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Ranczo
2006
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A Generation
1955
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Ród Gąsieniców
1981
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The Scar
1976
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (135 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Disgrace | The Grandfather | Movie | 2023 |
| Disgrace | In Memory Of | Movie | 2023 |
 | Aktor Pana Boga | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Son of the Snow Queen | Kazimierz | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Heart and Sweetheart | Droselmajer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Cnota | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Hotel pod żyrafą i nosorożcem | Franciszek Alba | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Ranczo Wilkowyje | Stacho Japycz | Movie | 2007 |
| The Eighth Day of the Week | Jeromos | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Jasminum | święty Roch | Movie | 2006 |
 | Ranczo | Stacho Japycz | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Miracle in Cracow | Rabin Lewi | Movie | 2004 |
 | Quo Vadis | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Requiem | Bartłomiej | Movie | 2001 |
 | Quo Vadis | Apostle Peter | Movie | 2001 |
 | Syzyfowe prace | Józef, servant | Movie | 2000 |
 | History of Cinema in Popielawy | Wujo Janek | Movie | 1998 |
 | Szabla od komendanta | Kotek | Movie | 1996 |
| The Story About Master Twardowski | pustelnik Albertus | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Die Straßen von Berlin | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | The Man Who Reads Music From The Plates | Marczyk | Movie | 1995 |
 | Thanks for Every New Morning | Olga's Dad | Movie | 1994 |
 | Johnnie Waterman | Jancio Wodnik | Movie | 1994 |
| Miraculous Place | pustelnik | Movie | 1994 | |
 | Two Moons | Szulim | Movie | 1993 |
| The Case of Bronek Pekosinski | ksiądz Michalski | Movie | 1993 | |
 | Pograbek | Kaczuba | Movie | 1993 |
 | Apricots in the Baskets | Dimosthenis | Movie | 1992 |
 | Squadron | Błażej | Movie | 1992 |
 | Ördög vigye | Jambus Ármin | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Land Beyond the Rainbow | Großvater | Movie | 1992 |
 | Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe | Banasik | Movie | 1991 |
 | Kein Wort von Einsamkeit | Georg Tresser | Movie | 1990 |
| Do domu | Szymon's father | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg | Papa | Movie | 1990 |
| Potyatusok | Mariusz | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Memories of a River | Ansel Vogel | Movie | 1990 |
 | Burial of a Potato | Mateusz Szewczyk | Movie | 1990 |
| Thief | Ojciec | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Famous Like Sarajevo | God (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Jadup and Boel | Unger | Movie | 1988 |
 | Powrót po śmierć | Siewka | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Faithful River | Szczepan | Movie | 1987 |
 | Rykowisko | stary Szałaj, ojciec Wiktora | Movie | 1987 |
 | Friend of the Jolly Devil | Witalis | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Mother of the Kings | Cyga | Movie | 1987 |
| Wcześnie urodzony | Józef Chrobak | Movie | 1986 | |
| Trzy młyny | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1986 | |
 | Memoirs of a Sinner | Logan | Movie | 1986 |
 | Axiliad | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Girls of Nowolipki | Mossakowski | Movie | 1986 |
 | Big Bang | Stasiek Skrzypek | Movie | 1986 |
 | Chrześniak | Strzykalski, ojciec chrzestny Purowskiego | Movie | 1986 |
 | Sprawa się rypła | Ludwik Placek | Movie | 1985 |
| La Dame Blanche de Wieliczka | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Blisko, coraz bliżej | Franciszek Pasternik | TV Series | 1983 |
| Na odsiecz Wiedniowi | Ibrahim Pasha | Movie | 1983 | |
| Fariaho | Sebastian Fußberg | Movie | 1983 | |
 | Pełnia nad głowami | Andrzej | Movie | 1983 |
 | Austeria | Tag | Movie | 1983 |
 | An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill | Piotr Boratynski | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Linnet | Old Man / God in Kaziuk's Dream | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Lynx | Stelmach Alojz | Movie | 1982 |
 | Wäre die Erde nicht rund... | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Ród Gąsieniców | Franek Gąsienica, syn Pawła; Izydor Gąsienica, syn Józka | TV Series | 1981 |
| Ciosy | Franciszek | Movie | 1981 | |
| Racławice. 1794 | prezentujący polityczny teatrzyk kukiełkowy | Movie | 1980 | |
 | The Beads of One Rosary | Jerzy Habryka | Movie | 1980 |
| The Beads of One Rosary | Jerzy Habryk | Movie | 1980 |
 | Placówka | Józef Ślimak | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Great Runaway | Herr Warga | TV Series | 1979 |
 | David | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | The White Mazurka | Walery Wróblewski | Movie | 1979 |
| Wiśnie | Ludwik Grępka | Movie | 1979 | |
| Somosierra. 1808 | Andrzej Niegolewski | Movie | 1978 | |
| The Woman Across the Way | Simon Schmidt | Movie | 1978 | |
 | Ziemia obiecana | Muller, ojciec Mady | TV Series | 1978 |
 | A Round Week | Karol Kostka | Movie | 1977 |
 | Budapest Tales | Énekes | Movie | 1977 |
| Gold Duck | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 | |
 | The Scar | Stefan Bednarz | Movie | 1976 |
 | Slate | Himself | Movie | 1976 |
 | Grzech Antoniego Grudy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | Till Eulenspiegel | Ritter Kunz | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Promised Land | Müller | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Deluge | Old Kiemlicz | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Nest | Mrokota | Movie | 1974 |
 | Dark River | Mateusz | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Peasants | Priest | Movie | 1973 |
 | Lazarus' Whims | Franek | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Wedding | Czepiec | Movie | 1973 |
| Kareta | Gunman | Movie | 1973 | |
 | Glass Ball | "King of Life" | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Sun Rises Once a Day | Haratyk | Movie | 1972 |
| Through Nine Bridges | Father | Movie | 1972 | |
| Punkt wyjścia | Jerzy | Movie | 1972 | |
| The Cask of Amontillado | Fortunato | Movie | 1972 | |
 | Pearl in the Crown | Hubert Siersza | Movie | 1972 |
 | Liberation - Part 4 : The Battle of Berlin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Liberation - Part 5 : The Last Assault | Pelka | Movie | 1971 |
 | Kłopotliwy gość | Smiling Agent | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Woodpecker | Edek Zdziebko (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1971 |
 | Hydro-Puzzle | Sailor | Movie | 1971 |
 | Legenda | Priest | Movie | 1971 |
 | Doktor Ewa | Zalewski, przewodniczący Rady Narodowej | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Przystań | Muraszko | Movie | 1971 |
 | A Hole in the Ground | Priest | Movie | 1970 |
 | Album polski | Franek | Movie | 1970 |
| The Office | Priest from Sansisto | Movie | 1969 | |
 | Matthew's Days | Mateusz | Movie | 1968 |
 | Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Three | Gustlik Jeleń | Movie | 1968 |
 | Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four | Gustlik Jeleń | Movie | 1968 |
 | Four Tankmen and a Dog Part One | Gustlik Jeleń | Movie | 1968 |
 | Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Two | Gustlik Jeleń | Movie | 1968 |
| Tramp or the Only and Incomparable Lenny Jacobsen | Josef | Movie | 1968 | |
 | Skinny and Others | Tomasz Waliczek "Kosa" / "Scythe" | Movie | 1967 |
 | Where Is the Third King? | Marczak | Movie | 1967 |
 | Four Tank-Men and a Dog | Gustlik Jeleń | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Saragossa Manuscript | Pacheco | Movie | 1966 |
| Bigos | Franek Lalik | Movie | 1966 | |
 | Walkover | Sports Organiser | Movie | 1965 |
 | Life Again | Grajewski's Cellmate | Movie | 1965 |
 | Late Afternoon | Janusz | Movie | 1965 |
 | Good Sins | Eustachy Topór | Movie | 1963 |
 | Their Everyday Life | Danysz | Movie | 1963 |
 | Skąpani w ogniu | Józef Poczobutt | Movie | 1963 |
 | Drugi brzeg | Stefan | Movie | 1962 |
| Nad rzeką | Resistance fighter | Movie | 1962 | |
 | Hospital | Kolejarz | Movie | 1962 |
 | All Souls' Day | Heniutek | Movie | 1961 |
 | April | Pvt. Anklewicz | Movie | 1961 |
 | Mother Joan of the Angels | Odryn | Movie | 1961 |
 | Kalosze szczęścia | Nurse in a mental hospital (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | Lost Feelings | Man with trumpet (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Generation | German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |