Jerzy Skolimowski
Known for Directing · 35 credits
- Born
- 1938-05-05 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Łódź, Poland
- Also known as
- Γιέρζι Σκολιμόφσκι · J. Skolimowski · Ежи Сколимовский · 예지 스콜리모프스키 · Єжи Сколімовський
Biography
Jerzy Skolimowski (Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ skɔliˈmɔfskʲi]; born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist, actor and painter. Beginning as a screenwriter for Andrzej Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers (1960), Skolimowski has made more than twenty films since his directorial debut The Menacing Eye (1960). In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his Belgian film The Departure (1967). Among his other notable films is Deep End (1970), starring Jane Asher and John Moulder Brown as well as The Shout, starring Alan Bates, Susannah York and John Hurt, Moonlighting (1982), starring Jeremy Irons and Essential Killing, starring Vincent Gallo
He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He returned to Poland, and to filmmaking as a writer and director, after a 17-year hiatus with Four Nights with Anna (2008).
He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. His film EO (2022) was awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
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Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (28)
The Avengers
2012
as Georgi Luchkov
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Dr. Zeigler
Eastern Promises
2007
as Stepan
White Nights
1985
as Colonel Chaiko
Deep End
1971
as Tube Passenger With Newspaper (uncredited)
Moonlighting
1982
as Boss (uncredited)
Before Night Falls
2000
as Professor
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010
as Self
Big Shots
1987
as Doc
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
2012
as John III Sobieski
L.A. Without a Map
1999
as Minister
Hands Up!
1985
as Andrzej Leszczyc, Zastawa (1967 footage) / Self (1981 footage)
Circle of Deceit
1981
as Hoffmann
30 Door Key
1991
as dyrektor szkoły
Torrents of Spring
1989
as Wiktor Wiktorowicz
Innocent Sorcerers
1960
as Boxer (uncredited)
The Stolen Caravaggio
2018
as Jerzy Kunze
Walkover
1965
as Andrzej Leszczyc
King, Queen, Knave
1972
Barrier
1966
as Waiter - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Julius
2018
as Olgierd 'Chorwat' Szybenik
Identification Marks: None
1965
as Andrzej Leszczyc
A Slip-Up
1972
as Auto Shop Owner
Operacja Samum
1999
as Hayes
'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes
2011
as Self
Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End
2011
as Self
Sposób bycia
1966
as Leopold
Skolimowski à la table
1990
About Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski (Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ skɔliˈmɔfskʲi]; born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist, actor and painter. Beginning as a screenwriter for Andrzej Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers (1960), Skolimowski has made more than twenty films since his directorial debut The Menacing Eye (1960). In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his Belgian film The Departure (1967). Among his other notable films is Deep End (1970), starring Jane Asher and John Moulder Brown as well as The Shout, starring Alan Bates, Susannah York a… With 35 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Jerzy Skolimowski has appeared in 28 films and 7 TV shows.
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- The Avengers (2012) — as Georgi Luchkov
- Mars Attacks! (1996) — as Dr. Zeigler
- Eastern Promises (2007) — as Stepan
- White Nights (1985) — as Colonel Chaiko
- Deep End (1971) — as Tube Passenger With Newspaper (uncredited)
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