Kazimierz Wichniarz

Kazimierz Wichniarz
Born	(1915-01-18)January 18, 1915 Posen, German Empire (now Poznan, Poland)
Died	(1995-06-26)June 26, 1995 Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Actor

Kazimierz Wichniarz (18 January 1915 in Posen(now Poznan) - 26 June 1995 in Warsaw) was a Polish film and theatre actor.^[1] In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award-nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.^[2]

He is interred at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.

Selected filmography

Szatan z siódmej klasy (1960)
Godzina pąsowej róży (1963)
Małżeństwo z rozsądku (1966)
The Peasans (Chłopi, 1972) TV series
The Peasants (Chłopi, 1973)
Hubal (1973)
The Deluge (Potop, 1974)
The Promised Land (Ziemia obiecana, 1974)
Zamach stanu (1981)

Honours and awards

Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1984); previously awarded the Officer's Cross (1975) and the Knight's Cross (1967)
Gold Cross of Merit (1956)
Medal of the 10th anniversary of the Polish People's Republic (1955)
Medal of the 40th anniversary of the Polish People's Republic (1984)
Badge of Merit in Culture (1975)
Gold Badge of Trade Unions (1975)
Badge "For merits for Warsaw" (1967)
Prize of the City of Warsaw (1980)