Jerzy Skolimowski

Biography

Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. He’s a graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his film “Le départ”. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.

Known For

The Avengers

as Georgi Luchkov

Mars Attacks!

as Dr. Zeigler

Eastern Promises

as Stepan

Before Night Falls

as Professor

Deep End

as Tube Passenger With Newspaper (uncredited)

White Nights

as Colonel Chaiko

The Stolen Caravaggio

as Jerzy Kunze

Moonlighting

as Boss (uncredited)

L.A. Without a Map

as Minister

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

as John III Sobieski