Daniel Marcel Olbrychski is a Polish film and theatre actor who is widely considered one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation.
10 Facts About Daniel Olbrychski
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Daniel Olbrychski appeared in 180 films and TV productions and is best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies including The Promised Land and known for playing a defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt.
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Daniel Olbrychski had an older brother, Krzysztof, who was a physicist.
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Daniel Olbrychski attended the Stefan Batory Gymnasium and Lyceum in Warsaw.
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Daniel Olbrychski has been practicing boxing since his youth, he trained fencing, badminton and judo.
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Daniel Olbrychski played one of the leading roles in Volker Schlondorff's film The Tin Drum based on Gunter Grass's novel Die Blechtrommel.
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Daniel Olbrychski appeared in one of the ten short films in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dekalog and played a role in the film adaptation of The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
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Daniel Olbrychski was selected to be on the jury for the Cinefondation and short films sections of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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Daniel Olbrychski has a son Victor from a relationship with German actress Barbara Sukowa.
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Daniel Olbrychski lived for many years in France and speaks French fluently.