Jan Tesarz

Acting

Jan Tesarz

Born August 4, 1935 · Czechowice-Dziedzice, Polska

Died January 3, 2020 · aged 84

Jan Tesarz (4 August 1935 – 3 January 2020) was a Polish actor of film, theatre, and television. Born in Czechowice, he graduated from the Dramatic Studio and made his stage debut in 1957. He went on to perform in numerous theatre productions, Television Theatre, and feature films throughout his career.

Known For

Decalogue VDecalogue V · 1989
Decalogue V
8.01989
MovieDramaTV Movie
Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.
A Short Film About KillingA Short Film About Killing · 1988
A Short Film About Killing
7.61988
MovieCrimeDrama
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
No EndNo End · 1985
No End
7.01985
MovieDrama
1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time of martial law when Solidarity was banned.
BoxerBoxer · 1967
Boxer
6.01967
MovieActionDrama
A promising but hot-headed young. boxer studies with a kind, knowing manager, grooming him for the Olympics.
Colonel WolodyjowskiColonel Wolodyjowski · 1969
Colonel Wolodyjowski
7.01969
MovieHistoryAdventure
In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.
Decalogue IVDecalogue IV · 1989
Decalogue IV
7.81989
MovieDramaTV Movie
A father and daughter, Michał and Anka, have a unique intimacy, which the college-aged Anka is beginning to feel conflicted about. When she finds an unopened letter from her deceased mother, it seems to justify her attraction to Michał, who may not in fact be her father.
Smacznego, telewizorkuSmacznego, telewizorku · 1992
Smacznego, telewizorku
7.21992
MovieComedyFamily
The TV-obsessed burgomaster of a Polish town and his equally addicted wife are literally sucked into their set, vanishing from the living room. Their three bewildered children must band together to pull Mom and Dad back out of the television before they’re lost forever.
Kidnapping in TiutiurlistanKidnapping in Tiutiurlistan · 1986
Kidnapping in Tiutiurlistan
5.01986
MovieAnimationAdventure
Three friends – a rooster, a cat and a vixen – meet the kidnapped princess on the eve of the war between Balbacja and Tiuturlistan. To prevent a war, they try to bring her to her father's house. They tell each other stories from their lives during a journey full of adventures.

Filmography

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The FogThe Fog · 1976
The Fog
9.01976
MovieWarDrama
In the first months after the war, a period of confusion and fratricidal fighting, a Warsaw whack-job drafted into the ranks of the KBW gains the first life experiences that make him an informed citizen. Marian, a boy from Targówek, is serving in the KBW. His unit is sent to a village plagued by a band of NSZ. Marian becomes involved with a young teacher, Anka, whose brother is a member of the NSZ. During the final trial, Stefan is killed and Marian is seriously wounded and taken to the hospital. An investigation is carried out in the village. Marian does not admit that he knew about Stefan and his contacts with his sister. When he leaves the hospital, he does not find the girl, but their son, who is being cared for by Anka's parents. He takes the boy and returns to Targowek.

Stefan, brat Anki