Daniel Olbrychski

Born

Daniel Marcel Olbrychski , Łowicz, Poland

Birthday

1945-02-27

Occupation

Actor

Spouse(s)

Monika Dzienisiewicz-Olbrychska (1967-1977) (divorced) 1 child Zuzanna Lapicka (1978-1988) (divorced) 1 child Krystyna Demska (2003-present)

Years Active

1964-present

Daniel Olbrychski (Polish pronunciation: [ɔlˈbrɨxskʲi]; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish actor best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies and also known for playing a defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov, alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt.
Olbrychski was born in Łowicz, Poland. He attended Gimnazjum i Liceum im. Stefana Batorego (Warsaw, Poland).
In 1971 he won the award for Best Actor at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in The Birch Wood.
He played one of the leading roles in Volker Schlöndorff's film The Tin Drum based on Günter Grass's novel Die Blechtrommel. He also appeared in one of the ten short films in Krzysztof Kieślowski's The Decalogue and had a small role in the film adaptation of The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

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