Jan Machulski
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Jan Machulski was a Polish theater director, as well as a film
and theatrical actor
. He appeared in more than 45 film roles and 70 theater roles throughout his career.
, on July 3, 1928. He was a graduate of the National Film School in Łódź and the Polish National Acting School.
Machulski was married to Polish actress, Halina Machulska
. He was the father of Polish film director
, Juliusz Machulski
.
.
As a theater director, Machulski production credits included the Polish language
adaptations of Sen nocy letniej (Midsummer Night's Dream), Antigone (Antygona) and Hamlet
. He also produced and directed two of his own original plays, Niebezpieczne zabawy (Dangerous Games) and Lek (Anxiety).
As an actor, Machulski appeared in approximately 70 theatre and 45 film roles over the span of his career. Some of his most noted roles included Rzeczpospolita babska (Womanish Republic), Sublokator (Lodger) and Psy (Dogs), Ostatni dzień lata (The Last Summer's Day), Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (A Manuscript Found in Saragossa) and Lalka (Doll).
Machulski appeared in a number of television shows and plays specifically for children. He appeared in the popular children's television series, Przygody Pana Samochodzika (Mr. Car Adventures) and in Podroz za jeden usmiech (A Trip for a Smile). He also played the main character in Wyspa Złoczyncow (Thieves Island).
Machulski and his son, director Juliusz Machulski
, collaborated and worked together on several different films. Their first collaboration occurred in 1981 when he appeared in the film, Vabank
, which was directed by Juliusz Machulski. Machulski went on to star in several of his son's other films, including Kingsajz
(Kingsize), Deja vu, Kiler (Killer) and Vinci.
Machulski served as the dean
of the National Film School Acting Faculty for many years. He was a recipient of the Polish Golden Order of Merit.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and theatrical actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He appeared in more than 45 film roles and 70 theater roles throughout his career.
Personal life
Machulski was born in Łódź, PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, on July 3, 1928. He was a graduate of the National Film School in Łódź and the Polish National Acting School.
Machulski was married to Polish actress, Halina Machulska
Halina Machulska
Halina Machulska is a Polish theater, film and television actress.Machulska is the widow of theater director and actor, Jan Machulski, who died in 2008. The couple's son is Polish film director, Juliusz Machulski...
. He was the father of Polish film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski is a Polish film director and screenplay writer. Son of noted actor Jan Machulski, Juliusz became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist-ruled Poland of 1970s and 1980s....
.
Career
Machulski pursued a successful dual career in theater directing, as well as actingActing
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
.
As a theater director, Machulski production credits included the Polish language
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
adaptations of Sen nocy letniej (Midsummer Night's Dream), Antigone (Antygona) and Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
. He also produced and directed two of his own original plays, Niebezpieczne zabawy (Dangerous Games) and Lek (Anxiety).
As an actor, Machulski appeared in approximately 70 theatre and 45 film roles over the span of his career. Some of his most noted roles included Rzeczpospolita babska (Womanish Republic), Sublokator (Lodger) and Psy (Dogs), Ostatni dzień lata (The Last Summer's Day), Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (A Manuscript Found in Saragossa) and Lalka (Doll).
Machulski appeared in a number of television shows and plays specifically for children. He appeared in the popular children's television series, Przygody Pana Samochodzika (Mr. Car Adventures) and in Podroz za jeden usmiech (A Trip for a Smile). He also played the main character in Wyspa Złoczyncow (Thieves Island).
Machulski and his son, director Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski is a Polish film director and screenplay writer. Son of noted actor Jan Machulski, Juliusz became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist-ruled Poland of 1970s and 1980s....
, collaborated and worked together on several different films. Their first collaboration occurred in 1981 when he appeared in the film, Vabank
Vabank
Vabank is a Polish film from 1981; the first film directed by Juliusz Machulski and a popular criminal comedy, set in an unnamed city in interwar Poland.The film received several awards and nominations, among them:...
, which was directed by Juliusz Machulski. Machulski went on to star in several of his son's other films, including Kingsajz
Kingsajz
Kingsajz is a 1987 cult Polish comedy fantasy film directed by very popular director - Juliusz Machulski. The action takes place in contemporary Poland and in fictional liliput kingdom called Szuflandia , hidden deep in the undergrounds of the Quaternary Research Institute...
(Kingsize), Deja vu, Kiler (Killer) and Vinci.
Machulski served as the dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the National Film School Acting Faculty for many years. He was a recipient of the Polish Golden Order of Merit.