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name: "Jan Tesarz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jan-tesarz"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 August 1935"
died: "3 January 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T13:12:47.950036+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jan Tesarz

Actor. Born 4 August 1935 in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Polska. Died 3 January 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 August 1935, Czechowice-Dziedzice, Polska
- **Died:** 3 January 2020
- **Also known as:** J. Tesarz

## Biography

Jan Tesarz (4 August 1935 – 3 January 2020) was a Polish actor of film, theatre and television. He graduated from the Dramatic Studio and made his stage debut in 1957, subsequently appearing in productions at theatres including the Teatr im. Stefana Jaracza in Łódź and the Teatr Polski in Warsaw.

He is known for roles in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s films, including Joanna’s Father in *No End* (1985), the taxi driver Waldemar Rekowski in *Decalogue V* (1989) and its feature expansion *A Short Film About Killing* (1988), and a taxi driver in *Decalogue IV* (1989). Other film credits include an uncredited soldier in *Colonel Wolodyjowski* (1969) and a guard in *Hart’s War* (2002).

*Sources: pl.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmweb.pl.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Decalogue V* (1989), Fi1m 84, as Waldemar Rekowski — [page](https://film.one/film/decalogue-v.md)

## Also known for

- *A Short Film About Killing* (1988), Waldemar Rekowski
- *Decalogue IV* (1989), Taxi Driver
- *No End* (1985), Joanna's Father
- *Dekalog* (1989), Taxi Driver
- *Colonel Wolodyjowski* (1969), Chreptiów Soldier (uncredited)

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