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name: "Jerzy Trela"
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born: "14 March 1942"
died: "15 May 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:46.358030+00:00"
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# Jerzy Trela

Actor. Born 14 March 1942 in Leńcze, powiat wadowicki, małopolskie, Polska. Died 15 May 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 March 1942, Leńcze, powiat wadowicki, małopolskie, Polska
- **Died:** 15 May 2022
- **Also known as:** Janusz Trela, Jerzy Józef Trela , Ежи Треля

## Biography

Jerzy Trela (1942–2022) was a Polish actor. He trained at the Ludwik Solski Academy of Dramatic Art in Kraków and began his career in 1969. He was long associated with the Stary Theatre in Kraków, where he performed under directors including Andrzej Wajda, Konrad Swinarski and Krystian Lupa, and served as professor and rector at the academy.

Trela appeared in numerous films and television productions. His credits include *Man of Iron* (1981), *Danton* (1983), *On the Silver Globe* (1988), *Decalogue IX* (1989) as Mikołaj, *Three Colors: White* (1994) as Monsieur Bronek, *Ida* (2013) as Szymon and *High Water* (2022). He received the Polish Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for *Quo Vadis* (2001) and was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis in 2005.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Three Colors: White* (1994), Fi1m 78, as Monsieur Bronek — [page](https://film.one/film/three-colors-white.md)

## Also known for

- *Ida* (2013), Szymon
- *On the Silver Globe* (1989), Jerzy
- *Danton* (1983), Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
- *High Water* (2022), Rębacz's Father
- *The Hourglass Sanatorium* (1973), Wesolek (uncredited)
- *Decalogue IX* (1989), Mikołaj
- *The Quack* (1982), Obiedziński
- *Dekalog* (1989), Mikolaj

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