--- name: "Władysław Kowalski" canonical: "https://film.one/person/wadysaw-kowalski" fi1m_id: "wadysaw-kowalski" imdb_id: "nm0468651" tmdb_id: 17889 wikidata_id: "Q9381978" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 February 1936" died: "29 October 2017" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T21:50:34.015785+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." --- # Władysław Kowalski ## Identity Władysław Kowalski - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/wadysaw-kowalski - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** wadysaw-kowalski - **IMDb ID:** nm0468651 - **TMDB ID:** 17889 - **Wikidata ID:** Q9381978 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9381978, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0468651/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17889 Actor. Born 24 February 1936 in Żurawce, lubelskie, Polska. Died 29 October 2017. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 February 1936, Żurawce, lubelskie, Polska - **Died:** 29 October 2017 - **Also known as:** Владислав Ковальский - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9381978, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0468651/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17889 ## Streaming the US now - **The Criterion Channel:** [*The Double Life of Véronique*](https://film.one/film/the-double-life-of-veronique.md) (86) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Władysław Kowalski (24 February 1936 – 29 October 2017) was a Polish actor and pedagogue. He graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in 1959. His stage debut came that year in Gdańsk, after which he performed at Warsaw theatres including Ateneum (1960–1974), Powszechny (1974–2005) and, from 2005, the Gustaw Holoubek Dramatyczny Theatre. He appeared in nearly 100 films and television productions between 1957 and 2015. Notable screen roles include Weronika’s father in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s *The Double Life of Véronique* (1991), the Game Master in *Avalon* (2001), Professor U. J. in *Katyn* (2007) and Professor Jan Moll in *Gods* (2014). In 1984 he received the award for best actor at the Polish Film Festival for his performance in *Kartka z podróży*. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, pl.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Double Life of Véronique* (1991), Fi1m 86, as Weronika's Father — [page](https://film.one/film/the-double-life-of-veronique.md) ## Complete filmography (88) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street* (2016), as Dr. Garfinkel - *Damaged* (2015), as Rainer - *Body* (2015), as Władysław - *Close-Ups* (2014), as Physician - *Gods* (2014), as Profesor Jan Moll - *Był sobie dzieciak* (2013), as Old Man - *Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku* (2011), as priest - *Instynkt* (2011), series, as Adler - *Mystification* (2010), as Leopold - *Little Rose* (2010), as Aktor w "Dziadach" - *Lesser Evil* (2009), as publicysta - *The Bait* (2009), as Ojciec - *Doręczyciel* (2009), series, as Juraś Milczek - *Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us* (2009), as Professor of Physics - *Niezawodny system* (2008), as Antique Dealer - *Louise's Garden* (2008), as "Kaleka" Frankowski - *Katyn* (2007), as Professor U. J. - *Tomorrow's Weather* (2003), Actor - *Marszałek Piłsudski* (2001), series, Actor - *Sposób na Alcybiadesa* (2001), series, as historyk Tymoteusz Misiak "Alcybiades" - *Avalon* (2001), as Game Master - *Dybuk* (1999), as Reb Szymszon - *Queen of the Angels* (1999), as Ojciec Jakuba - *The Last Days* (1999), as Jankiel - *Łóżko Wierszynina* (1998), as Czechow - *Spona* (1998), as Tymoteusz Misiak, "Alcybiades" · the history teacher - *The Day of the Big Fish* (1997), as mąż Ireny - *Poznań 56* (1996), as profesor w wagonie - *Puszka Pandory* (1996), as Schigolch - *Deborah* (1995), as Mr. Grosman - *Les Milles* (1995), as Max Ernst - *Kordian* (1994), as Garbuś/Mefisto/Doktor - *Kuchnia polska* (1993), series, as profesor Bolesław Szokalski, sygnatariusz listu - *1968. Happy New Year* (1993), as Bolesław Szokalski - *Dismissed From Life* (1992), as Chirurg - *Sauna* (1992), as Ernst - *Panny i wdowy* (1992), series, as Jan Darski - *Warsaw: Year 5703* (1992), as Photographe - *Skarga* (1991), as Priest - *Panny i wdowy* (1991), as Jan Darski - *Cynga* (1991), Actor - *The Double Life of Véronique* (1991), as Weronika's Father — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-double-life-of-veronique.md) - *Hello, I'm here!* (1991), Actor - *Escape from the Liberty Cinema* (1990), as Tadeusz - *The Master and Margarita* (1990), as Master, Mistrz - *Mistrz i Małgorzata* (1990), series, as Mistrz - *The Master and Margarita* (1990), series, as Mistrz - *Dekalog* (1989), series, as Stefan - *Decalogue VII* (1989), as Stefan - *Daze* (1989), as Władysław Janota-Czerkański - *Nikt nie jest winien* (1988), as Henryk - *The Young Magician* (1987), as Police Chief - *Komediantka* (1987), as Stanisław Głogowski - *Pěsti ve tmě* (1987), Actor - *Travels of Mr. Blot* (1986), as Arcymechanik - *Medium* (1985), as Selin - *111 dni letargu* (1985), as Adam Grzymała-Siedlecki - *The Planet 'Tailor'* (1984), as Dr. Janik - *Synthesis* (1984), as Aleksander Zborowski - *Postcard from a Journey* (1984), as Jakub Rosenberg - *Zabawa w chowanego* (1984), Actor - *Shivers* (1981), as Father - *The Smaller Sky* (1981), as Filip Szmidt - *In Broad Daylight* (1981), as court clerk - *Gwiazda Wytrwałości* (1981), as Lieutenant - *Jeśli serce masz bijące* (1981), as Antoni Adamski - *Without Love* (1980), as Piotr Kłosiński - *Powstanie listopadowe. 1830 - 1831* (1980), as Joachim Lelewel - *Hospital of the Transfiguration* (1979), as Patient - *Merry Christmas* (1977), as mąż Reni - *Żółw* (1974), as Rafał - *S.O.S.* (1974), series, as redaktor Rafał Kostroń - *To Kill This Love* (1972), as Doctor - *Patrząc pod słońce* (1972), as Scientist - *Goodnight* (1971), as Józef Nowak - *Colombuses* (1970), series, as Jerzy - *Red Rowan* (1970), as Ensign Jerzy Kręcki - *More Than Life At Stake* (1968), series, as inkasent Adam Pruchnal, konspirator AL - *Where Are You, Louise?* (1968), as Ludwik - *The Killer Leaves a Trace* (1967), as Romek - *Return to Earth* (1967), as Speaker (uncredited) - *No More Divorces* (1964), as Tomek Jaworek (Segment 1) - *Gold Dreams* (1962), as Kazik - *Love at Twenty* (1962), as Władek (segment "Warszawa") - *Samson* (1961), as Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice) - *The Road West* (1961), as Roman Górski - *Goodbye to the Past* (1961), as Olek Nowak - *Goodbye, Till Tomorrow* (1960), as Boy at an Exhibition (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Odcisk gwiazdy na ul. Aleji Gwiazd w Międzyzdrojach woj. zachodniopomorskie pow. kamieński (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/79643/gallery-261c65a7fd8f.jpg) Odcisk gwiazdy na ul. Aleji Gwiazd w Międzyzdrojach woj. zachodniopomorskie pow. kamieński (2012) — Geonidiusz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Al_Gwiazd_W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Aktor Władysław Kowalski. (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/79643/gallery-ec04911df435.jpg) Aktor Władysław Kowalski. (2014) — Fryta 73, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Kowalski_W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw.JPG/1280px-Kowalski_W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Władysław Kowalski - Festiwal Gwiazd in Gdańsk (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/79643/gallery-f8148b0a2f47.jpg) Władysław Kowalski - Festiwal Gwiazd in Gdańsk (2008) — Adam Kumiszcza, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski.jpg/1280px-W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Grób aktora Władysława Kowalskiego na Cmentarzu Wojskowym na Powązkach w Warszawie (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/79643/gallery-38cd67d8572f.jpg) Grób aktora Władysława Kowalskiego na Cmentarzu Wojskowym na Powązkach w Warszawie (2019) — Mateusz Opasiński, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski_%28gr%C3%B3b%29_01.jpg/1280px-W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski_%28gr%C3%B3b%29_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Władysław Kowalski](https://film.one/media/person/79643/gallery-eb32513692c1.jpg) Władysław Kowalski — Image via TMDB - ![Władysław Kowalski](https://film.one/media/person/79643/gallery-4435eedd03db.jpg) Władysław Kowalski — Edward Hartwig, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski_%28portret%29.jpg/1280px-W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Kowalski_%28portret%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 5 won - Golden Medal for Merit to Culture 2014: Golden Medal for Merit to Culture (won) - Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta 2001: Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (won) - Zasłużony Działacz Kultury 1980: Zasłużony Działacz Kultury (won) - Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1979: Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (won) - Gold Cross of Merit 1974: Gold Cross of Merit (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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