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name: "Zbigniew Zapasiewicz"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 September 1934"
died: "14 July 2009"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T13:12:58.453867+00:00"
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# Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Actor. Born 13 September 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. Died 14 July 2009.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 September 1934, Warsaw, Poland
- **Died:** 14 July 2009
- **Also known as:** Збигнев Запасевич

## Biography

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was a Polish actor, theatre director and pedagogue. Born in Warsaw on 13 September 1934, he studied acting at the National Academy of Theatre in Warsaw, graduating in 1956 after briefly attending the Warsaw University of Technology. He made his stage debut that year and his film debut in 1963.

Zapasiewicz appeared in numerous Polish films, including *The Promised Land* (1975), *Camouflage* (1977), *Blind Chance* (1987), *A Short Film About Killing* (1988) and *Decalogue V* (1989), in which he played the Commission Chairman. He also directed for the stage and taught at the Warsaw theatre academy, where he held various administrative posts. He received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001.

Zapasiewicz died in Warsaw on 14 July 2009.

*Sources: pl.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, culture.pl.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *A Short Film About Killing* (1988), Committee Chairman
- *Blind Chance* (1987), Adam (1)
- *Dekalog* (1989), Police Inspector
- *The Pigs* (1992), Senator Wencel
- *The Promised Land* (1975), Kessler
- *Camouflage* (1977), Jakub Szelestowski

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