Jerzy Trela
Jerzy Trela | |
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| Born | 14 March 1942 |
| Died | 15 May 2022 (aged 80) Kraków, Poland |
| Alma mater | Ludwik Solski Academy of Dramatic Art in Kraków |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1969–2022 |
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Jerzy Józef Trela (14 March 1942 – 15 May 2022)[1] was a Polish actor. In 2003 he starred in the film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God under Jerzy Hoffman.[2] He is also known for White (1994), Quo Vadis (2001) and Ida (2013).
Trela played also many roles on stage at The Old Theatre in Kraków (Polish: Narodowy Stary Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej w Krakowie)[3] and he was Professor and Rector at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts.
Honours and awards
[edit]- Meritorious for Polish Culture (1989)
- Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011), previously awarded the Commander's Cross (2000) and Knight's Cross (1981)
- Polish Film Awards: Eagles for Best Supporting Actor in Quo Vadis (2002)[4]
- Gold Medal "Gloria Artis" (2005)[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Moth (1980)
- Man of Iron (1981)
- Danton (1983)
- The Night of the Emerald Moon (1985)
- Magnat (1987)
- The Mother of Kings (1987)
- Dekalog: Nine (1988)
- On the Silver Globe (1988)
- Three Colours: White (1994)
- Pan Tadeusz (1999)
- Quo Vadis (2001)
- An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God (2003)
- Hope (2007)
- Ida (2013) as Szymon Skiba
- A Grain of Truth (2015)
- The Elements of Sasza – Fire (2020) as "Grandpa"
References
[edit]- ^ Jerzy Trela nie żyje. O aktorstwie mówił: Trzeba balansować między męką a przyjemnością (in Polish)
- ^ "Stara baśń" (in Polish). Film Web. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ Stary Teatr in Kraków, culture.pl (in English); accessed 2 March 2017.
- ^ Quo Vadis at the Internet Movie Database (in English)
- ^ Jerzy Trela profile, filmweb.pl; accessed 2 March 2017. (in Polish)
External links
[edit]- Jerzy Trela at IMDb
- Jerzy Trela profile culture.pl; accessed 2 March 2017. (in Polish)
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Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2022 deaths
- People from Wadowice County
- Polish male film actors
- Polish male stage actors
- Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
- Recipients of the Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture
- Male actors from Kraków