Jerzy Skolimowski

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-05-05 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Łódź, Poland

Jerzy Skolimowski

Biography

Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. He’s a graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his film “Le départ”. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.

Acting

2007

2012

The Avengers

as Georgi Luchkov

1985

White Nights

as Colonel Chaiko

1981

Circle of Deceit

as Hoffmann

1960

Innocent Sorcerers

as Boxer (uncredited)

1966

Sposób bycia

as Leopold

1987

Big Shots

as Doc

1982

Moonlighting

as Boss (uncredited)

1991

30 Door Key

as dyrektor szkoły

1999

1985

Hands Up!

as Andrzej Leszczyc, Zastawa (1967 footage) / Self (1981 footage)

1999

1966

Barrier

as Waiter - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

2000

Before Night Falls

as Professor

1989

Torrents of Spring

as Wiktor Wiktorowicz

1965

Identification Marks: None

as Andrzej Leszczyc

2018

The Stolen Caravaggio

as Jerzy Kunze

2018

Julius

as Olgierd 'Chorwat' Szybenik

1965

Walkover

as Andrzej Leszczyc

1972

A Slip-Up

as Auto Shop Owner

1996

Mars Attacks!

as Dr. Zeigler

1971

Deep End

as Tube Passenger With Newspaper (uncredited)

Production

1962

Knife in the Water

as Screenplay

1962

1965

1982

Moonlighting

as Director

2008

2023

The Palace

as Writer

1989

2010

2010

Essential Killing

as Screenplay

1985

The Lightship

as Director

1960

Innocent Sorcerers

as Screenplay

1985

Mesmerized

as Writer

1961

Boxing

as Director

1962

The Nude

as Director

1970

1989

Torrents of Spring

as Screenplay

2019

A Man in Love

as Editorial Staff

1962

Night Fare

as Producer

1968

Dialogue 20-40-60

as Screenplay

1993

The Hollow Men

as Producer

1961

Boxing

as Screenplay

1982

Moonlighting

as Producer

1962

Night Fare

as Screenplay

2013

Ida

as Thanks

2022

EO

as Producer

2022

EO

as Director

2022

EO

as Writer

1971

Deep End

as Director

1991

30 Door Key

as Director

1966

Barrier

as Director

1985

Hands Up!

as Director

1967

The Departure

as Director

1965

Walkover

as Director

1972

1971

Deep End

as Screenplay

1968

1960

Little Hamlet

as Director

1961

Erotique

as Director

1960

The Menacing Eye

as Director

1960

2015

11 Minutes

as Producer

2015

11 Minutes

as Director

2015

11 Minutes

as Writer

1982

Moonlighting

as Screenplay

1965

Walkover

as Screenplay

1965

The Friend

as Dialogue

1966

Barrier

as Screenplay

1967

The Departure

as Screenplay

2010

2008

1991

30 Door Key

as Producer

1991

30 Door Key

as Screenplay

2012

Ixjana

as Co-Producer

2023

The Palace

as Executive Producer

1960

Little Hamlet

as Writer

1962

Beautiful

as Director

1972

A Slip-Up

as Screenplay

1978

The Shout

as Director

1978

The Shout

as Screenplay

2020

It's Not Us

as Director

1985

Hands Up!

as Screenplay

1961

Erotique

as Writer

-

Good Boy

as Producer

2022

-

Angel of Death

as Director

-

Angel of Death

as Producer

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