Andrzej Łapicki (11 November 1924 – 21 July 2012)[1] was a Polish film actor, theater director and actor. He enjoyed a long career, appearing in 50 films between 1947 and 1999. Łapicki also served a term in the Sejm as a member of KO "Solidarity" after the 1989 Polish elections.

Andrzej Łapicki
Born(1924-11-11)11 November 1924
Died21 July 2012(2012-07-21) (aged 87)
OccupationActor
Years active1947–1999

Łapicki was born to Zofia (nee Fromont) and Borys Łapicki [pl], a professor and lecturer of Roman law at the universities of Saratov and Yaroslavl. When the family left Soviet Russia in 1922, they travelled to Poland through Latvia, where Andrzej was born, and Lithuania, and later worked at the University of Warsaw and the University of Łódź. However, they maintained close contact with the part of the family that remained in Latvia and spent the summers with Łapicki's aunt in Rīgas Jūrmala. In his last years, he wrote columns in the Polish press, where he described his childhood memories from Latvia with very warm feelings.[2]

Łapicki played a large amount of roles on Polish theater stages. As an actor and director, the work of the 19th century Polish comedy writer Aleksander Fredro was especially close to him. He was a tutor, and later, rector (1981–1987 and 1993–1996) of the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.[2]

He was married twice. His first marriage to Zofia Chrząszczewska lasted from 1947 to her death in 2005. He then married theatrologist Kamila Mścichowska in 2009 and remained with her until his death.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1946 Dwie godziny Lady's Date Uncredited
1947 Zakazane piosenki Conspirator
1947 Jasne Lany Lesniewski
1950 Dwie brygady Stanisz, actor playing Lojza
1950 Unvanquished City SS Officer
1953 Zolnierz zwyciestwa John Lane
1953 Sprawa do zalatwienia Narrator Uncredited
1954 Domek z kart Starosta
1960 Powrót Jurek 'Siwy'
1961 Tonight a City Will Die Piotr
1962 Spotkanie w "Bajce" (aka Cafe From The Past) Wiktor
1963 Pamietnik pani Hanki Jacek Renowicki
1963 Naprawde wczoraj Nowak
1965 Zycie raz jeszcze Capt. Piotr Grajewski
1965 Salto Pietuch
1966 Sposób bycia Man
1966 Lekarstwo na milosc Andrzej
1967 Gdzie jest trzeci król Capt. Stefan Berent
1968 Poradnik matrymonialny Dr. Bogumil
1968 Dancing w kwaterze Hitlera Niemiecki turysta
1968 Lalka Kazimierz Starski
1969 Everything for Sale Andrzej
1970 Jarzebina czerwona Lt. Gorczynski
1971 Epilog norymberski R. H. Jackson
1972 How Far Away, How Near Andrzej
1973 The Wedding Poet
1973 Zazdrosc i medycyna Dr. Tamten
1975 The Promised Land Trawinski
1977 Sprawa Gorgonowej Kulczycki
1979 The Maids of Wilko Doctor
1980 Urodziny mlodego warszawiaka Jerzy's Father Stanislaw Bielecki
1981 From a Far Country
1982 Debiutantka Jerzy
1986 Dziewczeta z Nowolipek Professor
1987 W zawieszeniu Dr. Ruczynski
1988 Wherever You Are... Hulanicki
1989 Inventory Tomek's Father
1989 A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve' Tzar
1999 Pan Tadeusz Priest

References

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  1. ^ "Andrzej Łapicki nie żyje". rp.pl. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Mūžībā aizgājis Latvijā dzimušais poļu aktieris Andžejs Lapickis" [Andrzej Lapicki, Latvia-born Polish actor, has died]. Diena.lv (in Latvian). 23 July 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Andrzej Łapicki". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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