Zbigniew Cybulski

Won international fame with the leading role of Maciek Chelmicki in 'Andrzej Wajda' (qv)'s _Ashes and Diamonds (1958)_ (qv). He created a character which was imitated not only in Poland; often compared with 'James Dean' (qv).Graduated from the Higher State School of Acting in Cracow; also studied journalism. From 1953 to 1960 worked with Wybrzeze Theatre, Bim-Bom Student Theatre and Teatr Rozmow (all in Gdansk). From 1961 to 1967 acted and directed in Theatre Ateneum in Warsaw, Poland.Major leading roles: Kostek in Wajda's _A Generation (1955)_ (qv) ("Generation"), Maciek Chelmicki in Wajda's _Ashes and Diamonds (1958)_ (qv), Jacek in 'Janusz Morgenstern' (qv)'s A demain (1961) ("See You Tomorrow", co-scr.), Edmund in Wajda's _Die unschuldigen Zauberer (1960)_ (qv) ("Innocent Sorcerers"), Wiktor Rawicz in 'Wojciech Has' (qv)'s _Geliebt zu werden (1963)_ (qv) ("How to Be Loved"), Alfons Van Worden in Has's _The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)_ (qv), trainer Janczak in 'Aleksander Scibor-Rylski' (qv)'s _Jutro Meksyk (1966)_ (qv) ("Mexico Tomorrow"), Rodecki in Scibor-Rylski's _Der Mörder hinterläßt Spuren (1967)_ (qv) ("The Killer Leaves a Trace").::Zbigniew Pasek <[email protected]>