Janusz Gajos
Born: 1939-09-23 in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Known For: Acting
Biography
Janusz Gajos (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjanuʂ ˈɡajɔs]; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours including the Gold Cross of Merit (1974),[3] Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture (2007), five Polish Film Awards (2001, 2007, 2016, 2016, 2019), Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011), and Diamond Lions Award at the Gdynia Film Festival (2015). Description above from the Wikipedia article Janusz Gajos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2024
- Fuks² as Mazur
2023
- The Secret of Little Rose as Chairman Marczuk
2022
- The Butler as Bazyli Miotke
2021
- Talking Heads 2021 as Self
2020
- The King of Warsaw
- Bez skrupułów as Nowicki
2019
- Solid Gold as Nowicki
2018
- The Mire as Father of Anna Jass (voice)
- The Butler as Bazyli Miotke
- Clergy as Archbishop Mordowicz
2017
- Breaking the Limits as Marek Kotański
- Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością as Self
- Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa as Self
- Convoy as Marek Nowacki
2016
- Blindness as ksiądz Cieciorka
2015
- Body as Janusz Koprowicz
2014
- Citizen as Janusz Gajos
2013
- The Closed Circuit as Andrzej Kostrzewa
2011
- In Treatment as Gustaw Staroń
- The Winner as Frank Goretzky
2009
- Lesser Evil as Mieczysław Nowak, ojciec Kamila
2007
- Ekipa as Henryk Nowasz
2006
- Norymberga as pułkownik
- Jasminum as brat Zdrówko
2005
- Pitbull as Zbigniew Chyb "Benek"
- Pitbull as Zbigniew 'Benek' Chyb
- Angel in Love as "Lupin", kloszard warszawski
- Solidarność, Solidarność... as Bank Manager
2002
- The Revenge as Maciej Raptusiewicz
- Przedwiośnie as Seweryn Baryka, ojciec Cezarego
- Chopin: Desire for Love as Konstantin Pavlovich
- There and Back as Andrzej Hoffman
2001
- Weiser as antykwariusz
- Przedwiośnie as Seweryn Baryka
2000
- The Yellow Scarf
- It's Me, the Thief as Roman Wyskocz
1999
- Fluke as śledczy Mazur
- Płaszcz as Generał Gromotrubow
- Egzekutor as Kowalik 'Zadzior'
- Last Mission as Piotr Sobczak
- Bigda is Coming! as Mateusz Bigda
- Rozmowy przy wycinaniu lasu as Bimber
1997
- Happy New York as "Profesor"
- A Time of Betrayal as Niccolo Machiavelli
1996
- Aquarium as pułkownik Nikołaj Krawcow
- A Gentle Creature as mąż, właściciel lombardu
- Poznań 56 as profesor w wagonie
1995
- Ekstradycja as Fidur
1994
- Three Colors: White as Mikołaj
- Zespół adwokacki as były kochanek Elżbiety Siudy
- Death as a Slice of Bread as Miodek
- Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza as Radny Niezgoda, ojciec Bartosza
1992
- Panny i wdowy as adwokat Andrzej Obłuka
- The Pigs as Major Gross
- Guilty of Innocence as Cinqueda
- Squadron as Dobrowolski
1990
- The Master and Margarita as Nieznajomy
- Mistrz i Małgorzata as Nieznajomy
- Escape from the Liberty Cinema as Censor Rabkiewicz
- Kolacja na cztery ręce as Bach
- The Master and Margarita as nieznajomy
1989
- Dekalog as Michal
- Interrogation as Major Zawada "Kąpielowy"
- Inner State as Jakub Jasiński, komandor jachtklubu Stoczni Gdańskiej
- Decalogue IV as Michał
- Soccer Poker as Jan Laguna
1987
- Przedstawienie Hamleta we wsi Głucha Dolna as Mate Bukara
1986
- 4 Alternative Street as Jan Winnicki, towarzysz partyjny
- Big Bang as Janek
- Myshkin as Parfyon Rogozhin
- Odd Oddballs, or: Jan Brzechwa’s The Tale of Palemon the Corsair as Narrator
1985
- Idol as Józef Winiecki, redaktor naczelny
- Zapomniany diabeł as Trepifajksel / Maciej
- Przemytnicy as Józef Trofida
1984
- A Year of the Quiet Sun as szef szabrowników
- Wedle wyroków twoich... as kierowca
1983
- An Uneventful Story as Aleksander Gnekker
- Daimler-Benz Limousine as Kuschmerek
1982
- Stardust as Sąsiad Jabłonka
- The Contract as Bolesław Bartoszuk
1981
- Man of Iron as zastępca szefa Radiokomitetu
- The War of the Worlds: Next Century as Water Supply Worker
- Wahadełko as Michał Szmańda
- From a Far Country
1980
- Kung-fu as Maciek, redaktor naczelny
- Playing with the Devil as Omnimor
- The Conductor as Dignitary from Warsaw
1979
- The Card Index as Journalist
- Full Moon as Janek
1978
- What Will You Do When You Catch Me? as Store Manager
1977
- Milioner as Józef Mikuła
- Karino as Janczar
- Niedziela pewnego małżeństwa w mieście przemysłowym średniej wielkości as Franek Milewski, brat Witolda
1976
- Beniamiszek as handlarz
- Bezkresne łąki as uczestnik narady
- The Fog as oficer informacji
1975
- Czterdziestolatek as Antek, brat Magdy Karwowskiej
- Karino as Janczar
1974
- Zaczarowane podwórko as 2 role: milicjant, Hiszpan
1972
- The Gift of the Magi as Juliusz Tomala
1971
- Kocie ślady as Lt. Wojciech Góralczyk
1970
- Vacations with Ghosts as "Antoniusz", asystent profesora
- Cyrograf dojrzałości as Janek
- Mały as Julek "The Little"
1968
- Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four as Janek Kos
- Four Tankmen and a Dog Part One as Janek Kos
- Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Two as Janek Kos
- Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Three as Janek Kos
1967
- Bicz Boży as Kleń
- Return to Earth as Soldier escorting the Speaker (uncredited)
- Zwariowana noc as Stanko
- Stajnia na Salvatorze as Michał Słowiński
1966
- Four Tank-Men and a Dog as Janek Kos
- The Codes as Monk
- Barrier as Pallbearer (uncredited)
1965
- Kapitan Sowa na tropie as "listonosz", współpracownik Sowy (nie występuje w napisach)
- Obok prawdy as Zyga
1964
- A Lady from the Window as Pietrek