Biography
Władysław Kowalski (24 February 1936 – 29 October 2017) was a Polish actor and pedagogue. He graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in 1959. His stage debut came that year in Gdańsk, after which he performed at Warsaw theatres including Ateneum (1960–1974), Powszechny (1974–2005) and, from 2005, the Gustaw Holoubek Dramatyczny Theatre.
He appeared in nearly 100 films and television productions between 1957 and 2015. Notable screen roles include Weronika’s father in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Véronique (1991), the Game Master in Avalon (2001), Professor U. J. in Katyn (2007) and Professor Jan Moll in Gods (2014). In 1984 he received the award for best actor at the Polish Film Festival for his performance in Kartka z podróży.
