Witold Pyrkosz (24 December 1926 – 22 April 2017) was a Polish actor.

Witold Pyrkosz
Witold Pyrkosz (2008), teatr tm
Born(1926-12-24)24 December 1926
Krasnystaw, Poland
Died22 April 2017(2017-04-22) (aged 90)
Warsaw, Poland
OccupationActor
Years active1955–2017

He was best known as Lucjan Mostowiak in Polish TV series "M jak miłość",[1] as Pyzdra in "Janosik", as Wichura in "Czterej pancerni i pies", as Balcerek in "Alternatywy 4" and he was also a voice actor of Tow Mater in Polish dubbing of Pixar's Cars series.[2]↵His official birth certificate says that he was born on 1 January 1927 in Lwów; however, he stated that this was done purposely: the date was changed to delay his compulsory conscription for a year, while his mother registered his birthplace as Lwów because it "sounded more regal".

In 1974, Pyrkosz was decorated with the Gold Cross of Merit and in 1984, with the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. In 2009, he received the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.[3]

During martial law, he took part in a media boycott, and in addition, he did not engage in any political activity during the times of the Polish People's Republic.[4] In the years 1999–2006 he was a councilor in the Piaseczno County.[5]

He died on April 22, 2017, in Warsaw, aged 90,[6] of a stroke following complications following pneumonia.[7] Previously, he had heart and circulation problems.[8] On April 28, 2017, after the funeral mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Góra Kalwaria, the urn with his ashes was placed at the local cemetery.[9][10][11]

Filmography

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Prizes

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  • Polish, television awards "Telekamera 2005" in the category Best Actor
  • Polish, television awards "Telekamera 2007" – "Złote Spinki" (Gold Studs) – honorary awards

References

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  1. ^ "Witold Pyrkosz w Gdyni". Naszemiasto (in Polish). 19 August 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ^ Knap, Łukasz (12 June 2017). ""Auta 3": dlaczego Złomek mówi innym głosem? "To delikatna sprawa"". film.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ Monika Mokrzycka-Pokora (30 March 2014). "Witold Pyrkosz". culture.pl. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ ""Aktorstwo to nie misja!". 95. rocznica urodzin Witolda Pyrkosza". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Pogrzeb Witolda Pyrkosza. piaseczno.pl, 26 kwietnia 2017. [dostęp 2017-04-27]".
  6. ^ Redakcja (22 April 2017). "Nie żyje Witold Pyrkosz". Głos Wielkopolski (in Polish). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ "TYLKO U NAS! Znamy przyczyny śmierci Witolda Pyrkosza! Co dolegało aktorowi?". Viva.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Witold Pyrkosz od trzech tygodni przebywał w szpitalu". Fakt24.pl (in Polish). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Podano datę pogrzebu Witolda Pyrkosza". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 25 April 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Pogrzeb Witolda Pyrkosza. Pożegnali go bliscy i przyjaciele z planu "M jak miłość"". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 28 April 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  11. ^ Redakcja (28 April 2017). "Pogrzeb Witolda Pyrkosza. Aktor spoczął na cmentarzu w Górze Kalwarii [ZDJĘCIA] [VIDEO]". Polska Times (in Polish). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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