Witold Pyrkosz
Witold Pyrkosz (24 December 1926 – 22 April 2017) was a Polish actor.
He was best known as Lucjan Mostowiak in Polish TV series "M jak miłość", 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.↵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.
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. In the years 1999–2006 he was a councilor in the Piaseczno County.
He died on April 22, 2017, in Warsaw, aged 90, of a stroke following complications following pneumonia. Previously, he had heart and circulation problems. 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.
Acted in
Agentki
2008
as kolejarz Ludwik Poręba
Bajland
2000
as Sieńko
Killer 2
1999
as Priest
Aquarium
1996
as generał Galicyn "Nawigator", szef rezydentury GRU w Wiedniu
Szabla od komendanta
1996
as Gniewisz
The Case of Bronek Pekosinski
1993
as sekretarz
Kuchnia polska
1993
as generał Marczuk, przełożony Kowalczyka
3 dni bez wyroku
1991
as kapitan Zygmunt Rzoch "Rzeźnik"
Flying Machines Versus Mr. Samochodzik
1991
as Lejwoda "Bil Arizona"
Szwedzi w Warszawie
1991
as Przewoźnik
Zabić na końcu
1990
as Wacławek
Gorzka miłość
1990
as Franciszek Hermanowicz
Rififi po sześćdziesiątce
1989
as Opieniek, komendant w Nowych Jorkach
A Little Girl from the Hotel 'Excelsior'
1988
as Jan
Famous Like Sarajevo
1988
as Szafraniec
Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop
1988
as Taxi Driver
Sonata marymoncka
1988
as Sęczek
King Size
1988
as Zenona Bombalina, redaktor naczelny pisma "Pasikonik"
Rykowisko
1987
as Rozbicki, naczelnik Grybowa (nie występuje w napisach)
Alternatywy 4
1986
as Józef Balcerek
Vabank II
1985
as J.J. Duńczyk
Kamienne tablice
1984
as Fedunowicz
And All That Jazz
1984
Yokohama
1982
Thursdays for the Poor
1982
Do krwi ostatniej
1981
as major Wysokoński
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
1981
as Judge
Vabank
1981
as J.J. Duńczyk
Meta
1981
as Kazik Kaczyński "Kaczor"
Jeśli serce masz bijące
1981
as Wacław Prchlik
Bo oszalałem dla niej
1980
as Władzio, kierownik zbytu w zakładach współpracujących z zakładami Kolatowskiego
Dom
1980
as proboszcz w Sierpuchowie
Dom
1980
as ksiądz
The Birthday
1980
as Antoni Jakubowicz
The Constant Factor
1980
as Mariusz
Na własną prośbę
1980
as Stelmaszek
Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy
1980
as Ambroziak, akordeonista
Without Anesthesia
1978
as Broński's Successor
The Refuge
1978
as Ignac Żera
All and Nobody
1978
as Kowal
Rewizor
1977
Milioner
1977
as urzędnik
Niedziela pewnego małżeństwa w mieście przemysłowym średniej wielkości
1977
as Witold Milewski, mąż Magdy
Gold Duck
1976
Far from the highway
1976
as nabywca motocykla Leszka
Kazimierz Wielki
1976
as Leader of Flagellants
Grzech Antoniego Grudy
1975
I killed
1975
as Lawyer
Droga
1975
as "Warszawiak"
Hazardziści
1975
as Kasjer Leon Badziak, wspólnik Jaskólskiego
Janosik
1974
as Jędruś Pyzdra
Take It Easy
1974
as "Warszawiak"
Janosik
1974
as Jędruś Pyzdra
Nagrody i odznaczenia
1974
as Żurek
Siedem czerwonych róż, czyli Benek kwiaciarz o sobie i o innych
1973
as Nowicki and hooligan
Copernicus
1973
as Płotowski
Con bravura
1972
as Kardas
Szerokiej drogi, kochanie
1972
as Mucha
Leprosy
1971
as Czesiek Matusiak
Diament radży
1971
as Pastor (voice) (uncredited)
Martwa fala
1971
as Karol (voice)
Operation "Brutus"
1971
as Major Jan Skrzypczak "Boruta"
Day of Purification
1970
as Witold Drobny
Signs on the Road
1970
as Car Workshop Owner
Tamań
1970
as Janko (voice) (uncredited)
Only the Dead Can Answer
1969
as Lt. Witek
The Neighbours
1969
as Scout Leader (voice) (uncredited)
Skok
1969
as Zientara (voice) (uncredited)
Venus of Ille
1969
as Artur
The Doll
1968
as Bidder
Ostatni po Bogu
1968
as Officer (voice) (uncredited)
More Than Life At Stake
1968
as SS-Obersturmbannführer Kleist
The Vampire
1968
as Stiepan
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Three
1968
as Franek Wichura
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four
1968
as Franek Wichura ("Crossroads")
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part One
1968
as Franek Wichura
Our Folks
1967
as "Warszawiak"
The Killer Leaves a Trace
1967
as Telephone Central Guard (uncredited)
Return to Earth
1967
as Edek
The Lodger
1967
as Military man’s ghost
Zejście do piekła
1966
as Max Schmidt
Sobótki
1966
as Chlebek (voice)
Four Tank-Men and a Dog
1966
as Franek Wichura
The Saragossa Manuscript
1966
as Condemned Błażej
The Catastrophe
1966
as Witold Roszak
Tomorrow Mexico
1966
as Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
Then There Will Be Silence
1966
as Lieutenant Leoniak
Blue Room
1965
as Englishman's Nephew
A Lady from the Window
1964
as Captain
Pięciu
1964
as Alojz
The Unknown
1964
as Marcin
Good Sins
1963
as Onufry Gęba
White Tracks
1963
as Feldfebel
The Two Who Stole the Moon
1962
Drugi brzeg
1962
as Gabryś
April
1961
as Lt. Galicki
Silent Traces
1961
as Józef Swider
Rok pierwszy
1960
as Migułko
Shadow
1956
as The Little