Aleksander Fogiel

Grave of Aleksander Fogel at the Communal Cemetery in Dołach, in Łódź in 2007

Aleksander Fogiel (26 February 1910 – 17 January 1996) was a Polish theatre and film actor, director, theatre director, and designer.

Early years and WWII

He was born to a family of a railroad workers in Siedlce in the Russian Empire. He graduated from the Railway Technical School in Siedlce and a course at the Municipal School of Drawing and decorative arts in Warsaw. For two years, he worked as a theatre decorator. He made his debut in theatres of the Polish Army,, where he performed until the end of World War II, working on them at the same time as an actor, stage designer, and playwright. The work in the theater reconciled with the work on the railway. During the war, at the behest of the general Karol Świerczewski, assumed at the Front Theatre Artillery II Polish Army.

Post-WWII

After the war, Fogiel became connected with many theaters in Poland, in cities such as Wrocław, Poznań, and Łódź. In Szczecin, he founded and directed the Lalek Theatre. During the artistic work in the Lalek theatre, he designed stage sets for the theatre and also directed several plays. In film, he debuted in 1958, the role of the Apostle in the Czesław Petelski film Baza ludzi umarłych. His achievements included over a hundred film roles. The most famous include, among others the role of Maćka z Bogdańca, and Aleksander Ford's historic film Knights of the Teutonic Order in 1960, and the role of Sołtysa in the comedy trilogy of Sylwester Chęciński in films such as Sami swoi, Nie ma mocnych, and Kochaj albo rzuć.

Personal life

He was married to Celina Dąbrowski. His cousin was singer Mieczysław Fogiel, performing under the pseudonym Mieczysław Fogg. He had two sons, actor-singers Andrzej (born 1941) and Tomasz (born 1953), whom perform regularly at separate theatres, and Waldemar (1943-1976) was a dancer and choreographer. His grandson, child actor Krzysztof Fogiel, who starred in the Jerzy Gruza TV series Czterdziestolatek. 20 lat później, the role of Boris, the grandson of Stefan Karwowski.

He died at the age of 86 in Łódź and was buried at the local municipal cemetery.

Previously played theatres

Filmography (selection)

Polish dubbing

Awards

Bibliography

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