ACTOR

Daniel Olbrychski

1945 - Today

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Daniel Marcel Olbrychski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈdaɲɛl ˈmart͡sɛl ɔlˈbrɨxskʲi]; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish film and theatre actor who is widely considered one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Olbrychski has received more than 414,609 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Daniel Olbrychski is the 995th most popular actor (up from 1,217th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Poland (up from 357th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Polish Actor.

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  • 410k

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  • 58.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Daniel Olbrychski ranks 995 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean Dujardin, Emilio Estevez, Billy Crystal, Rod Taylor, Helen McCrory, and Lloyd Bridges. After him are Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Gough, Geneviève Bujold, Renato Salvatori, Patrick Macnee, and Peter Coyote.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Daniel Olbrychski ranks 110. Before him are Khaleda Zia, Gunther von Hagens, Elis Regina, Jeffrey C. Hall, John Fogerty, and Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza. After him are Brion James, John Garang, Wim Suurbier, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Igor Ivanov, and George Alencherry.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Daniel Olbrychski ranks 316 out of 1,694. Before him are Andreas Schlüter (1660), Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (1797), Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński (1776), Bolesław V the Chaste (1226), Chaïm Perelman (1912), and Jean Epstein (1897). After him are Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), Grażyna Bacewicz (1909), Sławomir Mrożek (1930), Stefan Wyszyński (1901), Heinz Reinefarth (1903), and Bolesław IV the Curly (1120).

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Among ACTORS In Poland

Among actors born in Poland, Daniel Olbrychski ranks 5. Before him are Klaus Kinski (1926), Pola Negri (1897), Hanna Schygulla (1943), and Lilli Palmer (1914). After him are Tommy Wiseau (1955), Barbara Brylska (1941), Anny Ondra (1903), Dita Parlo (1906), Aleksander Krupa (1947), Paul Wegener (1874), and Beata Tyszkiewicz (1938).

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Television and Movie Roles

Salt
Oleg Vasilyevich Orlov
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"
Jul 21o 20106.417 / 10
Decalogue III
Janusz
It’s Christmas Eve, and Ewa has plotted to pass the hours until morning with her former lover Janusz, a family man, by making him believe her husband has gone missing. During this night of recklessness and lies, the pair grapple with choices made when their affair was discovered three years ago, and with the value of their present lives.
May 16o 19897.1 / 10
The Tin Drum
Jan Bronski
Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world he sees as filled with hypocrisy and injustice, and vows on his third birthday to never grow up. Miraculously, he gets his wish. As the Nazis rise to power in Danzig, Oskar wills himself to remain a child, beating his tin drum incessantly and screaming in protest at the chaos surrounding him.
May 2o 19796.9 / 10