Janusz Gajos

Janusz Gajos
Gajos in 2012
Born	23 September 1939 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Occupation	film actor, stage actor

Janusz Gajos (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjanuʂ ˈɡajɔs]; born 23 September 1939 in Dąbrowa Górnicza)^[1] is a Polish actor.

He graduated in 1965 from the National Film School in Łódź as one of its best students despite having been rejected during entrance exams for three times.^[2] He debuted while he was still in film school in children's film Panienka z okienka in 1964.^[2] Shortly afterwards he was cast in a role of Janek Kos in a widely popular TV World War II series Czterej pancerni i pies (Four tank men and a dog). He starred in numerous other films and theatrical plays, notably in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors: White.

Filmography

• Blindness (2016)
• Body (2015)
• The Closed Circuit^[3]
• Ekipa (TV series) as former Prime Minister Henryk Nowasz
• Hamlet (2004/II) (TV) as Claudius
• Zemsta (2002) aka The Revenge as Cześnik Raptusiewicz
• Chopin. Pragnienie miłości (2002) aka Chopin: Desire for Love as Duke Konstanty Pawlowicz
• Tam i z powrotem (2002) aka There and Back as Andrzej Hoffman
• Przedwiośnie (2001) aka The Spring to Come as Seweryn Baryka
• Weiser (2001) as Antiquarian
• Żółty szalik (2000) (TV)
• To ja, złodziej (2000) aka It's Me, the Thief as Roman Wyskocz
• Ostatnia misja (2000) aka The Last Mission as Police Inspector
• Egzekutor (1999) as Kowalik
• Fuks (1999) as Policeman
• Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku (1997) aka Happy New York as Professor
• Czas zdrady (1997) as Messer Niccolo
• Poznań 56 (1996) as Professor
• Akwarium (1996)
• Łagodna (1995) aka A Gentle Woman as He
• Śmierć jak kromka chleba (1994) aka Death like a Slice of Bread as Miodek
• Trzy kolory: Biały (1994) aka Three Colors: White as Mikolaj
• Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza (1993) aka The Terrible Dream of Babyface Gorkiewicz
• Szwadron (1993) aka Squadron
• Coupable d'innocence (1992) aka When Reason Sleeps
• Psy (1992) aka Pigs as Gross
• Ucieczka z kina 'Wolność' (1991) aka Escape From the 'Liberty' Cinema as Cenzor
• Stan wewnętrzny (1990) aka Inner State
• Dekalog (1989) aka The Decalogue (mini) TV Series as Michal
• Piłkarski poker (1989) aka Soccer Poker as Referee Jan Laguna
• Dekalog, cztery (1988) (TV) aka Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother as Michal
• Big Bang (1986) (TV) as Janek
• Hamlet we wsi Głucha Dolna (1985) (TV)
• Rok spokojnego słońca (1984) aka The Year of the Quiet Sun as Moonlighter
• Wedle wyroków twoich... (1984) aka After Your Decrees as Driver
• Alternatywy 4 (1983) TV Series as Jan Winnicki
• Gwiezdny pył (1982)
• Limuzyna Daimler-Benz (1982) aka The Consul as Kuschmerek
• Nieciekawa historia (1982) aka Uninteresting Story
• Przesłuchanie (1982) aka Interrogation as Major Zawada "Kapielowy"
• Z dalekiego kraju (1981) aka From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II
• Człowiek z żelaza (1981) aka Man of Iron as Committee Vice-Chairman
• Wahadełko (1981) aka Shilly-Shally
• Wojna światów - następne stulecie (1981) aka The War of the World: Next Century
• Dyrygent (1980) aka Orchestra Conductor as High Official
• Kontrakt (1980) aka The Contract as Boleslaw Bartoszuk
• Kung-Fu (1979) as Editor-in-Chief Maciek
• Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz? (1978) aka What Will You Do When You Catch Me? as Supermarket Manager
• Milioner (1978) aka Millionaire as Józef Mikula
• Mgła (1976) aka The Fog
• Wakacje z duchami (1970) TV Series as Antoniusz
• Bicz boży (1967) aka God's Whip as Klen
• Stajnia na Salwatorze (1967) aka Stall on Salvador
• Bariera (1966) aka Barrier (uncredited) as Tram Driver with Letter "E"
• Czterej pancerni i pies (1966) TV Series as Pvt./Cpl./Sgt./Lt. Jan Kos
• Szyfry (1966) aka The Codes as White monk

References

1. Rożen, Joanna. "Janusz Gajos biography" (in Polish). Onet.pl. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
2. "Janusz Gajos". culture.pl. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
3. "Closed Circuit Dominates Polish Box Office".

External links

• Janusz Gajos at culture.pl
• Janusz Gajos at the Internet Movie Database