Ryszard Pietruski was born on October 7, 1922 in Wyszecin, a town near Wejherowo. He spent his childhood and youth in Lviv. After the outbreak of World War II, he worked, among others, as a waiter in a restaurant intended exclusively for Germans. One day, a gun fell out of his pocket. However, fate was watching over Pietruski, as no one noticed it. There were more such incidents in his biography. After the end of the war, he decided to become an actor. He studied at the Municipal Drama School in Warsaw and made his stage debut in 1947. He first appeared on screens in 1956 in the film “Three Women”.
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Over 100 roles and appearances in many cult productions. They said he had his “heart on his sleeve”
He was an outstanding and charismatic actor, but also a director and screenwriter. However, his filmography is dominated by episodic and supporting roles. He has produced such productions as “Ashes and Diamonds”, “Gangsters and Philanthropists”, “Law and Fist”, “Barbara and Jan”, “Holy War”, “Higher Than Life Stakes”, and these are just a few of them. Fans may associate him primarily with the role of Mietek Powroźny in the series “” or Kacper Pilch, sergeant Dowgird from “”. He was also the co-author of the script for the series, although some believe it was the work of Gestapo agent Ludwik Kalkstein. He last appeared in the film “Virus” in 1996.
Friends said he had his “heart on his sleeve”. They recalled that he never refused to help. He was the originator of the “Artists for Children” campaign, an annual event during which funds were collected for the Children’s Health Center.
He was a fantastic guy with his heart on his sleeve, an actor with enormous charisma and a man who – even though life was hard on him – always had a smile on his face.
– Ryszard Pietruski Jerzy Gruza, director of “Czterdziestolatka”.
He was buried by mistake. He joked that he wouldn’t be put back in his grave anytime soon
He was a soldier of the 4th Infantry Division. During World War II he fought, among others, in the Battle of Kołobrzeg and the liberation of Warsaw. He joined the army in 1944. At the end of the war he was mistakenly killed. It was assumed that he died during the fighting on the Pomeranian Wall. After the death certificate was issued, he was even given a funeral. His name was placed on a symbolic grave in Złotów with the date of death on February 2, 1945. Then for years he carried a photo of his grave with him and joked that he had returned from the afterlife. He used to say that it wouldn’t be long before he would be put in a grave again. Ryszard Pietruski died over 50 years after his first funeral, on September 14, 1996.
Source: Gazeta
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