Jan Englert worked for many years at the Polish Theater, the Contemporary Theater and the National Theater, both as and as a director. In 2003, he became director of the National Theater. He has had many recognized and award-winning roles on stage and in film. He appeared in productions by Andrzej Wajda, Kazimierz Kutz, Janusz Morgenstern, Jerzy Antczak, Filip Bajon and Roman Załuski. – I took on roles that interested me so as not to repeat myself, not to play the same thing over and over again – he said in an interview in 2023
Jan Englert made his debut as a 14-year-old with Andrzej Wajda. Previously, he wanted to be a footballer
he made his stage debut in 1964 at the Polish Theater. Already 8 years earlier, he appeared on screen as Zefir in Andrzej Wajda’s film “Kanał”. However, Englert himself does not consider this his debut. He was 14 at the time and didn’t think of it as a game. – I don’t consider this film an official debut, because during the performance I didn’t feel like I was an actor, but I felt like I was participating in the Warsaw Uprising – he explained in an interview with TVP. However, it was this role that inspired him, because although in the 1950s he dreamed of a football career, he ultimately decided to study acting.
What did Jan Englert look like in his youth? This is how he remembers his first roles
While still a student, he had a minor role in the series “Underground Front”. Subsequent roles include appearances in television shows, films and, above all, in the theater. Englert played, among others, in the TV series “The stakes are higher than life”, the film “Salt of the Black Earth” and “The Boxer”. In 1970, in the TV series “Kumbowie”, he played the role of Zygmunt, a member of the resistance movement. Both “Underground Front” and “Kolumbów” can be watched on TVP VOD.
A frame from the series ‘Underground Front’, dir. Seweryn Nowicki / frame from the series ‘Kolumbows’, dir. Janusz Morgenstern Jan Englert in the series ‘Underground Front’ and ‘Kolumbows’, screen vod.tvp.pl
– I played many military men, mainly commanders. I don’t know what it is about me that makes me be cast in the roles of strong guys, probably vanity and pride make me agree to such propositions. Later, I started escaping into character roles – he summed up on TVP. He took his first steps in his career on screens at a time when “cross-dressing” was out of the question. – We started at a time when every role counted. There were few films, only 10-15 were made a year. There was one TV program. There was no garbage bin from which we choose today – he said in the interview You can find more photos by Jan Englert in the gallery at the top of the page. If you feel like it, vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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