Lech Ordon was born on November 24, 1928 in Poznań, although sources give different dates of birth. When the war broke out, his father allegedly changed his details to protect him from being deported to forced labor, and these were the details that were repeated in subsequent documents. During the occupation, because he was older than his birth certificate indicated, he worked in a German aircraft factory in his hometown, secretly dreaming of conquering the stage. It was then that he began his education at the Drama Studio, from which he passed his external exam in 1946. He acquired acting skills at the Drama Studio, and later at the Warsaw theater school based in Łódź.
He got a job at the theater, even though he was still a student. Then Ordon made a splash in “Stawka wielki niż życie”
After liberation, he moved to Łódź, continuing his education at the local branch of the Warsaw theatre school. As a student, he was hired at the Polish Army Theatre, which was a huge experience and distinction for him. “I got a contract written on a regular piece of paper and a salary of PLN 4,000. It wasn’t much then. But what luck it was for such a brat. It was like grabbing God by the legs,” he recalled. He made his debut a year before graduating, playing a lackey in “Pan Jowialski” staged on the stage of the local Teatr Powszechny TUR. Later, he performed on various stages, including those in the capital, at the National, Contemporary and Ateneum Theatres.
At the same time, he successfully fulfilled himself on the screen. The first film in his portfolio was “Jasne łany” by Eugeniusz Cękalski, but it was his later productions that brought him the greatest fame. He appeared in such cult titles as “I don’t like Monday”, “Szatan z wiekej klasy” and “Chłopi”. In the memory of most television viewers, he is remembered mainly as Puschke from , a series available on vod.tvp.pl. In total, he created over 150 characters, leaving his mark on the history of theatre and cinema as one of the most characteristic Polish actors.
She was the love of his life. Magdalena’s loved ones did not want her to marry Ordon. All because of his profession.
Ordon was said to be a warm and cordial man. It was these traits of his personality that charmed Magdalena, who became his wife. They met by chance during a ball organized in Warsaw. “I was such a tomcat then,” he said in “Super Express” about his flirtations at the time. After a night spent together dancing and talking about various topics, they decided to meet again. A few days later, they had their first date in a popular café on Marszałkowska Street. From that moment on, they were inseparable, although not everyone was in their favor. When they announced that they were going to get married, his fiancée’s family was not thrilled. They claimed that acting was an unstable profession, and in addition, they considered Ordon a womanizer.
Magdalena ignored her relatives’ suggestions and despite their clear opposition, the couple got married in 1950. A year later, their firstborn Krzysztof was born, who became a cameraman, and then the family grew to include another child, Piotr. “They were wonderful, loving people,” said Grzegorz Gauden. They were together until her death in 2007. “He was very, very upset about her passing,” added a friend of the actor. Since his wife’s passing, Ordon has become gloomy and eventually withdrew from the industry. In the last years of his life, he struggled with health problems, he also had a stroke and then a heart attack. He eventually ended up in a nursing home in Załuski, where he died on October 21, 2017 at the age of 88.
Source: Gazeta
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