He played the role of Paweł’s father in “Koglu-moglu”. He played his last role in “Świat wedwego Kiepskich”

Little is known about Ferdynand Matysik. He did not give interviews, did not talk about his private life. The media became famous in 2021 when he died. He lived in the shadows, and his private life is shrouded in mystery, but he was an outstanding actor, as evidenced not only by the awards of the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture Gloria Artis.

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Roles in cult productions and over 100 theatrical creations. For the last time he played in “The World According to the Kiepskis”

Ferdynand Matysik was born on April 21, 1931 in Drogomyśl, Silesia. In 1954, he graduated from the State Higher School of Acting in Krakow (today the Stanisław Wyspiański Academy of Theater Arts) and in the same year began his theatrical career. He worked at the Wybrzeże Theater in Gdańsk, Ludowy in Kraków’s Nowa Huta, and finally in 1964 he joined the Polski Theater in Wrocław. It was there that he performed until 2007, when he decided to retire from acting. He played over forty roles in Kraków, and over a hundred on the Wrocław stage.

In his filmography, he has many memorable roles. He made his debut in the film “Shadow” in 1956, later he appeared in such productions as “Ashes and Diamonds”, “”, “Higher than Life at Stake”, “Deluge”, “Far from the Highway”, “Consul” and “Pirx Pilot Test”. “. Viewers can also associate him with the role of Paweł Zawada’s father in “” and “Galimatias, or kogel-mogel II”. His last roles were in the films “Jasminum” and “Forest pits” and the series “Świat according to Kiepski”. In the 310th episode, he played a general, although he had previously appeared in other cameo roles in the production.

He acted in dramas and in cabaret. “He kept surprising us”

In Nowa Huta, he performed alongside such actors as Witold Pyrkosz and Franciszek Pieczka. “He kept surprising us and kept developing,” Krystyna Skuszanka recalled in a documentary dedicated to him. “We thought he was an outstanding comedic talent,” she added. But he quickly showed himself that he is perfectly at home in both comedic and dramatic roles. He even performed in Andrzej Waligórski’s cabaret.

Colleagues from the theater called him Ferdzio, because Ferdynand sounded too dignified. – Not because he was small and funny, but because he was terribly nice – explained Jerzy Krasowski, director of the Ludowy Theatre. He also mentioned that there were many difficult moments at the beginning of Matysik’s career. He was still an aspiring actor and the theater had a modest budget. So he could not count on high earnings, and he had to support his wife and son. – At the rehearsal of “Krakowiaków i Górali”, Ferdek Matysik, who played, sang and danced in the role of Stach, fainted from hunger – said Krasowski. Despite the difficult situation, he never complained and came to rehearsals even when he was ill. Ferdynand Matysik died on May 9, 2021. He was 90 years old.