Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski (b. May 5, 1938 in Lodz, Poland) is a Polish film director, scriptwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious Polish Film School in Lodz, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films in and outside of Poland since his 1960 debut Oko wykol (The Menacing Eye). Jerzy Skolimowski is a distinguished accomplished director, writer and actor. He is now living in Los Angeles for some years where he paints in a figurative, expressionist mode and acts occasionally in films.

Selected Filmography

• America (2006)
• Ferdydurke (1991) also known as 30 Door Key
• Torrents of Spring (1989) ... also known as Acque di primavera (Italy). Eaux printanières, Les (French dubbed version)
• The Lightship (1985) also known as Killers at Sea (TV title in US)
• Success Is the Best Revenge (1984) also known as Succès à tout prix, Le (France)
• Moonlighting (1982) also known as Schwarzarbeit (West Germany)
• Rece do góry (1981) also known as Hands Up!
• The Shout (1978)
• King, Queen, Knave (1972) also known as Herzbube, König, Dame, Bube (West Germany)
• Deep End (1971) also known as Deep End (West Germany) Na samym dnie (Poland)
• The Adventures of Gerard (1970) also known as Adventures of Brigadier Gérard,

Avventure di Gerard, Le (Italy)

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• Dialóg 20-40-60 (1968) (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds") also known as Dialogue (International: English title)
• Départ, Le (1967)
• Bariera (1966) also known as Barrier (USA)
• Walkower (1965) also known as Walkover (USA)
• Rysopis (1964) also known as Identification Marks: None
• Akt (1962) also known as The Nude
• Boks (1961) also known as Boxing (International: English title)
• Pieniadze albo zycie (1961) also known as Your Money Or Your Life (International: English title)
• Erotyk (1960) also known as Erotique (International: English title)
• Hamles (1960) also known as Little Hamlet (International: English title)
• Oko wykol (1960) also known as The Menacing Eye (International: English title)

As Actor

• Before Night Falls (2000) also known as Antes que anochezca (USA: Spanish title)
• L.A. Without a Map (1998) also known as I Love L.A. (France), Los Angeles Without a Map
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Torrents of Spring (1989) also known as Acque di primavera (Italy) Eaux printanières, Les (French dubbed version). Skolimowski as Victor Victorovich
• Big Shots (1987) Skolimowski as Doc
• White Nights (1985) Skolimowski as KGB Colonel Chaiko
• Fälschung, Die (1981) also known as Circle of Deceit, False Witness, Faussaire, Le (France). Skolimowski as Hoffmann.
• Rece do góry (1981) also known as Hands Up! Skolimowski as Andrzej Leszczyc
• Deep End (1971) also known as Deep End (West Germany), Na samym dnie (Poland)
• Sposob bycia (1966) as Leopold. Also known as A Frame of Mind
• Walkower (1965) also known as Walkover (USA). Skolimowski as Andrzej Leszczyc.
• Rysopis (1964) also known as Identification Marks: None. Skolimowski as Andrzej Leszczyc
• Boks (1961) also known as Boxing (International: English title)
• Niewinni czarodzieje (1960) also known as Innocent Sorcerers (International: English title: literal title). Skolimowski?s first role as a Boxer, uncredited.