Kazimierz Wichniarz

Kazimierz Wichniarz (18 January 1915 in Posen(now Poznan) - 26 June 1995 in Warsaw) was a Polish film and theatre actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award-nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.

He is interred at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.

Selected filmography

 * Szatan z siódmej klasy (1960)
 * Godzina pąsowej róży (1963)
 * Małżeństwo z rozsądku (1966)
 * The Peasans (Chłopi, 1972) TV series
 * The Peasants (Chłopi, 1973)
 * Hubal (1973)
 * The Deluge (Potop, 1974)
 * The Promised Land (Ziemia obiecana, 1974)
 * Zamach stanu (1981)

Honours and awards

 * Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1984); previously awarded the Officer's Cross (1975) and the Knight's Cross (1967)
 * Gold Cross of Merit (1956)
 * Medal of the 10th anniversary of the Polish People's Republic (1955)
 * Medal of the 40th anniversary of the Polish People's Republic (1984)
 * Badge of Merit in Culture (1975)
 * Gold Badge of Trade Unions (1975)
 * Badge "For merits for Warsaw" (1967)
 * Prize of the City of Warsaw (1980)