Bogumił Kobiela
Bogumił Kobiela (31 May 1931 – 10 July 1969) was a Polish stage and film actor. He is best known for his performances as Drewnowski in Andrzej Wajda's 1958 drama film Ashes and Diamonds and as Jan Piszczyk in Andrzej Munk's black comedy film Bad Luck (1960).
Bogumił Kobiela

Photographer Jerzy Troszczyński · scanned from „Ekran” Polish weekly, 1968 · Public domain
- Name
- Bogumił Kobiela
- Born
- 31 May 1931
- Birthplace
- Katowice, Poland
- Died
- 10 July 1969
- Place of death
- Gdańsk, Poland
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Poland
- Education
- AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków
- Languages
- Polish
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Bogumił Kobiela (31 May 1931 – 10 July 1969) was a Polish stage and film actor. He is best known for his performances as Drewnowski in Andrzej Wajda's 1958 drama film Ashes and Diamonds and as Jan Piszczyk in Andrzej Munk's black comedy film Bad Luck (1960).
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Key facts
• Name — Bogumił Kobiela • Born — 31 May 1931 • Birthplace — Katowice, Poland • Died — 10 July 1969 • Place of death — Gdańsk, Poland • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1953–1969
Accident and Death
Accident and Death
He suffered serious injuries in a car crash on 2 July 1969 in Buszkowo. He died eight days later in hospital in Gdańsk.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
Kobiela appeared among other in the following films: • Szkice węglem (1957) • Ashes and Diamonds (1958) • Heroism (1958) • Bad Luck (1960) • Goodbye to the Past (1960) • Zacne grzechy (1963) • The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) • Three Steps on Earth (1965) • Małżeństwo z rozsądku (1966) • Człowiek z M-3 (1968) • Przekładaniec (1968) • The Doll (1968) • Everything for Sale (1969) • Nowy (1969) • Hands Up! (released in 1985, shot in 1967)
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Bogumił Kobiela died in 1969 at Gdańsk.
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- 1.Bogumił Kobiela in: Witold Filler, Lech Piotrowski: Poczet aktorów polskich: od Solskiego do Lindy. Philip Wilson, 1998, S. 141.
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