Henryk Vogelfanger
Henryk Vogelfänger (4 October 1904 – 6 October 1990), stage name Tońko, was a Polish actor. He lived in prewar Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) where he worked as a lawyer. Together with Kazimierz Wajda he was the star of the Polish Radio comedy duo Szczepko and Tońko of Wesoła Lwowska Fala, which was popular in Poland.
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Henryk Vogelfanger

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- Birth Name
- Henryk Vogelfänger
- Born
- 4 October 1904
- Birthplace
- Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 6 October 1990
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Poland
- Occupation
- Lawyer, Actor, Comedian
- Nationality
- Poland
- Education
- Lviv University
- Honours
- Silver Cross of Merit · Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Henryk Vogelfänger (4 October 1904 – 6 October 1990), stage name Tońko, was a Polish actor. He lived in prewar Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) where he worked as a lawyer. Together with Kazimierz Wajda he was the star of the Polish Radio comedy duo Szczepko and Tońko of Wesoła Lwowska Fala, which was popular in Poland.
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Henryk Vogelfanger (1904–1990) was an actor and lawyer, of Polish nationality. The actor was born in Lviv and died in Warsaw. Henryk Vogelfanger was educated at Lviv University.
Languages used include Polish. Honours include Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Silver Cross of Merit.
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• Birth Name — Henryk Vogelfänger • Born — 4 October 1904 • Birthplace — Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary • Died — 6 October 1990 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Occupation — Lawyer, Actor, Comedian • Other Names — Henry Barker
Biography
Biography
He was a graduate of the Stanisław Staszic's 6th Junion High School in Lwów. After graduating from the university, in 1935 he opened his own law office. In 1933, together with Kazimierz Wajda ("Szczepko"), he began his comedy career in Wesoła Lwowska Fala. During World War II he was a part of French actors troupe, performing in England and on the Western front. He was a soldier in General Maczek's First Division. After the war, he went into exile in Great Britain, where he adopted the name "Henry Barker" and practiced law. He returned to Poland in 1988. He died on October 6, 1990, and was buried in London.
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• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1936 — Będzie lepiej — Tońko • 1939 — The Vagabonds — Antoni Tytylyta (Tońko) • 1939 — Serce batiara — Tońko — unfinished due to World War II

Beret wojskowy Henryka Vogelfängera (Tońcia), Muzeum Niepodległości, Warszawa
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Autorzy i wykonawcy "Wesołej Lwowskiej Fali" - fotografia grupowa. Siedzą na pierwszym planie od prawej: Zbigniew Lipczyński, Władysław Seidler, Tadeusz Jasłowski, Irena Lipczyńska, Stanisław Zych, Jan Romanowski. Stoją w 3. rzedzie od prawej: Alfred Schultz (w okularach), Teodor Akrzyński, Stanisław Czerny (Estecz), Henryk Vogelfänger, Wiktor Budzyński, Kazimierz Wajda, Ignacy Dąb, Czesław Hal
L. Oberhard, Lwów. 1936 rok. Koloryzacja Piro Kresowiacy. · Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
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