Roman Kłosowski

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| caption = Roman Kłosowski (2012)

| name = Roman Kłosowski

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|2|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Biała Podlaska, Poland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|6|11|1929|2|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Łódź, Poland

| resting_place = Powązki Military Cemetery

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| alma_mater = Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw

| occupation = Actor, Stage Director

| yearsactive = 1953–2013

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Roman Kłosowski (14 February 1929 – 11 June 2018) was a Polish character actor and stage director.

Biography

He was born on 14 February 1929 in Biała Podlaska.{{Cite web |title=FilmPolski.pl |url=https://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=FilmPolski |language=pl}} Graduate of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art's Faculty of Acting (1953) and Faculty of Directing (1965). He made his theater debut on 1 September 1953.{{Cite web |last=polskiego |first=Encyklopedia teatru |title=Roman Kłosowski |url=https://encyklopediateatru.pl/osoby/615/- |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Encyklopedia teatru polskiego |language=pl}} Kłosowoski made his debut on stage as Puck in the production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. He made his screen debut in 1953, starring in the film Celuloza by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/122465|title=Celuloza|publisher=Film Polski|language=Polish|accessdate=August 30, 2009}} He would go on the star in another of Kawalerowicz's films, Shadow (Cień) in 1956,{{Cite web |title=CIEN |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/cien |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en}} a film which was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3680/year/1956.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Shadow |accessdate=August 30, 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}} The film is a Rashōmon-like investigation into the life of a man found dead after having been hurled from a train.

Then in 1964 he starred in the Aleksander Ford film The First Day of Freedom which was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2901/year/1965.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The First Day of Freedom |accessdate=August 30, 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}{{Cite web |title=PIERWSZY DZIEN WOLNOSCI |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/pierwszy-dzien-wolnosci |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en}} Kłosowski starred alongside Tadeusz Łomnicki, Beata Tyszkiewicz and Tadeusz Fijewski. In the late 1960s he appeared in the World War II miniseries Czterej pancerni i pies. In 1971, he appeared in the Polish superhero comedy film, Hydrozagadka, portraying the Maharaja of Kabur. The film was directed by Andrzej Kondratiuk. From 1974 to 1976, he starred in the successful television comedy series Czterdziestolatek. In the years 1976–1981, he was the general and artistic director of the Powszechny Theater in Łódź, as well as a lecturer at the Acting Department of the Łódź Film School.{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2013-04-13 |title=Roman Kłosowski: Moja czerstwa miłość do Łodzi... |url=https://dzienniklodzki.pl/roman-klosowski-moja-czerstwa-milosc-do-lodzi/ar/804983 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Dziennik Łódzki |language=pl-PL}}{{Cite web |last=Szczecin |first=Radio |date=2018-06-11 |title=Nie żyje Roman Kłosowski - odtwórca Maliniaka |url=https://radioszczecin.pl/4,372811,nie-zyje-roman-klosowski-odtworca-maliniaka |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Nie żyje Roman Kłosowski - odtwórca Maliniaka |language=pl}}

In 1986, he once again was directed by Andrzej Kondratiuk in the comedy-sci-fi television series Big Bang. Playing the character of Shepherd Kazimierz, he featured alongside actors such as Ludwik Benoit, Zofia Merle and Janusz Gajos. In 1989 he played the role of Edward in the Andrzej Barański's film, The Peddler. In 1996 he would again collaborate with Barański and appear in the psychological film, Dzień wielkiej ryby, in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/127063|title=Dzień wielkiej ryby|publisher=Film Polski|language=Polish|accessdate=August 30, 2009}}

Then in the 1990s he starred in the Polish sitcom series Świat według Kiepskich. In 2008 he portrayed Nostradamus in the comedy drama film, Before Twilight (Jeszcze nie wieczór).{{cite web|url=http://www.jeszczeniewieczor.com/|title=Aktorzy|publisher=jeszczeniewieczor.com|language=Polish|accessdate=August 30, 2009}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/1220353|title=Jeszcze nie wieczór|publisher=Film Polski|language=Polish|accessdate=August 30, 2009}}

Roman Kłosowski died on 11 June 2018 in Łódź.{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2018-06-11 |title=Zmarł Roman Kłosowski. W poniedziałek 11 czerwca odszedł uwielbiany przez Polaków aktor |url=https://polskatimes.pl/zmarl-roman-klosowski-w-poniedzialek-11-czerwca-odszedl-uwielbiany-przez-polakow-aktor/ar/13248844 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Polska Times |language=pl-PL}}{{Cite web |title=Roman Kłosowski nie żyje |url=https://www.rp.pl/wydarzenia/art1910181-roman-klosowski-nie-zyje |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Rzeczpospolita |language=pl}} He was buried on 18 June 2018 at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.{{Cite web |title=Pogrzeb Romana Kłosowskiego |url=https://film.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-pogrzeb-romana-klosowskiego,nId,2595451 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=film.interia.pl |language=pl}}