Zbigniew Zapasiewicz (1934-2009) - actor and drama tutor. He worked in all of Poland's best theatres: the Współczesny, Dramatyczny, Powszechny; he was director of the Powszechny. He was given some fine perfomances, in Euripides' 'Iphigenia in Tauris" (1961), Wyspiański's 'The Wedding' (1974), Shakespeare's 'King Lear' (1978), Brecht's 'Baal' (1995), and Mrożek's 'Ambassador' (1995). He acted in the films made by Poland's best directors: Zanussi's 'Camouflage' (1977), Wajda's 'Land of Promise' (1975), and Kieślowski's 'Ten Commandments, 5' (1988). In 2000 at the Gdynia Film Festival he won an award for the leading male role in Zanussi's 'Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'. Among his numerous titles and awards, he was honoured posthumously in 2009 with the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
