Jerzy Skolimowski

Director

Birthday May 5, 1938

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Poland

Age 86 years old

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About

Award-winning Polish actor and director of films such as Moonlighting, Barrier, and Success is the Best Revenge.

Before Fame

He bore witness to the atrocities of war as a child and was once rescued from the rubble of a bombed-out house in his native Poland.

Trivia

He was the London neighbor of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s.

Family Life

His father Stanislaw worked as an architect.

Associated With

He collaborated with Roman Polanski on the script for 1962's Knife in the Water.