Vladek Sheybal
Actor

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Vladek Sheybal was a Polish actor, director, and writer who was born in 1923. He was a member of the Polish underground during WWII and was twice captured and interred in concentration camps, both times escaping. He chose to pursue acting over becoming a doctor or an architect, and was acclaimed for his role in Andrzej Wajda's Kanal (1957). He moved to England in the early 1960s and took on a number of menial jobs before becoming an actor/director for the BBC. He was known for his sardonic, sinister, and eccentric roles, and was presented with the Hamilton Deane Award for his performance in Supernatural (1977). He also taught acting classes and appeared in French cinema. He died in 1992 at the age of 69.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Director, Writer
Birth Day March 12, 1923
Birth Place  Zgierz, Lódzkie, Poland, Poland
Age 97 YEARS OLD
Died On 16 October 1992(1992-10-16) (aged 69)\nLondon, England
Birth Sign Aries
Cause of death Aortic aneurysm
Resting place Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England 51°26′12″N 0°14′34″W / 51.436588°N 0.242655°W / 51.436588; -0.242655
Residence United Kingdom
Alma mater Merton College, Oxford
Occupation Actor
Years active 1957–92
Website www.vladeksheybal.com

💰 Net worth

Vladek Sheybal, a renowned figure in the entertainment industry, is an acclaimed actor, director, and writer hailing from Poland. Throughout his illustrious career, he has contributed immensely to the world of film and theater. As of 2024, Vladek Sheybal's net worth is estimated to be in the range of $100K to $1M, a testament to his success and impact in the industry. With his artistic talents and remarkable contributions, Sheybal continues to be celebrated as an influential figure in Polish cinema.

Biography/Timeline

1957

Sheybal was born in Zgierz, near Łódź, in the Second Polish Republic. He appeared in the film Kanał (1957, credited as Władysław Sheybal), directed by Andrzej Wajda, before emigrating to the United Kingdom, where he was typically cast in villainous roles. He also appeared as Holocaust survivor Egon Sobotnik in the television mini-series QB VII.

1977

In 1977, Sheybal won the Dracula Society's prestigious Hamilton Deane Award for his performance in the BBC play Night of the Marionettes, in which he played a sinister Austrian innkeeper whose life-size puppets supposedly inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Sheybal's final stage appearance was as Friedrich Nietzsche in the Pierre Bourgeade play The Eagle and the Serpent at London's Offstage Downstairs Theatre in 1988.

1992

He died in London in 1992, aged 69, from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery.

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