Jerzy Trela ​​is dead

He was theater, film and television actor, professor at the PWST in Krakow. He co-founded Krakow’s Teatr Stu. He was 80 years old.

Jerzy Trela Jerzy Trela ​​(born March 14, 1942 in the village of Leńcze in the Wadowice poviat) was a theater and film actor and professor at the State Higher Theater School in Krakow, and in the years 1984-1990 he was also its rector. He graduated from the acting department of this university in 1969. He was one of the co-founders of the Krakowskie Teatr Scena STU. He made his acting debut while still a student in the television series “More Than Life at Stake”. He appeared on the theater stage for the first time in 1969 – he played the main role in Gogol’s “Nose” at the Rozmaitości Theater in Krakow. He also played the role of, among others Gustaw and Konrad in “Dziady” by Mickiewicz (dir. Konrad Swinarski, 1973), Jasha in “The Cherry Orchard” by Chekhov (Jerzy Jarocki, 1975), Raskolnikov in “Crime and Punishment” by Dostoevsky (dir. Maciej Prus, 1977) or Klaudiusz in “Hamlet” by Shakespeare according to Andrzej Wajda (1981). His most famous film roles include performances by incl. in “Kolumby” (dir. Janusz Morgenstern, 1970), “Lonely Woman” (Agnieszka Holland, 1981), “Mother of Kings” (Janusz Zaorski, 1982), “Three Colors. White” (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993), “Panu Tadeusz “(Andrzej Wajda, 1999). He was a member of the Sejm of the People’s Republic of Poland in the 9th term (1985-1989). On May 11, the City Council awarded Jerzy Trela ​​the title of Honorary Citizen of the Capital City of Krakow “in recognition of his special contribution to the development of Krakow’s theatrical life and Polish culture”.