Portrait of Jerzy Zelnik

Acting

Jerzy Zelnik

Career

Active from 1966 to 2019, with a break from 2003 to 2018, busiest in 1973 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pharaoh
Pharaoh
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerzy Zelnik Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Polish Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • 1970s Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Polish History 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Nie-Boska komedia
Nie-Boska komedia

as Hrabia Henryk (Mąż)

2020s

2 titles
Sprawiedliwi. Trójmiasto
Sprawiedliwi. Trójmiasto (2025)

TV show

Podwójnie wolne. Prawa polityczne kobiet 1918
Podwójnie wolne. Prawa polityczne kobiet 1918 (2020)

as Józef Piłsudski (voice)

2010s

2 titles · average score 60
Cena
Cena (2019)

Director, Adaptation

Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sidonius

2000s

1 title · average score 52
Chopin: Desire for Love
Chopin: Desire for Love (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mikołaj Chopin

1990s

8 titles · average score 60
Magneto
Magneto (1998)

as Józef Magneto

Deborah
Deborah (1995)

as Kuba Burstein

Cheat
Cheat (1994)

as Victor Moritz

Pigs 2: The Last Blood
Pigs 2: The Last Blood (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sarzyński, były minister spraw wewnętrznych

Gospel According to Harry
Gospel According to Harry (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jameson

Damned America
Damned America (1993)

as Ryszard

Dismissed From Life
Dismissed From Life (1992)

as Senator, kolega Jana Wysockiego

The Return of She-Wolf
The Return of She-Wolf (1990)

as Kamil Orzelski

1980s

11 titles · average score 67
The Last Ferry
The Last Ferry (1989)

as Andrzej

Głód serca
Głód serca (1988)

as Janusz Boreczny

And the Violins Stopped Playing
And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Danko Muler (uncredited)

Trzy młyny
Trzy młyny (1986)

TV show

Výjimečná situace
Výjimečná situace (1986)

as Leoš Marenčík

Medium
Medium (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

as Andrzej Gaszewski

Write and Fight
Write and Fight (1985)

as Writer

Synthesis
Synthesis (1984)

as doktor Mailer

An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill (1983)

as Zygmunt II August

Królowa Bona
Królowa Bona (1980)

TV show · as królewicz / król Zygmunt II August

A Woman and a Woman
A Woman and a Woman (1980)

as Wojciech Mielnik

1970s

17 titles · average score 66
Doktor Murek
Doktor Murek (1979)

TV show · as Franciszek Murek

Życie na gorąco
Życie na gorąco (1979)

TV show · as Santiago Libero, asystent profesora Vireau

Widows' Nest
Widows' Nest (1977)

as Carlos

The Story of Sin
The Story of Sin (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

as Łukasz Niepołomski, miłość Ewy

Her Return
Her Return (1975)

as Edward

The Promised Land
The Promised Land (1975)
GoodWatch score 81

as Stein

The Moonlit Road
The Moonlit Road (1973)

as Julian Starzeński

Scorpio, Virgo and Sagittarius
Scorpio, Virgo and Sagittarius (1973)

as Jan "Capuchin"

Hipoteza
Hipoteza (1973)

as Professor N.

Pilate and Others
Pilate and Others (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Juda from Kiriat

Kamizelka
Kamizelka (1971)

as Filip

Landscape After Battle
Landscape After Battle (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

as American Commander

1960s

6 titles · average score 72
Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands (1969)

as Anka's Boyfriend

Roly Poly
Roly Poly (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Burton

When Love Was a Crime
When Love Was a Crime (1968)

as Roman

Pavoncello
Pavoncello (1967)

as Servant

Pharaoh
Pharaoh (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ramesses XIII / Lycon

Teenager
Teenager (1963)

as Fredek (uncredited)