He was born on 8th November, 1931, in Bydgoszcz. He was a theatre and film actor.
In 1956, he graduated from the Leon Schiller National Film School in Łódź. He made his début in the play ‘Faryzeusze i Grzesznik’ directed by Maria Kaniewska-Forbert, staged at Powszechny Theatre. Later on, he worked for New Theatre in Łódź (in the years 1956-1959 and 1962-1968), the Polish Theatre in Poznań (in the years 1960-1961), the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Cracow (in the years 1961-1962), and Powszechny Theatre in Łódź (in the years 1968-1970), successively. In 1971, he focused on Warsaw-based theatres and performed on stage of the Classical Theatre in Warsaw (in the years 1971-1972), the Studio Theatre Gallery (in the years 1972-1979), the Wola Theatre (in the years 1986-1990), and finally the Arnold Szyfman Polish Theatre in Warsaw (in the years 1990-1999).
Throughout his professional career, he played more than 150 roles, both in theatre and film. He worked with many of the most outstanding Polish film directors. You can admire his talent in ‘Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny / Real End of the Great War’ (1957) directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, ‘Ewa chce spać / Eve Wants to Sleep’ (1957), ‘Gdzie jest generał…’ (1963) and ‘Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową / How I Unleashed World War II’ (1969) – all three directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski, in ‘Wolne Miasto / Free City’ (1958), ‘Westerplatte / Westerplatte Resists’ (1967) and ‘Opadły liście z drzew / Fallen Leaves’ (1975) – all three directed by Stanisław Różewicz, as well as in two films directed by Janusz Morgenstern: ‘Życie raz jeszcze / Back to Life Again’ (1964) and ‘Polskie drogi / Polish Roads’ (1976). He was also case in three films directed by Zbigniew Kuźmiński LINK (a native of Bydgoszcz), namely in ‘Raj na ziemi / Heaven on Earth’ (1970) , ‘Krótkie życie / Short Life’ (1976) and ‘Krab i Joanna / Crab and Joanna’ (1980). In 1980, he was cast in the television series ‘Dom / The House; directed by Jan Łomnicki. After that, he played in ‘Matka Królów / The Mother of Kings’ (1982) directed by Janusz Zaorski, in the television productions ‘Królewskie sny / Royal Dreams’ (1988) and ‘Pogranicze w ogniu / Borderland on Fire’ (1991), then in two films directed by Jacek Bromski: ‘Kuchnia polska’ (1991) – both in the full-length film and the television series – and in ‘1968. Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku / 1968. Happy New Year’ (1992), in ‘ Szwadron / The Squadron’ (1992) directed by Juliusz Machulski, or in the television series ‘Tygrysy Europy’ (2003) directed by Jerzy Gruza, in the latter of which he portrayed the grandfather of the main protagonist Elżbieta Nowakowa.
Eugeniusz Kamiński was also known for his performances in Teatr Telewizji (Television Theatre) and radio dramas broadcast on the Polish Radio Theatre.
He died on 12th October 2018, in Warsaw. He was interred at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.
Selected Filmography
- 1955 – ‘Podhale w ogniu / Mountains in Flames‘, dir. by Jan Batory, Henryk Hechtkopf
- 1957 – ‘Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny / Real End of the Great War’, dir. by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- 1957 – ‘Ewa chce spać / Eve Wants to Sleep’, dir. by Tadeusz Chmielewski
- 1958 – ‘Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru / The Soldier of the Queen of Madagascar’, dir. by Jerzy Zarzycki
- 1958 – ‘Wolne miasto / Free City’, dir. by Stanisław Różewicz
- 1958 – ‘Orzeł / Submarine Orzel’, dir. by Leonard Buczkowski
- 1960 – ‘Krzyżacy/Knights of the Teutonic Order’, dir. by Aleksander Ford
- 1963 – ‘Gdzie jest generał…’, dir. by Tadeusz Chmielewski
- 1964 – ‘Życie raz jeszcze / Back to Life Again’, dir. by Janusz Morgenstern
- 1964 – ‘Pięciu / Five’, dir. by Paweł Komorowski
- 1964 – ‘Beata’, dir. by Anna Sokołowska
- 1965 – ‘Miejsce dla jednego / Place for One’, dir. by Witold Lesiewicz
- 1966 – ‘Don Gabriel’, dir. by Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski
- 1967 – ‘Westerplatte / Westerplatte Resists’, dir. by Stanisław Różewicz
- 1968 – ‘Samotność we dwoje / Loneliness for Two’, dir. by Stanisław Różewicz
- 1969 – ‘Rzeczpospolita babska / Women’s Republic’, dir. by Hieronim Przybył
- 1969 – ‘Przygody pana Michała / Adventures of Michal Wolodyjowski’, dir. by Paweł Komorowski (TV series)
- 1969 – ‘Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową / How I Unleashed World War II’, dir. by Tadeusz Chmielewski
- 1970 – ‘Raj na ziemi / Heaven on Earth’, dir. by Zbigniew Kuźmiński
- 1970 – ‘Południk zero / Meridian Zero’, dir. by Waldemar Podgórski
- 1970 – ‘Pierścień księżnej Anny / The Ring of Princess Ann’, dir. by Marika Krajniewska
- 1970 – ‘Album polski / Polish Album’, dir. by Jan Rybkowski
- 1974 – ‘Zaczarowane podwórko / Magical Backyard’, dir. by Marika Krajniewska
- 1974 – ‘Urodziny Matyldy / Matilda’s Birthday’, dir. by Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
- 1975 – ‘Opadły liście z drzew / Leaves Have Fallen, dir. by Stanisław Różewicz
- 1975 – ‘Kazimierz Wielk / King Casimir the Great’, dir. by Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski
- 1976 – ‘Polskie drogi / Polish Roads’, dir. by Janusz Morgenstern (TV series)
- 1976 – ‘Krótkie życie / Short Life’, dir. by Zbigniew Kuźmiński
- 1977 – ‘Znak Orła / Sign of the Eagle’, dir. by Hubert Drapella (TV series)
- 1978 – ‘Do krwi ostatniej… / To the Last Drop of Blood’, dir. by Jerzy Hoffman (film and television series)
- 1979 – ‘Tajemnica Enigmy / The Secret Of the Enigma’, dir. by Roman Wionczek (TV series)
- 1980 – ‘Zamach stanu / Coup d’état’, dir. by Ryszard Filipski
- 1980 – ‘Krab i Joanna/Crab and Joanna’, dir. by Zbigniew Kuźmiński
- 1980 – ‘Dzień Wisły / The Day of the Vistula’, dir. by Tadeusz Kijański
- 1980 – ‘Dom / The House’, dir. by Jan Łomnicki (TV series)
- 1981 – ‘Najdłuższa wojna nowoczesnej Europy / The Longest War of Modern Europe’, dir. by Jerzy Sztwiertnia
- 1981 – ‘Amnestia / Amnesty’, dir. by Stanisław Jędryka
- 1982 – ‘Popielec / Ash Wednesday’, dir. by Ryszard Ber (TV series)
- 1982 – ‘Matka Królów / The Mother of Kings’, dir. by Janusz Zaorski
- 1985 – ‘Zamach stanu / Coup d’état’, dir. by Ryszard Zatorski (TV series)
- 1985 – ‘Na wolność’, dir. by Andrzej Konic
- 1987 – ‘Wielki wóz’, dir. by Marek Wortman
- 1987 – ‘Śmieciarz’, dir. by Jacek Butrymowicz (TV series)
- 1988 – ‘Królewskie sny / Royal Dreams’, dir. by Grzegorz Warchoł (TV series)
- 1989 – ‘Odbicia’, dir. by Jakub Z. Ruciński (TV series)
- 1991 – ‘Pogranicze w ogniu / Borderland on Fire’, dir. by Andrzej Konic (TV series)
- 1991 – ‘Kuchnia polska’, dir. by Jacek Bromski (film and TV series)
- 1991 – ‘Koniec gry’, dir. by Feliks Falk
- 1992 – ‘Szwadron / The Squadron’, dir. by Juliusz Machulski
- 1992 – ‘1968. Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku / 1968. Happy New Year’, dir. by Jacek Bromski
- 1995 – ‘Sukces…’, dir. by Krzysztof Gruber (TV series)
- 1997 – ‘Sława i chwała / Fame and Glory’, dir. by Kazimierz Kutz (TV series)
- 2003 – ‘Tygrysy Europy’, dir. by Jerzy Gruza (TV series)
