Vladek Sheybal
Vladek Sheybal | |
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 Sheybal as Kronsteen in From Russia with Love (1963) | |
| Born | Władysław Rudolf Z. Sheybal (1923-03-12)12 March 1923 Zgierz, Poland |
| Died | 16 October 1992(1992-10-16) (aged 69) London, England |
| 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, singer |
| Years active | 1957–1992 |
| Website | www.vladeksheybal.com |
Vladek Sheybal (born Władysław Rudolf Z. Sheybal; 12 March 1923 – 16 October 1992) was a Polish character actor, singer and director of both television and stage productions.[1] He was well known for his portrayal of the chess grandmaster Kronsteen in the James Bond film From Russia with Love (1963), a role for which he had been personally recommended by his friend Sean Connery, and Otto Leipzig in Smiley's People (1982).[2][3]
He became a naturalised British citizen, but remained "fiercely proud of his homeland and its culture."[1]
Contents
1 Life and career
2 Selected filmography
3 References
4 External links
Life and career
Sheybal was born in Zgierz, near Łódź, in the Second Polish Republic.[4] 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.[5] He also appeared as Holocaust survivor Egon Sobotnik in the television mini-series QB VII.[6]
He had a dual role as "the Director" and as Pierre Louys in Ken Russell's The Debussy Film, one of Russell's composer biopics for the BBC.[7] Other Russell films in which he appeared were Billion Dollar Brain, Women in Love and The Boy Friend.[8]
His other films include Casino Royale, Doppelgänger, The Last Valley, Puppet on a Chain, Innocent Bystanders, The Wind and the Lion, The Lady Vanishes, Fire and Sword and Red Dawn.[9]
Sheybal's other TV credits include Z-Cars, Danger Man, The Troubleshooters, The Saint, The Baron, The Champions, Callan, Strange Report, UFO, The New Avengers, Supernatural, Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy, Shōgun and Smiley's People.[10]
Sheybal's grave at Putney Vale Cemetery, London, in 2015
In 1977, he won the Dracula Society's prestigious Hamilton Deane Award for his performance in the BBC play Night of the Marionettes, part of the Supernatural series, in which he played a sinister Austrian innkeeper whose life-size puppets supposedly inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.[11][12] 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.[13]
He died in London in 1992, aged 69, from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery.[8]
Selected filmography
Kanał (1957) - Michał 'Ogromny', the composter
Trzy Kobiety (1957) - Gestapo Officer
From Russia with Love (1963) - Tov Kronsteen
Return from the Ashes (1965) - Paul, Chess Club Manager
Casino Royale (1967) - Le Chiffre's Representative
Billion Dollar Brain (1967) - Dr. Eiwort
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) - Herbert von Krolock (voice)
To Grab the Ring (1968) - Mijnheer Smith
Deadfall (1968) - Dr. Delgado
The Limbo Line (1968) - Oleg
Mosquito Squadron (1969) - Lieutenant Schack
Doppelgänger (1969) - Psychiatrist
Women in Love (1969) - Loerke
Leo the Last (1970) - Laszlo
UFO (1970) - Dr. Douglas Jackson
The Last Valley (1971) - Mathias
Puppet on a Chain (1971) - Meegern
The Boy Friend (1971) - De Thril
The Spy's Wife (1972) - Vladek
Innocent Bystanders (1972) - Aaron Kaplan
Scorpio (1973) - Zemetkin
Shado (1974) - Dr. Doug Jackson
Invasion: UFO (1974) - Dr. Doug Jackson
S*P*Y*S (1974) - Borisenko
Il bacio (1974) - Portiere d'albergo
UFO: Distruggete base Luna! (1974) - Dr. Doug Jackson
The Wind and the Lion (1975) - The Bashaw
House of Pleasure for Women (1976) - Francesco
The Sell Out (1976) - Dutchman
Gulliver's Travels (1977) - President of Blefuscu (voice)
Hamlet (1979) - Player Queen / Lucianus / 1st Player
The Lady Vanishes (1979) - Trainmaster
Avalanche Express (1979) - Zannbin
Shōgun (1980) - Captain Ferriera
The Apple (1980) - Boogalow
All About a Prima Ballerina (1980) - Marcus
Fire and Sword (1981) - Andret
Marco Polo (1982) - Prosecuting Reverend
Where Is Parsifal? (1984)
Memed My Hawk (1984) - Ali
Red Dawn (1984) - General Bratchenko
The Jigsaw Man (1984) - Gen. Zorin
Strike It Rich (1990) - Kinski
After Midnight (1990) - Hiyam El-Afi, The Hotel Manager
Double X: The Name of the Game (1992) - Pawnbroker
References
^ ab Flintoff, Ian (30 October 1992). "Vladek Sheybal: A very Polish practitioner". The Guardian. Manchester..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Home and Bio English - Vladek Sheybal Online". www.vladeksheybal.com.
^ "BFI Screenonline: Smiley's People (1982)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
^ "Vladek Sheybal". The Times. London. 16 November 1992.
^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
^ https://movie-dude.co.uk/[TV]%20'QB%20VII'%20(1974).htm
^ "BFI Screenonline: Debussy Film, The (1965)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
^ ab "Vladek Sheybal". British Film Institute. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
^ "Vladek Sheybal - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
^ "Vladek Sheybal". www.aveleyman.com.
^ "The Hamilton Deane Award". www.thedraculasociety.org.uk.
^ "Night of the Marionettes (1977)". BFI.
^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
External links
- Official website
Vladek Sheybal on IMDb
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