Born on June 27, 1952 in Torun, Poland. Studied in PWST in Cracow.
In the eighties he played in a few movies that were banned by Communist censors in Poland like “Man of Iron” by A. Wajda, “A Lonely Woman” by A. Holland, or “Accident” by K. Kieslowski, and “Mother of Kings” by J. Zaorski.” He played various characters and movies about topics ranging from near past, presence, or futuristic science-fiction works. But he gained fame in late 80’s, early 90’s through action movies were he played tough characters, who nevertheless displayed surprising morality and heart.
He’s best known for his roles in “Dogs” and “Dogs 2.” Also “Kill me Cop,” “Kroll,” “Sara,” “Operation Samsum,” “Demons of War..” “Kill Sakal” “Pan Tadeusz” “Happy New York” and “Quo Vadis”
Personally if you’re a fan I would recommend seeing Dogs, both parts, Sara of course is great, I would also recommend watching Kroll and Demons of War.
He also directed 2-3 movies but I’m unfamiliar with them, since I haven’t seen any. He developed a reality-tv series in Poland something along the lines of amazing race but basically of him and his friends flying around the world and doing crazy stunts for no prices just glory….so to speak. Owns a chain of restaurants in Poland called “Prohibition” as co-owner with a bunch of well-known actors. Along with his wife (they’ve been together for at least 15 years, but no kids that I know of) started an acting school about 2 years ago.
Hope that helps, let me know if ya need anything else.
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mesadallas
19 years ago
Hi RGibek..
Thank you for responding to my post. I honestly didn't know if I would get an answer. I was very pleased to get a response so quickly.
Yes, I have become a Linda fan. I saw "Sarah" about six weeks ago and I was so impressed by Linda, I wanted to see some of his other work. I have since seen "Dogs I and II," "Operation Samsum," "Demons of War," "Pan Tadeusz," "Tato," and "The Station." I loved both the "Dogs," and "Demons of War." A question about "Dogs I." How accurate is the translation? I did watch it twice and research Solidarity and the fall of communism in Poland in order to have a better undrstanding of some of the actions and spoken references. Even then I'm not certain everything was being translated correctly. I noticed that some of the subtitles were written incorrectly. For example, someone meant to say,"Anyone take a bribe...." and the subtitle read "anyone take a bride..."
I thought "Demons of War" was exceptional. I am in the United States, so most of the war based movies I see are American made. It was highly refreshing to view UN Peacekeeping efforts from another country's perspective.
I have not yet been able to locate "Kill Sakel," or "Kroll" with English subtitles.
The information you provided about Mr. Linda answered most of the questions I was curious about. What does PWST stand for? Is it an acting school? I take it Mr. Linda's wife is also an actress? Is she as famous in Poland as he is? Forgive my ignorance, but before I saw "Sarah" I, like most Americans, had never heard of him. I suppose I must appear as someone who has never heard of Clint Eastwood or Robert Redford.
I can't believe Mr. Linda hasn't acted in American made movies. He is a wonderful actor. I am certain if he were exposed in the States he would find an appreciative audience from the American public.
Would you mind if I asked you where you are located? Are you in Poland?
Thank you for your time and efforts on my behalf. It is considerate of you to satisfy my inquiries.
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RGibek
19 years ago
Mesadallas,
It was my pleasure, i had a rather slow day at work, so researching Linda's bio gave me something to do. I hope you get a hold of copy of Kroll with english subtitles it's really worth seeing.
As for your questions; PWST stands for National Higher School of Theatre, and yes it's obviously an acting school. As for Linda's wife he is married to Lidia Popiel, who acts occassionally, but is best known for her other works, in the 80's she was one of the top models and now she's one of the top photographers in Poland, she specializes in portraits of famous people, actors, musicians (so if you google her you might be able to find a few decent photo's of Linda). And of course they recently started an acting school together but i can't find any specific info about that..
RGibek
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