Witold Sadowy

Polish actor

Witold Sadowy (7 January 1920 – 15 November 2020) was a Polish actor, publicist and columnist. He was a columnist of the Gazeta Wyborcza daily and Życie na gorąco magazine. He was born in Warsaw.[2]

Witold Sadowy
Witold Sadowy, ca. 1950
Born(1920-01-07)7 January 1920
Died15 November 2020(2020-11-15) (aged 100)[1]
NationalityPolish
Occupation(s)Actor, publicist
Years active1945–1990 (actor)
1985–2020 (publicist)
PartnerJan Ryżow (1942–1996)

He made his theatre debut in 1945.[3] His best known roles were in Zakazane piosenki and Bad Luck.

In January 2020, at the age of 100, he publicly came out as gay.[4]

Sadowy died on 15 November 2020 in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland at the age of 100.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Witold Sadowy nie żyje. Był najstarszym polskim aktorem". Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Witold Sadowy: Kler dzieli ludzi. I politycy, wśród których jest wielu homoseksualistów". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Burmistrz Stylmondu". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. "Sto lat Witolda Sadowego". Retrieved 28 April 2020.