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Jan Kobuszewski (actor)

Polish actor (1934–2019)

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Source revisionMay 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ2686904 ↗
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Jan Kobuszewski (19 April 1934 – 28 September 2019) was a Polish actor and comedian.

Biography

Kobuszewski graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He performed in many theatres, including Teatr Młodej Warszawy (1956–1957), Teatr Klasyczny, Warsaw (1957–1958), Teatr Polski, Warsaw (1958–1964), Teatr Wielki, Warsaw (1964–1969), and Kwadrat Theatre, Warsaw (from 1976). In 1963, he began co-hosting with Jan Kociniak the first satirical TV show on Polish television, Wielokropek.

Kobuszewski was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of Poland's highest orders, and many other orders, including Gold Cross of Merit and Medal for Long Marital Life.

He died on 28 September 2019, aged 85.

Private life

Kobuszewski was the husband of actress Hanna Zembrzuska. He had a daughter Maryna. He was also an uncle of the actor Wiktor Zborowski.

Filmography

Ryś (2007) ....

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Jan Kobuszewski (actor)” as polish actor (1934–2019). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1934, 2019, 1956, 1957—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1934-04-19. The account is most persuasive where Kobuszewski, actor and Polish can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as polish actor (1934–2019). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2686904. VIAF identifies the subject as 102240667. The Library of Congress control number is nr94000406. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1934, 2019, 1956 and 1957.

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This entry incorporates text from “Jan Kobuszewski (actor)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.