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Janusz Gajos

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Janusz Gajos (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjanuʂ ˈɡajɔs]; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours including the Gold Cross of Merit (1974), Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture (2007), five Polish Film Awards (2001, 2007, 2016, 2016, 2019), Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011), and Diamond Lions Award at the Gdynia Film Festival (2015). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janusz Gajos is the 3,290th most popular actor (down from 1,683rd in 2019), the 803rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 509th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Polish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Janusz Gajos ranks 3,290 out of 13,578Before him are Luis Mariano, Lili Damita, Ellen Terry, Michael Imperioli, Anthony Dawson, and Gordon Liu. After him are Bonnie Aarons, Martin Ferrero, José Wilker, Carol Burnett, Melinda Culea, and Ana Martín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Janusz Gajos ranks 290Before him are Alberto Suárez Inda, Pieter van Vollenhoven, Alberto Festa, Tom Thabane, Merab Kostava, and Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas. After him are Ljiljana Petrović, Charles Jencks, Peter Mayle, Mike Castle, Roy Buchanan, and James Galway.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Janusz Gajos ranks 803 out of 1,694Before him are Stanisław Mikulski (1929), Gerda Steinhoff (1922), Salomon Jadassohn (1831), Gustaw Herling-Grudziński (1919), Leo White (1882), and Danuta Siedzikówna (1928). After him are Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907), Edward Osóbka-Morawski (1909), Stanisław Staszic (1755), Alfred Saalwächter (1883), Mascha Kaléko (1907), and Jerzy Żuławski (1874).

Among ACTORS In Poland

Among actors born in Poland, Janusz Gajos ranks 28Before him are Franciszek Pieczka (1928), Gisela Hahn (1943), Dagmara Domińczyk (1976), Bernhard Goetzke (1884), Stanisław Mikulski (1929), and Leo White (1882). After him are Ulli Lommel (1944), Willy Fritsch (1901), Małgorzata Braunek (1947), Wojciech Bogusławski (1757), Joanna Pacuła (1957), and Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak (1951).