Stanisław Jan Milski (8 February 1897, Czchów – 4 September 1972, Warsaw) was a Polish actor, director, and artist manager.
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Life
He was the son of two peasants: Jan Hołyst and Katarzyna Hołyst, nee Rychter. He graduated from ballet school in Poznań, but his injury after the accident prevented him from practicing as a dancer. Then he became interested in decoration and theatrical costume design.
From 1916, he performed on the stages of theaters in Vilnius, Katowice, Poznań, Lviv, Kraków, Łódź, and Toruń. In the 1930s, he also dabbled in directing. From 1937, he collaborated with the Warsaw office of Polskie Radio as a media presenter and narrator.
From 1939 to 1941, he performed on the stage of the Polish Theatre in Vilnius. At that time, he also started dating fellow actor Władysław Surzyński, with whom he stayed together for 30 years. During World War II, he also worked as a coachman in the Vilnius region.
In the 1944/45 season, he directed at the Polish Dramatic Theatre in Vilnius. In 1945, he moved with the entire Vilnius theater company to Toruń, where he was an actor and director at the Pomeranian Region Theatre.
In the 1945/1946 season, he performed at the Stefan Jaracz Theatre in Olsztyn, also serving as its artistic director. In the 1946/1947 season, he acted and directed at the Aleksander Węgierko Theatre in Białystok, in 1948 at the Classical Theatre (now Teatr Studio) in Warsaw, and again at the Stefan Jaracz Theatre in Olsztyn from 1948 to 1952.
In the 1955-56 season, he directed at the Lubuski Theatre in Zielona Góra, and from 1955 to 1964 also at the Wybrzeże Theatre in Gdańsk. From 1964, he directed at the Juliusz Osterwa Theatre in Lublin. In 1966, he celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his artistic career and retired.
Towards the end of his life, he retired from performing on stage, but became a popular film actor. Playing primarily in supporting roles, his talent allowed him to create truly exceptional performances, which is why he was often called the "master of the cameo."
He was buried in the Radość cemetery in Warsaw.
Partial filmography
Gromada (1952) - Secretary Jaglik
Celuloza (1954) - Szczesny's FatherForeman Czerwiaczek
Poscig (1954)
Pod gwiazda frygijska (1954) - Szczesny's Father
A Generation (1955) - Krone
Godziny nadziei (1955) - SS Colonel Nagel
Podhale w ogniu (1955) - Radocki
Sprawa pilota Maresza (1956) - Zdybel
Tajemnica dzikiego szybu (1956) - Headmaster Zajaczkowski
Nikodem Dyzma (1956) - Owsik
Ziemia (1957) - Grzelak
Pozegnanie z diablem (1957) - Psychiatrist
Noose (1958) - Rybicki
Eva Wants to Sleep (1958) - Fafula
The Eighth Day of the Week (1958) - Stefan Walicki (voice, uncredited)
Co rekne zena? (1958) - Pietrzykowski
Ashes and Diamonds (1958) - Pieniazek
Farewells (1958) - Professor
Pigulki dla Aurelii (1958) - Jarema
Krzyz Walecznych (1959) - chlop Bartlomiej Kowal
