Daniel Olbrychski (born 27 February 1945 in Łowicz, Poland) is a Polish actor. He played leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies. Played one of the leading roles in Volker Schlöndorff's rendering of Nobel-prize awarded German writer Günther Grass's book "Die Blechtrommel" (The Tin Drum). He also appeared in one of the ten short films in Krzysztof Kieślowski's The Decalogue, and had a small role in the film adaptation of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. In 1986 Olbrychski received the French Legion of Honor (L'Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur). In 2007 he received the Stanislavsky Award at the Moscow International Film Festival for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of Stanislavsky's school. He is the father of two sons, Rafal Olbrychski (actor, born 26 February 1971) by Monika Dzienisiewicz-Olbrychska, and Viktor by German actress Barbara Sukowa. He also has a daughter named Weronika.

Besides of his acting qualities Olbrychski has been well known for his abilities as an athlete. A keen horse-rider and very able with the sabre, Olbrychski personally performed most of the stunt-scenes in his movies. Filmography * Ranny w lesie 1963 * Potem nastąpi cisza 1965 * Popioły 1965 * Małżeństwo z rozsądku 1966 * Bokser 1966 * Skok 1967 * Jowita 1967 * Zaliczenie 1968 * Wszystko na sprzedaż 1968 * Pan Wołodyjowski 1968 * Hrabina Cosel 1968 * Struktura kryształu 1969 * Sól ziemi czarnej 1969 * Polowanie na muchy 1969 * Życie rodzinne 1970 * Różaniec z granatów 1970 * Krajobraz po bitwie 1970 * Egi barany 1970 * Brzezina 1970 * Piłat i inni (Pilatus und andere) 1971 * Wesele 1972 * Ziemia Obiecana 1974 * Roma rivuole Cesare 1974 * Potop 1974 * Zdjęcia próbne 1976 * Dagny 1976 * Trzy po trzy 1977 * Terrarium 1979 * Rycerz 1979 * Panny z Wilka 1979 * Kung-Fu 1979 * Blaszany bębenek (Die Blechtrommel) 1979 * Wizja Lokalna 1901 1980 * Z dalekiego kraju 1981 * Pad Italije 1981 * Uns et les autres, Les 1981 * La Truite 1982 * Miłość w Niemczech (Eine Liebe in Deutschland) 1983 * La Diagonale du fou 1984 * Der Bulle & Das Madchen 1984 * Siekierezada 1985 * Music Hall 1985 * Lieber Karl 1985 * Jestem przeciw 1985 * GaGa Chwała bohaterom 1985 * Casablanca, Casablanca 1985 * Róża Luksemburg (Rosa Luxemburg) 1986 * Marriage blanc 1986 * Mosca addio 1987 * The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988 * La Bottega dell'orefice 1988 * L'Orchestre rouge 1988 * Haute tension - Au bout du rouleau 1988 * Dekalog III 1988 * Zoo 1989 * Passi d'amore 1989 * Le Retour 1990 * Korotkoye dykhaniye lyubvi 1992 * Długa rozmowa z ptakiem (Das Lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel) 1992 * Vervonal 1993 * Moi Ivan, toi Abraham 1993 * Lepiej być piękną i bogatą 1993 * Kolejność uczuć 1993 * A Torvenytelen 1994 * Transatlantis 1995 * Pestka 1995 * Dzieje mistrza Twardowskiego 1995 * Ucieczka 1996 * Truck stop 1996 * Poznań 56 1996 * Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi 1996 * Dzieci i ryby 1996 * Szokes 1997 * Opowieści weekendowe-Ostatni krąg 1997 * Ogniem i mieczem 1998 * The Barber of Siberia 1998 * Pan Tadeusz 1999 * To ja, złodziej 2000 * Przedwiośnie 2000 * Wiedźmin 2001 * Krzyżacy 2001 * Zemsta 2002 * Stara Basn 2003] * Anthony Zimmer 2005 * The Turkish Gambit 2005 * Dwie strony medalu 2007 * Taras Bulba 2008 * Salt 2010