- Władysław Sheybal was born on 12 March 1923 in Zgierz. His parents wanted him to become an architect or a doctor, so he chose acting
- After completing the filming of “Canal”, he went on a scholarship to Paris. In 1957 he emigrated to London, where he – like Vladik Chebal – continued his artistic career (his specialty was the roles of spies from the East) and directed educational activities.
- Władysław Sheybal died on October 16, 1992 as a result of a ruptured abdominal aorta. He was buried in Putney Vale Cemetery, London
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“I don’t have a drop of Polish blood. I am first and foremost an Armenian, also a little Scottish, and a little Austrian.” – he wrote Vladislav Shebal In his memoirs Eyes and Voice. He was born on 12 March 1923 in Zgierz as the youngest son of Bronislava and Stanisław Šipal. His brother Kazimierz became a director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. In 1927 the family moved to Krzemieniec, where Stanisław Sheybal took the position of professor of painting at the famous local high school.
If Władysław had fulfilled his parents’ plans, he would have become an architect (this was his father’s wish) or a doctor (his mother’s dream). However, he set himself a completely different goal:
Vladislav Shebal
It was heard that he does not sin with beauty or talent
In September 1939, the Red Army entered Krzemieniec. Vladislav Shebal He witnessed the crimes of Soviet soldiers, and the resulting trauma from communism would accompany him for the rest of his life. Two years later, when Krzymenek was occupied by the Germans, Schebal managed to get to Warsaw, where he was conditionally accepted into the State Institute of Dramatic Art (PIST). Apparently (so stated Witold Sadoy) During the entrance examination, the committee decided that he had “no sin of beauty or talent” and rejected him. According to Andrzej Łapicki, when Sheybal heard that he had not entered his dream into acting studies, he burst into tears, and this supposedly prompted the committee members to accept him on terms. He was given six months to prove he had talent. Just a few weeks later, both the lecturers and classmates (incl. Zofia MrozowskaAnd Antonina Gordon GoricaAnd Barbara RatchwalskaŁapicki) did not doubt Władysław Sheybal’s talent.
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After the Warsaw Uprising, the Germans transferred Władysław Sheybal to the Altwarp concentration camp. Narrowly avoid death by escaping from prisoner transport before being executed. He arrived in Kraków, where the painter Hanna Rudzka Sipesowa hid him until the end of the war.
Władysław Sheybal started his career in March 1945. During the season spent at the Stary Theatre, he made friends with Tadeusz omnicki. In the mid-1950s, he was one of the most respected actors of his generation. He owes this position not only to his theatrical performance, but also to the creation he created in Andrzej Wajda’s channel. He played composer Michał, who goes insane while crossing the sewers to Śródmieście.
For the authorities of the People’s Republic of Poland, he was a deserter and a traitor
In the summer of 1957 Wladyslaw Sheybal emigrated to London. It was rumored that his heartbreak made him make this decision. She was going to break his heart Irina Echelrona, an actress fifteen years his senior, with whom – as the entire art industry knew – he had been in a relationship since 1950. He himself claimed that he had left Poland because he was tired of communism. He translated:
For the authorities of the People’s Republic of Poland, Władysław Sheybal became a fugitive. His Polish achievements were “forgotten”, his foreign successes were kept silent. The actor’s flight affected the family, especially his older brother Kazimierz, a promising director who, after 1957, could not find a job in the profession. Wladyslaw was not even allowed to attend his parents’ funerals.
Władysław Sheybal and Irena Eichlerowna in The Morality of Pani Dulska (Nowy Theatre, 1950)
When he arrived in Britain, he spoke no English. He had to start from scratch. He became involved with the Polish theater community, worked in a shop, and helped in a small jewelry store on Brick Lane. Finally, he decided to take language courses at Merton College, Oxford. to pay them He worked in the university canteen, making pancakes. The boom came after the screening of the movie “Kanai” in the local cinema. Two of the students who had seen the film the night before recognized the canteen attendant as the composer Michao. They introduced him to the famous professor Neville Coghill, who gave him an acting lesson. Vladik Chebal continued his teaching activities at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was one of his students Anthony Hopkins.
He took the advice of Sean Connery and Bette Davis
Direction was also directed by Vladik Chepal. When he was attending a play in a London theater in which an Australian actress played Diane CilentoShe met her boyfriend. It was Sean Connery, then an unemployed actor. The three would often meet, talk and drink. They became friends. Sheppall had no doubt that Connery would become a superstar. He was not mistaken. In 1961, Sean Connery won an acting award for the role of James Bond, and after the premiere of “Doctor No” (1962), he did not have to worry about getting a job.
When the casting for the second From Russia With Love movie, 007, began casting, Connery suggested that the producers hire Shebal for the role of Kronsteen, Chess master and member of the SPECTER criminal organization. What was Connery’s surprise when he found out? Shibal… refused the offer. He called a friend and insisted that he take the role, which he was sure would launch his international career. In the end, Shibal agreed to play Kronsteen, and in subsequent interviews he admitted that he had no idea that this film would change his whole life.
“I read the script and I didn’t like it, and I didn’t like my role either. (…) One scene at the beginning of the movie and two short scenes at the end. And this is my death! To be kicked with the point of a shoe laced with poison! What a strange idea. I had no idea that this particular movie would change my whole life.”
in the picture. Vladik Chebal in the movie “From Russia with Love”
Three scenes were enough for Vladik Chebal to notice. Connery’s predictions came true. Greetings from Russia launched the Polish actor’s international career. He has appeared in British, German, French, Italian and American productions. His specialty was villains. Interestingly, the choice of such roles was advised by Bette Davis, with whom he was friends. Heard from a Hollywood star:
When asked how to play “mean bastard”, Davis suggested it to him He narrowed his eyes, lowered his voice, and paused for a long time.. He kept this advice in mind when creating the role of Portuguese captain Ferrier in the TV series Shogun (1980). He was very happy to play the role.
For “Shogun” I stayed in Tokyo for more than three months, there were serious moments. Tornadoes raged around us, and I stood in a heavy suit on a small raft. One mistake and I’ll be disappointed. And they shouted over the loudspeaker: “Do you swim ?!”. It was amazingly fun, the actor recalls. He added that the biggest Joker “on and off camera” was Richard Chamberlain, W.J Toshiro Mifune He “speaks almost no English” and “had about 25 servers around him at all times”.
Wadislaw Schippal: A man of many talents
The roles of “mean scoundrels” provided Władysław Schiebal with financial security and gave him the opportunity to pursue other interests: stage directing, composing, writing stories, screenplays and plays (some of which became BBC radio plays), and painting (beginning in the early 1970s, she had several exhibitions in London). Paris) and sing. confess out loud:
Those who met Vladik Chebal remember him as a sociable, intelligent, kind person who understands human flaws and shortcomings. However, it was not easy for him in everyday life, and he often fell into extreme moods: from euphoria to breakdown. In England, he dated both men and women but never formed any long-term relationship. His two-storey house on Farm Lane in the London borough of Fulham was always open to relatives and friends.
Władysław Schiebal died suddenly on 16 October 1992 as a result of a rupture of the abdominal aorta and internal bleeding. He was buried at Putney Valley Cemetery. He considered his life a success. Shortly before his death he confessed:
It should be noted that when Witold Sadowy wanted to say goodbye to the late actor in the Polish press, he heard the question:
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