Henryk Bista ( 12 March 1934 &ndash; 8 October 1997 ) was a Polish actor . He appeared in over 110 films between 1961 and 1997 . He starred in the 1977 film '' Death of a President '' , which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival , where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution . He was awarded many Polish film and state awards , including the Knight 's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta ( 1984 ) , the Gold and Silver Crosses of Merit ( 1976 and 1971 , respectively ) and the Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence ( 1968 )
28th Berlin International Film Festival
28th Berlin International Film Festival
Henryk Bista