Aleksander Krupa
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Aleksander Krupa | |
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Born | [1] | 18 March 1947
Other names | Olek Krupa |
Occupation(s) | Actor (film and television) |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Noa Ain (divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947), often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in
Early life
Krupa was born in Rybnik, Poland.[citation needed]
Career
Krupa first appeared in a documentary in 1984 entitled Far from Poland. His film debut was in the 1986 film 9½ Weeks.[citation needed]
Personal life
He married Noa Ain, a composer and painter.[citation needed] They have one child together named Julia Ain Krupa.[citation needed] After their divorce, they remained friends until her death in 2019.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations
He was nominated for Gold Derby Awards in the category Ensemble Cast for his movie Hidden Figures in 2017.[citation needed]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Far from Poland | Jan | Voice role; Documentary |
1986 | 9½ Weeks | Bruce | |
1988 | Call Me | Hennyk | |
1989 | Misplaced | Jacek's father | |
1989 | Black Rainbow | Tom Kuron | |
1990 | Miller's Crossing | Tad | |
1990 | Men of Respect | Beda | |
1992 | Mac | Polowski | |
1993 | Geoffrey Beene 30 | Man | Short film |
1993 | Undercover Blues | Zubic | |
1993 | Naked in New York | Professor Korta | |
1993 | The Contenders | Romanian bureaucrat | |
1995 | Fair Game | Zhukov | |
1996 | Eraser | Sergei Ivanovich Petrofsky | |
1996 | Under the Bridge | — | |
1997 | Kicked in the Head | Borko | |
1997 | Home Alone 3 | Peter Beaupre | |
1998 | OK Garage | Yannick | |
1998 | Stardust | Karol Wasacz | |
1999 | Simply Irresistible | Valderon | |
1999 | No Vacancy | Leonard | |
1999 | Blue Streak | Jean LaFleur | |
1999 | Oxygen | Madelin's Lover | |
2000 | The Opportunists | Ted Walikaki | |
2000 | Thirteen Days | Andrei Gromyko | |
2001 | Brooklyn Babylon | Uncle Vlad | |
2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | Miroslav Lokar | |
2003 | Bringing Rain | Head Master Gula | |
2003 | The Italian Job | Mashkov | |
2006 | 508 Nelson | Yuri Nemov | |
2007 | The Fifth Patient | Khodorov | |
2007 | Neal Cassady | Julian Nabokov | |
2008 | Burn After Reading | Krapotkin | |
2008 | 1937 | Bernard | Short film |
2009 | Whatever Works | Morgenstern | |
2010 | Salt | Russian President Matveyev | |
2011 | X-Men: First Class | Soviet Captain | |
2011 | Katya | Viktor | Short film |
2011 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Henryk Maria | |
2012 | The Dictator | Gazprom Executive | |
2013 | Admission | Polokov | |
2013 | One Trick Dieter | Tom | Short film |
2013 | Blood Ties | Tommy | |
2013 | Butterflies of Bill Baker | Dr. Burzeckaia | |
2014 | I'm Obsessed with You | Stanislaw | |
2016 | Hidden Figures | Karl Zielinski | Ensemble cast |
2017 | The Fate of the Furious | Russian Minister of Defence | |
2018 | Bel Canto | Fyodorov | |
2019 | The Sunlit Night | Vassily | |
2024 | Reagan † | Mikhail Gorbachev[2] | Post-production |
TBA | 4 Kings † | Shant | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Latta | Episode: "The Song of Orpheus" |
1987 | Miami Vice | Vater Wajda | Episode: "God's Work" |
1988 | Tattingers | Elaine's fiancé | Episode: "Virgin Spring" |
1989 | Day One | Edward Teller | Television movie |
1990 | The Kennedys of Massachusetts | Erich von Stroheim | Television Miniseries (3 episodes) |
1990 | Ivory Hunters | — | Television movie |
1991–1999 | Law & Order | Constantin Volsky / Victor Popov / Sasha Osinski |
4 episodes |
1994 | Normandy: The Great Crusade | Jan Jesionek | Voice role; Television movie |
1995 | My Antonia | Krajiek | Television movie |
1995 | New York Undercover | Don Casaloma | Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead" |
1996 | Andersonville | Olek Winsnovsky | Television movie |
1997 | Dellavenura | Krinsky | Episode: "Clean Slate" |
1998 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Wilhelm Dieter Heinrich | Episode: "A Walk in the Park" |
1999 | Oz | Yuri Kosygin | 2 episodes |
2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Alex Strizkopf | Episode: "Russian Love Poem" |
2001 | Deadline | Alvi Udogova aka 'Godzilla' | Episode: "Red Herring" |
2001 | As the World Turns | Inspector Guido Boggia | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ben Laurette | Episode: "Undaunted Mettle" |
2004 | Monk | Elmer Gratnik | Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" |
2004 | The Grid
|
Stana Moore | Television Miniseries (6 episodes) |
2008 | New Amsterdam | Viktor Brodsky | Episode: "Reclassified" |
2009 | Life on Mars
|
Vasilli Lukin | Episode: "Take a Look at the Lawmen" |
2011 | Blue Bloods | Maximilian Gruschenko | Episode: "Family Ties" |
2011 | White Collar | Alec | Episode: "Scott Free" |
2011 | Person of Interest | Ivan Yogorov | Episode: " Witness "
|
2013–2017 | The Americans | General Vijktor Zhukov | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
2015 | Forever | The King | Episode: "The King of Columbus Circle" |
2015 | The Blacklist
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Leonid Javin | Episode: "Ruslan Denisov (No. 67)" |
2015 | Madam Secretary | President Pavel Ostrov | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
2016 | MacGyver | Victor | Episode: "Wire Cutter" |
2016 | Divorce | Gustav | Episode: "Gustav" |
2017 | Iron Fist | Radovan Bernivig | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
2017 | Elementary | Fyodor Ukhov | Episode: "Fly Into a Rage, Make a Bad Landing" |
2022 | WeCrashed | Evgeny Risakov | Episode: "This Is Where It Begins" |
References
- ^ "Olek Krupa". IMDb.
- ^ "I Despised Gorbachev Until I Played His Role". The Wall Street Journal. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
External links
- Aleksander Krupa at IMDb
- Aleksander Krupa at the Internet Off-Broadway Database