Jan Kiepura
Jan Kiepura
Biography
From Wikipedia Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 – August 15, 1966) was an acclaimed Polish singer (tenor) and actor. In 1926, Jan Kiepura left Poland for an international career in Germany, Hungary, France, and England. When he returned to Poland, with the money he had earned from his performances, he built the well-known hotel Patria in the Polish border town of Krynica-Zdrój, which cost him about US$3 million. Some Polish movies were made there. Kiepura played in twelve Polish musicals, including O czym się nie myśli (1926), Die Singende Stadt (Neapol, śpiewające miasto) (1930), Tout Pour L'amour (Zdobyć cię muszę) (1933), and Mon coeur t'appelle (1934). He signed contracts with Convert Garden in London, Opéra Comique in Paris and National Opera in Berlin. Kiepura also started a film career, working with Berlin's UFA and then with the Motion Picture Industry in Hollywood. He played in many films, of which the most famous are: The Singing City, The Song of Night, Ich liebe alle Frauen, The Charm of La Boheme, Das Land des Lächelns.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
26
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-05-16 (123 years old)
Place of Birth
Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
Acting

2005

Jornal Português (1938-1951) as Self (archive footage)

1961

Treffpunkt New York as Self

1952

The Land of Smiles as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora

1950

Unknown Sender as Not available

1949

The Eternal Melody as René Lambertin

1949

Valse brillante as Jan Kovalski

1939

Das Abenteuer geht weiter as Not available

1937

The Charm of La Bohème as René Lambertain

1936

Give Us This Night as Antonio Belizza

1936

Opernring as Toni Kowalski

1935

J'aime toutes les femmes as Jean Morena / Eugène

1935

My Heart Is Calling as Mario Delmonte

1935

Es leuchten die Sterne as Not available

1935

Ich liebe alle Frauen as Jan Morena & Edi Jaworski

1934

My Song for You as Riccardo Gatti

1934

My Heart Is Calling You as Mario Delmonti

1934

My Heart Calls You as Mario Delmonti

1933

A Song for You as Riccardo Gatti

1933

All for Love as Ricardo Gatti

1933

Tell Me Tonight as Enrico Ferraro

1932

The Song of Night as Enrico Ferraro

1932

Tell Me Tonight as Enrico Ferraro

1931

City of Song as Giovanni Cavallone

1930

The Singing City as Giovanni Cavallone

1926

O czem się nie myśli as Not available