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Janusz Zakrzeński
OccupationActor
Years active1958–2010

Janusz Zakrzeński (March 8, 1936 – April 10, 2010) was a Polish film and theatrical actor.

Zakrzeński was born at Przededworze. He graduated from high school III LO in Wrocław, Poland, in 1953. He was an actor in the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre of Kraków (1960–1967), the Polski (1967–1974), the Nowy (1974–1984), and the Narodowy (1984–1985) theatres of Warsaw. He acted at the Polski in Warsaw from 1985 until his death in 2010. He wrote the books Moje spotkania z Marszałkiem and Gawędy o potędze słowa.

In 2008, the Polish organization Międzynarodowy Zjazd Sybiraków (World Congress of the Survivor) awarded him the prize "survivor ambassador" for his role in the play "Silent Scream". In 2009, the Congress also granted him the title "Ambassador of Siberians" for lifetime achievement.

Zakrzeński was among those killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk.