He was born on 7 January 1920 in
Warsaw. In 1944, during the
Warsaw Uprising, he lost his father and brother. He returned to Warsaw with his mother after the
Soviets gained control of the city. He made his theatre debut in 1945 by performing the role of Florian in
Maurice Maeterlinck's play
Le Bourgmestre de Stilmonde directed by Ryszard Wasilewski. He worked at such Warsaw theatres as City Drama Theatre (1945, 1946–1949),
Polish Theatre (1945–1946; 1949–1951), New Theatre (1951–1953), Młoda Warszawa Theatre (1953–1957), Classic Theatre (1957–1972) and
TR Warszawa (1972–1988). He gave his last performance in 1989 by playing the role of Field Marshal in Zygmunt Nowakowski's play
The Rosemary Twig. In the 1980s, he began working as a theatre columnist and publicist in such newspapers as
Życie Warszawy,
Życie Codzienne,
Słowo,
Express Wieczorny and the
New York-based
Nowy Dziennik. Since 1985, he also wrote articles in
Gazeta Wyborcza. He published a number of books on theatre and film and came to be known as "the chronicler of Warsaw's theatre life". The
Polish Union of Stage Actors (ZASP), awarded him the title of distinguished member as a recognition of his work. ==Personal life==