Jan Kiepura
Birthday
1902/05/16
Day of death
1966/08/15 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
Also know as
Ян Кепура
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, incl...Read more
Acting
(1933) All for Love
as Ricardo Gatti
(1926) O czem się nie myśli
as ---
(1936) Give Us This Night
as Antonio Belizza
(1937) The Charm of La Bohème
as René Lambertain
(1932) The Song of Night
as Enrico Ferraro
(1930) The Singing City
as Giovanni Cavallone
(1934) My Song for You
as Riccardo Gatti
(1934) My Heart Calls You
as Mario Delmonti
(1952) The Land of Smiles
as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora
(1936) Opernring
as Toni Kowalski
(1935) Ich liebe alle Frauen
as Jan Morena & Edi Jaworski
(1949) Valse brillante
as Jan Kovalski
(1950) Unknown Sender
as ---
(1949) The Eternal Melody
as René Lambertin
(1939) Das Abenteuer geht weiter
as ---
(1935) Es leuchten die Sterne
as ---
(1935) J'aime toutes les femmes
as Jean Morena / Eugène
(1933) Tell Me Tonight
as Enrico Ferraro
(1931) City of Song
as Giovanni Cavallone
(1932) Tell Me Tonight
as Enrico Ferraro
(1933) A Song for You
as Riccardo Gatti
(2005) Jornal Português (1938-1951)
as Self (archive footage)
(1934) My Heart Is Calling You
as Mario Delmonti
(1935) My Heart Is Calling
as Mario Delmonte
(1961) Treffpunkt New York
as Self
(1963) Blick zurück im Film
as Self