Jerzy Kosiński

Jerzy Kosiński

Acting

Birthday

1933/06/14

Day of death

1991/05/03 (57 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]

Also know as

Joseph Novak

Biography

Jerzy Nikodem Kosiński , born Józef Lewinkopf, was a Polish-American novelist and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. For several decades, Kosinski was famous as a wit, a great raconteur, and a media celebrity. His first three novels were big hits. However, in June 22, 1982, "Jerzy Kosinski's Tainted Words," an article by Geoffrey Stokes and Eliot Fremont-Smith in The Village Voice, accused Jerzy Kosinski of plagiarism and dishonesty. 'The Painte...Read more

Acting
Reds
6.9

(1981) Reds

as Grigory Zinoviev

A Fool and His Money
4.5

(1989) A Fool and His Money

as Bettler

Łódź Ghetto
0.0

(1989) Łódź Ghetto

as Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski

Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski
2.0

(1995) Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski

as ---

The Painted Boy
0.0

(1995) The Painted Boy

as Self/Writer

The Statue of Liberty
6.7

(1985) The Statue of Liberty

as Self - Writer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show
6.6

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest