Vladek Sheybal
Vladek Sheybal was a Polish character actor, singer and director of both television and stage productions. He was well known for his portrayal of the chess grandmaster Kronsteen in the James Bond film From Russia with Love (1963), a role for which he had been personally recommended by his friend Sean Connery, and as Otto Leipzig in Smiley's People (1982). He also had notable recurring roles as Dr. Douglas Jackson in Gerry Anderson's UFO, Captain Ferreira in the NBC miniseries Shōgun and as Gen. Bratchenko in the 1984 version of Red Dawn.
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🎬 Movies
Red Dawn
actor
1984
Memed My Hawk
actor
1984
Fire and Sword
actor
1983
The Wind and the Lion
actor
1981
Avalanche Express
actor
1981
The Apple
actor
1980
The Lady Vanishes
actor
1979
Scorpio
actor
1978
The Sell Out
actor
1977
S*P*Y*S
actor
1977
Gulliver's Travels
actor
1977
Women in Love
actor
1976
Innocent Bystanders
actor
1976
House of Pleasure for Women
actor
1976
The Boy Friend
actor
1974
The Kiss of Death
actor
1974
Puppet on a Chain
actor
1972
The Last Valley
actor
1971
Leo the Last
actor
1970
Doppelgänger
actor
1969
Deadfall
actor
1968
Billion Dollar Brain
actor
1968
To Grab the Ring
actor
1968
Return from the Ashes
actor
1966
From Russia with Love
actor
1964
Canal
actor
1959
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actor
1957
