Actors - Vladek Sheybal

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Vladek Sheybal (born 12 March 1923 in Zgierz, Poland, died 16 October 1992 in London, England) was a character actor of the 1950s-1980s.

He appeared in the 1957 film Kanal directed by Andrzej Wajda (credited as Wladyslaw Sheybal) before finding more lasting success in British films and television, usually cast in villainous roles.

He is probably best known for his performance as the chess-master Kronsteen in the 1963 James Bond film From Russia With Love. Other movie credits include: Casino Royale, Billion Dollar Brain, Deadfall, Mosquito Squadron, Women in Love, The Boy Friend
, The Wind and the Lion
, The Lady Vanishes
and The Jigsaw Man.

TV credits include: Z Cars, Danger Man, The Troubleshooters, The Saint, The Baron, The Champions, Callan, UFO (in which he had a recurring role as Dr. Jackson), The New Avengers, The Supernatural, Shogun and Smiley's People.

He died in 1992 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm.

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