Jerzy Józef Trela (14 March 1942 – 15 May 2022)Jerzy Trela nie żyje. O aktorstwie mówił: Trzeba balansować między męką a przyjemnością was a Polish actor. In 2003 he starred in the film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God under Jerzy Hoffman. He is also known for White (1994), Quo Vadis (2001) and Ida (2013).

Trela played also many roles on stage at The Old Theatre in Kraków (Polish: Narodowy Stary Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej w Krakowie)Stary Teatr in Kraków, culture.pl (in English); accessed 2 March 2017. and he was Professor and Rector at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts.

Honours and awards Meritorious for Polish Culture (1989) Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011), previously awarded the Commander's Cross (2000) and Knight's Cross (1981) Polish Film Awards: Eagles for Best Supporting Actor in Quo Vadis (2002)Quo Vadis at the Internet Movie Database (in English) Gold Medal "Gloria Artis" (2005)Jerzy Trela profile, filmweb.pl; accessed 2 March 2017.

Selected filmography The Moth (1980) W biały dzień (1980) as painter, friend of “Korab” Man of Iron (1981) Danton (1983) The Night of the Emerald Moon (1985) Magnat (1987) The Mother of Kings (1987) Dekalog: Nine (1988) On the Silver Globe (1988) Three Colours: White (1994) Pan Tadeusz (1999) Dinosaur (2000, Polish dub) Quo Vadis (2001) An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God (2003) Hope (2007) Ida (2013) as Szymon Skiba A Grain of Truth (2015) Artyści (2016) as the ghost of professor Konrad Kazanowicz The Elements of Sasza – Fire (2020) as "Grandpa"

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Jerzy Trela profile culture.pl; accessed 2 March 2017.