{{Short description|Polish actor (1942–2022)}} {{Infobox person | name = Jerzy Trela | image = Jerzy Trela.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|3|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Leńcze, General Government | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|5|15|1942|3|14|df=yes}} | death_place = Kraków, Poland | alma_mater = Ludwik Solski Academy of Dramatic Art in Kraków | occupation = actor | years_active = 1969–2022 | honours = 40px|Commander's Cross with Star of Order of Polonia Restituta 40px|Commander's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta 40px|Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta 40px|Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis 40px|Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture }}
'''Jerzy Józef Trela''' (14 March 1942 – 15 May 2022)<ref>[https://wyborcza.pl/7,75410,28118563,jerzy-trela.html Jerzy Trela nie żyje. O aktorstwie mówił: Trzeba balansować między męką a przyjemnością] {{in lang|pl}}</ref> was a Polish actor. In 2003 he starred in the film ''An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God'' under Jerzy Hoffman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmweb.pl/Stara.Basn|title=Stara baśń|publisher=Film Web|accessdate=23 July 2010|language=Polish}}</ref> 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)<ref>[http://www.culture.pl/en/place/stary-teatr-in-krakow Stary Teatr in Kraków], culture.pl (in English); accessed 2 March 2017.</ref> 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)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282108/ ''Quo Vadis''] at the Internet Movie Database (in English)</ref> * Gold Medal "Gloria Artis" (2005)<ref>[http://www.filmweb.pl/person/Jerzy+Trela-424/trivia# Jerzy Trela profile], filmweb.pl; accessed 2 March 2017. {{in lang|pl}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== * ''The Moth'' (1980) * ''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) * ''The Elements of Sasza – Fire'' (2020) as "Grandpa"
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0871827}} * [http://www.culture.pl/pl/tworca/jerzy-trela/ Jerzy Trela profile] culture.pl; accessed 2 March 2017. {{in lang|pl}}
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