Vladek Sheybal
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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
Sheybal in 1965
Sheybal's grave at Putney Vale Cemetery, London, in 2015
Red Dawn
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Red Dawn is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius, from a screenplay co-written with Kevin Reynolds, and starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and
Vladek Sheybal
…recurring roles as Dr. Douglas Jackson in Gerry Anderson's UFO, Captain Ferreira in the NBC miniseries Shōgun, and Gen. Bratchenko in the 1984 version of Red Dawn. He became a naturalised British citizen, but remained "fiercely proud of his homeland and its culture…
Original theatrical release poster by John Alvin