Vladek Sheybal
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Vladek Sheybal (born Władysław Sheybal on 12 March 1923 in Zgierz, Poland, died 16 October 1992 in London, England) was a character actor of the 1950s-1980s. He is probably best known for his performance as the chess grandmaster Kronsteen in the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love (He had been recommended for the part by his good friend Sean Connery) and as Russian General Bratchenko in Red Dawn.
He appeared in the 1957 film Kanał directed by Andrzej Wajda (credited as Wladyslaw Sheybal) before finding more lasting success in British films and television, usually cast in villainous roles.
Other movie credits include: Casino Royale (1967), Billion Dollar Brain, Deadfall, Mosquito Squadron, The Last Valley, 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.
