Aleksander Krupa

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Olek Krupa
Born
Aleksander Krupa

(1947-03-18) 18 March 1947 (age 77) [1]
Rybnik, Poland
Other namesOlek Krupa
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present
SpouseNoa Ain (divorced)
Children1

Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947), [2] often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish-American actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in Eraser , Blue Streak , Home Alone 3 as Peter Beaupre and The Italian Job as Mashkov. He also notably portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in 2001's Behind Enemy Lines and portrayed the President of Russia in 2010's action thriller film Salt . Krupa continued to have minor roles in many Hollywood movies, such as X-Men: First Class , Hidden Figures , and The Fate of the Furious.

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Early life

Krupa was born in Rybnik, Poland. [3] In 1974 he graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and later began performing on stage, notable in Theater Scena STU in Kraków. In 1981, Krupa emigrated to United States. [2]

Career

Krupa first appeared in a documentary in 1984 entitled Far from Poland. He later began performing on off-Broadway stage. [4] His film debut was in the 1986 film 9½ Weeks. [5] The following years he played Edward Teller in the made-for-television movie Day One (1989), and Erich von Stroheim in the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990). [5] Krupa also guest-starred on television series Miami Vice , New York Undercover , Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Blue Bloods , Person of Interest and The Blacklist . Krupa also had a recurring role in the FX period drama series, The Americans .

Personal life

He married Noa Ain, a composer and painter.[ citation needed ] They have one child together named Julia Ain Krupa.[ citation needed ] After their divorce, they remained friends until her death in 2019.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

List of Aleksander Krupa film appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Far from PolandJan Voice role; Documentary
1986 9½ Weeks Bruce
1988 Call Me Hennyk
1989 Misplaced Jacek's father
1989 Black Rainbow Tom Kuron
1990 Miller's Crossing Tad
1990 Men of Respect Beda
1992 Mac Polowski
1993Geoffrey Beene 30Man Short film
1993 Undercover Blues Zubic
1993 Naked in New York Professor Korta
1993The ContendersRomanian bureaucrat
1995 Fair Game Zhukov
1996 Eraser Sergei Ivanovich Petrofsky
1996Under the Bridge—
1997 Kicked in the Head Borko
1997 Home Alone 3 Peter Beaupre
1998 OK Garage Yannick
1998Stardust Karol Wasacz
1999 Simply Irresistible Valderon
1999 No Vacancy Leonard
1999 Blue Streak Jean LaFleur
1999Oxygen Madelin's Lover
2000 The Opportunists Ted Walikaki
2000 Thirteen Days Andrei Gromyko
2001 Brooklyn Babylon Uncle Vlad
2001 Behind Enemy Lines Miroslav Lokar
2003 Bringing Rain Head Master Gula
2003 The Italian Job Mashkov
2006508 NelsonYuri Nemov
2007 The Fifth Patient Khodorov
2007Neal CassadyJulian Nabokov
2008 Burn After Reading Krapotkin
20081937 Bernard Short film
2009 Whatever Works Morgenstern
2010 Salt Russian President Matveyev
2011 X-Men: First Class Soviet Captain
2011Katya Viktor Short film
2011 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Henryk Maria
2012 The Dictator Gazprom Executive
2013 Admission Polokov
2013One Trick DieterTom Short film
2013 Blood Ties Tommy
2013Butterflies of Bill BakerDr. Burzeckaia
2014 I'm Obsessed with You Stanislaw
2016 Hidden Figures Karl ZielinskiEnsemble cast
2017 The Fate of the Furious Russian Minister of Defence
2018 Bel Canto Fyodorov
2019 The Sunlit Night Vassily
2024 Reagan Mikhail Gorbachev [6]
2024 Sardinia Grzegorz PrzybyszewskiShort film
TBA4 Kings†Shant Post-production

Television

List of Aleksander Krupa television appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Spenser: For Hire Latta Episode: "The Song of Orpheus"
1987 Miami Vice Vater WajdaEpisode: "God's Work"
1988 Tattingers Elaine's fiancéEpisode: "Virgin Spring"
1989 Day One Edward Teller Television movie
1990 The Kennedys of Massachusetts Erich von Stroheim Television Miniseries (3 episodes)
1990 Ivory Hunters —Television movie
1991–1999 Law & Order Constantin Volsky / Victor Popov /
Sasha Osinski		4 episodes
1994Normandy: The Great CrusadeJan JesionekVoice role; Television movie
1995 My Antonia KrajiekTelevision movie
1995 New York Undercover Don CasalomaEpisode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead"
1996 Andersonville Olek WinsnovskyTelevision movie
1997 Dellavenura KrinskyEpisode: "Clean Slate"
1998 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Wilhelm Dieter HeinrichEpisode: "A Walk in the Park"
1999 Oz Yuri Kosygin2 episodes
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Alex StrizkopfEpisode: "Russian Love Poem"
2001 Deadline Alvi Udogova aka 'Godzilla'Episode: "Red Herring"
2001 As the World Turns Inspector Guido Boggia Recurring role (4 episodes)
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ben LauretteEpisode: "Undaunted Mettle"
2004 Monk Elmer GratnikEpisode: "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan"
2004 The Grid Stana MooreTelevision Miniseries (6 episodes)
2008 New Amsterdam Viktor BrodskyEpisode: "Reclassified"
2009 Life on Mars Vasilli LukinEpisode: "Take a Look at the Lawmen"
2011 Blue Bloods Maximilian GruschenkoEpisode: "Family Ties"
2011 White Collar AlecEpisode: "Scott Free"
2011 Person of Interest Ivan YogorovEpisode: "Witness"
2013–2017 The Americans General Vijktor ZhukovRecurring role (3 episodes)
2015 Forever The KingEpisode: "The King of Columbus Circle"
2015 The Blacklist Leonid JavinEpisode: "Ruslan Denisov (No. 67)"
2015 Madam Secretary President Pavel OstrovRecurring role (3 episodes)
2016 MacGyver VictorEpisode: "Wire Cutter"
2016 Divorce GustavEpisode: "Gustav"
2017 Iron Fist Radovan BernivigRecurring role (3 episodes)
2017 Elementary Fyodor UkhovEpisode: "Fly Into a Rage, Make a Bad Landing"
2022 WeCrashed Evgeny RisakovEpisode: "This Is Where It Begins"

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  2. 1 2 "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski.
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  6. ↑ "I Despised Gorbachev Until I Played His Role". The Wall Street Journal. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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