Olek Krupa
Biography
Olek Krupa is a Polish-American actor whose screen work has often cast him as villains and criminals, among them Eraser (1996), Blue Streak (1999), Home Alone 3 (1997) and The Italian Job (2003). Born in Rybnik, Poland, he graduated in 1974 from Warsaw's Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art and performed on stage, notably with Theater Scena STU in Kraków, before moving to the United States in 1981. His first appearance came in the 1984 documentary Far from Poland; he then worked off-Broadway and made his film debut in 9½ Weeks in 1986. He played Edward Teller in the television movie Day One (1989) and Erich von Stroheim in the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990). Later parts include a Bosnian Serb general in Behind Enemy Lines (2001), the Russian president in Salt (2010) and a minor role in Hidden Figures (2016), plus a recurring role on The Americans.
79years old
Turns 80 on March 18in 156 days
- Born Rybnik
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 36 years1988 to 2024
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Early training
Krupa trained at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, graduating in 1974, and went on to perform at Theater Scena STU in Krakow.
First role
Krupa's first appearance came in a 1984 documentary called Far from Poland. He went on to perform on off-Broadway stage, and made his film debut in 9½ Weeks in 1986.
Olek Krupa movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen directed two of these films together. Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ethan CoenDirector, 2 films, 1990 to 2008
All films by Ethan Coen
All films by Joel Coen
Also two films together5 more actors
- Dylan BakerOxygen (1999) and Simply Irresistible (1999)
- Carmen ArgenzianoBlue Streak (1999) and Andersonville (1996)
- Gabriel MachtBehind Enemy Lines (2001) and Simply Irresistible (1999)
- Robert MirandaBlue Streak (1999) and Eraser (1996)
- John SeitzDay One (1989) and Call Me (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Olek Krupa's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.6 billion
14 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$293M18.1% of the total
- 2$242M15.0% of the total
- 3$236M14.6% of the total
- 4$177M10.9% of the total
- 5$176M10.9% of the total
- 6$164M10.1% of the total
- 7$118M7.3% of the total
- 8$92M5.7% of the total
$119 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total
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