Wladyslaw Theodor Benda was born on January 15th, 1873, in Poznan, Poland. He studied in Krakow and Vienna before arriving in California in 1899 to visit his aunt, the Polish actress Helena Modjeska, ...

The star, 51, won Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2003 Academy Awards for his role as Wladyslaw Szpilman in the searing ...