Ryszard Straszewski was born on January 23, 1921 in Biórków Wielki, Malopolskie, Poland. He was a production manager and actor, known for La double vie de Véronique (1991), Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie (1965) and Bez milosci (1980). He died on June 19, 1996 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.