Jan Skotnicki was born on March 20, 1933 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was an actor and director, known for Television Theater (1953), The Illumination (1973) and The Last Schoolbell (1989). He was previously married to Françoise Diano. He died on August 5, 2013 in Stegna, Pomorskie, Poland.