Henryk Modrzewski was born on May 12, 1897 in Kanczuga, Galicia, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Rzodkiewki (1955), O dwóch takich, co ukradli ksiezyc (1962) and Profesor Wilczur (1938). He died on October 4, 1965 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.