Włodzimierz Press (born 13 May 1939, in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine)) is a Polish theatre and voice actor, and screenwriter. He is most well known for his role in the television series Czterej pancerni i pies as the Georgian Grigorij "Grześ" Saakaszwili. He also featured in the Polish dubs of shows such as the Looney Tunes, The Smurfs and Curious George.
Born into a Polish Jewish family, he graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963, and later joined the People's Theatre.[1] [2]
Press made his film debut in 1963, appearing in Rozwodów nie będzie.[3] His first writing credit was in 1970 for the film Na dobranoc. In 1992 he began performing on stage at the Studio Theatre in Warsaw.[4]