Stefan Rydel was born on 23 October 1916 in Altfelde, West Prussia, Germany [now Stare Pole, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Krzyzacy (1960), Godziny nadziei (1955) and Gdzie jest general... (1964). He died on 7 June 2007 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.