He died at 7:30 on Monday after a long and serious illness, according to a statement by Patrycja Pawlik, spokeswoman for the Kamienica Theatre that Kamiński had founded.
“Words fail to express the sadness and grief left in our hearts,” the Kamienica Theater said on social media.
"Outstanding actor Emilian Kaminski, the director and founder of the Kamienica Theatre, has passed away," culture minister Piotr Glinski wrote on Twitter on Monday.
"During martial law he co-founded the [underground] Home Theatre. [He was] a true enthusiast and professional of Polish culture. May he rest in peace," Gliński added.
Only three days before his death, Kamiński was awarded with a Gloria Artis Gold Medal by Gliński.
The Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis is a departmental decoration of Poland in arts awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage to persons and organisations for distinguished contributions to, or protection of the Polish culture and national heritage.
Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday bid his last farewell to Kamiński on Facebook.
“It is difficult to list all his activities and successes, but the next generations of Poles will remember his great acting creations, his great patriotism and simply decency,” Morawiecki wrote.
Kamiński made his stage debut in 1975 with the part of D’Artagnan in "The Three Musketeers".
He gained popularity, however, as a tv actor playing painter Jerzy in the cult "Follies of Miss Eva", a tv series based on the novel by Kornel Makuszyński.
In 2009, he created the Kamienica Theater in Warsaw.
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Source: PAP