Paul Polansky was born on June 14, 1925 in Moravská Ostrava, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He was an actor and producer, known for Battle of the Bulge (1965) and Gypsy Blood: The Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian IDPs of Mitrovica, Kosovo (2005). He died on March 17, 2010 in Vienna, Austria.