Actor, Director. He was best known for playing the character roles of doctors, professors, peasants, school headmasters, and judges. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Greczko Szura' in the biographical war film drama, "And The Violins Stopped Playing" (1988). The film which was directed by Alexander Ramati, which was also based on the novel by Alexander Ramati, and which also starred Horst Buchholz, Didi Ramati, and Piotr Polk, tells the true story about a group of Romani gypsies in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust. He is also best remembered for playing the role of 'Richter Riemenfranz' in the episode entitled, "Nicht schießen," of the crime television series, "Schwarz Rot Gold," which originally aired on March 17, 1985, and which also starred Uwe Friedrichsen, Thekla Carola Wied, George Meyer-Goll, and Siegfried Kernen. He was born as Aleksander Bardyni in Łódź, Poland, to Jozef Bardyni and his wife Maria Grad Bardyni on November 17, 1913. He was educated locally and later performed in a string quartet playing the violin and in the avant-garde cabaret "Ararat," which was staged performances in Yiddish, and at the Jewish Literary and Music Society, "Hazomir" in Łódź, Poland. He then studied acting from 1932 to 1935 and he also studied directing from 1936 to 1939. He later changed his last name from Bardyni to Bardini and he made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Góral' in the musical film drama, "Halka" (1937). The film which was directed by Juliusz Gardan, which was written for the screen by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz and Wlodzimierz Wolski, also starred Liliana Zielinska, Witold Zacharewicz, and Wladyslaw Ladis-Kiepura. Besides, playing the role of 'Góral' in the musical film drama, "Halka" (1937), and playing the role of 'Greczko Szura' in the biographical war film drama, "And The Violins Stopped Playing" (1988), his many other film credits include, "Profesor Wilczur" (1938), "Long ist der Weg" (1948), "Pamietniki chlopów" (1952), "Jutro premiera" (1962), "Róza" (1962), "Spóznieni przechodnie" (1962), "Mansarda" (1963), "Hamlet x 5' (1966), "Zaliczenie" (1968), "273 dni ponizej zera" (1968), "Urzad" (1969), "Landscape After Battle" (1970), "Markheim" (1972), "Ocalenie" (1972), "The Catamount Killing" (1974), "Sprawa Gorgonowej" (1977), "The Spiral" (1978), "Baryton" (1985), "No End" (1985), "Elysium" (1987), "The Last Manuscript" (1987), "Wherever You Are..." (1988), "Dotknieci" (1989), "The Last Schoolbell" (1989), "Korczak" (1990), "The Double Life Of Véronique" (1991), "Prince Of Shadows" (1991), "Coupable d'innocence ou Quand la raison dort" (1992), "The Touch" (1992), "la valle di pietra" (1992), "Three Colors: White" (1994), "Auf Wiedersehen Amerika" (1994), and "Obcy musi fruwac" (1994). Besides, playing the role of 'Richter Riemenfranz' in the episode entitled, "Nicht schießen," of the crime television series, "Schwarz Rot Gold," which originally aired on March 17, 1985, and which also starred Uwe Friedrichsen, Thekla Carola Wied, George Meyer-Goll, and Siegfried Kernen, his many other television credits include, "Teatr Polskiego Radia," "Television Theater," "Polski drogi," and "Dekalog." Besides acting in film and on television, he was also a theatre director, opera director, and a professor at the prestigious State Theatre School in Warsaw, Poland, for many years. He directed or appeared in many stage productions at several well-known theatres in such plays as "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1959), "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1959), "Henry IV" (1960), "Measure for Measure" (1965), "The Night Of The Iguana" (1966), "Our Town" (1966), "Profession Of Mrs. Warren" (1971), and "Three Sisters" (1974). His last television role was playing 'Gregorij Ganscheff' in the episode entitled, "Endstation Wien," of the television series "Kommissar Rex," which originally aired on November 10, 1994, and which also starred Tobias Moretti, Karl Markovics, and Wolf Bachofner, tells the story of during a rooftop bomb explosion, Rex the Dog's trainer is killed by the suspect. Rex the Dog refuses to eat or drink. Inspector Richard Moser feels sorry for him, and so begins their partnership when Rex the Dog uncovers a crucial clue in the investigation. During his acting career, he also used the names Aleksander Bardin, Alexander Bardini, and Aleksander Berlin. He was also the recipient of several awards including The Commander's Cross of the Rebirth of Poland in 1959, The Polish Radio and Television Committee Award for achievements in the field of radio direction in 1963, The Minister of Culture and Art Award – The Meritorious Teacher of the People's Republic of Poland in 1973, The Minister of Culture and Art Award on the occasion of Teacher's Day in 1976, The Golden Pike at the Television Festival in Olsztyn, Poland, in 1977, The President of the City of Warsaw Award in 1982, The Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Rebirth of Poland in 1993, and The Grand Splendour – The Polish Radio Theatre Award in 1994. He was also a member of the Social and Cultural Society of Jews in Poland. He continued to be active in both acting and theatre until his death. He passed away in Warsaw, Poland, on July 30, 1995, at the age of 81, and he was buried in the Cmentarz Powązkowski in Warsaw, Poland. He was married to Julia Aftanasow with whom he had one child, Maria "Malina" Bardini who was born on August 9, 1945.