Henryk Bista (12 March 1934 – 8 October 1997) was a Polish actor. He appeared in over 110 films between 1961 and 1997. He starred in the 1977 film Death of a President, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. He was awarded many Polish film and state awards, including the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1984), the Gold and Silver Crosses of Merit (1976 and 1971, respectively) and the Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence (1968).

Selected filmography

• To Save the City (1976)
• Death of a President (1977)
• O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985)
• Yesterday (1985)
• Magnat (1987)
• On the Silver Globe (1987)
• The Mother of Kings (1987)
• Decalogue X (1988)
• A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve' (1989)
• Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990)
• Schindler's List (1993)
• The Little Apocalypse (1993)
• Reverted (1994)