Zbigniew Sawan was born on April 14, 1904 in Voskresenovka, Kursk Oblast, Russian Empire as Zbigniew Nowakowski. He was an actor, known for Czarne diamenty (1939), Przedwiosnie (1928) and Huragan (1928). He was married to Maria Malicka and Lidia Wysocka. He died on June 4, 1984 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.