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- Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic was born on 5 June 1933 in Koracica near Mladenovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) and Moment (1978). He was married to Julijana 'Lula' Zivojinovic. He died on 22 May 2016 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Pavle Vuisic was born on 10 July 1926 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Who's Singin' Over There? (1980), The Written Off Return (1976) and Maratonci trce pocasni krug (1982). He died on 1 October 1988 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.- Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic was born on 11th of August 1934 in Belgrade, Stojkovic in Belgrade. He was one of the most prominent and respectable actors in the history of Yugoslav and Serbian cinema.
He acted in 68 films during his life (debut in Covek iz hrastove sume (1964)), more than 50 TV dramas and 20 TV series. The character Bubuleja in Sinisa Pavic's TV series Diplomci (1971) is considered to be the most popular role of this actor. He began his career as a theatre actor in the 1950s in Yugoslav Drama Theatre and later as a member of a famous "Atelje 212" (1961-1999). He realized more than 80 theater roles, such as Pete in "The Birthday Party" by Harold Pinter, Lopahin in "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov, Ilija Cvorovic in "The Balkan Spy" by Dusan Kovacevic, Luka Laban in "The Professional" by Dusan Kovacevic and Captain in "The Father" by August Strindberg. Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic was one of the favorite actors of director Slobodan Sijan and writer Dusan Kovacevic. - Director
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Dragan Bjelogrlic is one of the greatest Serbian actors, directors, and producers. Apart from a successful acting career that lasts 40 years, in the last two decades, he also devoted to producing and directing movies and TV shows, consequently becoming one of the most recognized and successful cinematographic creators in the entire region. As an actor, he played over 90 roles on film and TV series.
He started directing in 2009. He directed three films that brought in 2.500.000 viewers to the movie theaters which makes him the most successful director in the Balkans in the last ten years. His last film "Toma" attracted over 1.100.000 viewers and became the most seen film in the cinematographic history of the Balkans. The film "Toma" closed the 2021 Sarajevo Film Festival.
He directed the "Black sun" series (2 seasons ) which is the first series of the region streamed on the "Amazon Prime" platform. His directorial debut "Montevideo, God bless you" was shown on over fifty international festivals (Moscow/Audience Choice Award, Warsaw/Audience Choice Award, Beijing/Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Jakarta, etc.) and was the Serbian candidate for the Oscars. It won The Best Director and The Best Film award at the Serbian "FIPRESCI" association.
He produced six films that together won over thirty awards on various film festivals and five TV series. Dragan Bjelogrlic was born on October 10, 1963. After finishing elementary and high school in Belgrade, he enrolled at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDA). His first acting role in front of the camera was at the age of 15, as the character of Sava Jovanovic Sirogojno in the film "Bosko Buha" (1978).
After graduating from the FDA in 1989, he had a number of roles that made him a well-known actor and also recognized as one of Serbia's leading artists. He attracted a lot of public attention with the role of Slobodan Popadic in the series "Better Life" (1987-1990). After that role, he was in the TV show "Forgotten" (1990) and the films "The Black Bomber" (1992), "Full Moon over Belgrade" (1993), " Pretty Village, Pretty Flame" (1996). So far, he has played in almost 60 films, about 30 TV shows and dramas and 11 theater plays.
At the beginning of 1994, together with his brother Goran Bjelogrlic, he founded the production company "Cobra Film", which has produced some of the most famous theater plays, films, and TV series in Serbia and the Ex-Yu region.
A period drama Chain Reaction, is a big international project, with shooting planned for the middle of 2022. The Chain Reaction will be an emotional story that connects the Serbian and French people.
Two years ago, he established Master class at Faculty for media and communications, Singidunum University Belgrade. He is married to Maja Bjelogrlic with whom he has a daughter Mia and a son Aleksej.- Bekim Fehmiu was born on 1 June 1936 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Adventurers (1970), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) and Protest (1967). He was married to Branka Petric. He died on 15 June 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Dragan Nikolic's movie debut was in 1964 Pravo stanje stvari (1964), but he started his career with role Dzimi Barka in movie When I Am Dead and Gone (1967), directed by Zivojin Pavlovic and for this role, he was awarded with Diploma at Pula Film Festival in 1968. He appeared in more than 90 feature films. In 1985 he received the "October award" of Belgrade. He was married to Milena Dravic.
He lived in Belgrade, worked in theatre and acted in TV series like A Better Life (1987) and Porodicno blago (1998). He was regular member of famous Belgrade theatre "Atelje 212" (1969-2009) where he realized more than 50 roles, such as Berger in "Hair" by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, Djenka Djavo in "The Marathon Family" by Dusan Kovacevic, Gavrilo in "St. George Kills The Dragon" by Dusan Kovacevic and The Unknown in "The Visitor" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. - Actor
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Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic was born on 28 March 1965 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for A Serbian Film (2010), Black Cat, White Cat (1998) and Underground (1995). He has been married to Ana Todorovic since 2004. They have one child.- Actor
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Nikola Djuricko was born on 9 July 1974 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), World War Z (2013) and The Machine (2023). He has been married to Ljiljana Nesic since 7 June 2002.- Actor
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Bora Todorovic was born in Belgrade, in the teacher's family which was first led by service to Milanovac. He had lost his father there during his childhood and then the family moved to Arandjelovac. Then followed going to Belgrade, secondary school and army service. He had not dreamed about acting but he was imperceptible bitten by this profession fever, since his elder sister Mira Stupica, had already been considerably infected with this fever. On Belgrade Drama Arts Academy he was taught secrets of craft in class of Jozo Laurencic, together with Ljuba Tadic and Slobodan 'Cica' Perovic. His first theatre engagement was in Belgrade Drama Theatre. When Mira and her husband Bojan Stupica had got engagement in Zagreb, Bora went with them and for four years (1957-1961) he spent there he got his self-confidence playing great and significant roles. After that he came back in Belgrade, in Atelje 212, where was roles like: "Arsenic and Old Laces" by Kesselring, "Maratonci trce pocasni krug" and "Radovan III" by Dusan Kovacevic, "Cudo u Sarganu" by Ljubomir Simovic... We remember series such as Radjanje radnog naroda (1969), Ceo zivot za godinu dana (1971), Diplomci (1971) ... His work on movie, after debut in U mrezi (1956), really started with Prague school directors breakthrough - Goran Paskaljevic, Goran Markovic, Slobodan Sijan. He played in Who's Singin' Over There? (1980), Montenegro (1981), Maratonci trce pocasni krug (1982), Balkan ekspres (1983), Balkan Spy (1984) and finally Time of the Gypsies (1988) by Emir Kusturica where his magnificent talent was fully expressed. The whole decade (1986-1996) Bora was absent from stage and his come-back was in "Lari Tompson, tragedija jedne mladosti" by Dusan Kovacevic in Zvezdara Theatre in Belgrade. Last years, Bora Todorovic spent in Prague and Belgrade, with his wife and three children.- Actor
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Ljuba Tadic was born on 31 May 1929 in Urosevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and writer, known for Doktor Mladen (1975), Mars na Drinu (1964) and Uka i Bjeshkëve të nemura (1968). He was married to Visnja Djordjevic and Snezana Niksic. He died on 28 October 2005 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.- Branislav Lecic was born on 25 August 1955 in Sabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010), Underground (1995) and Silent Gunpowder (1990). He was previously married to Nina Radulovic and Ivana Vujadinovic.
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Nikola Kojo was born on September 5, 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an Serbian actor and producer, known for Parada (2011), Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) and We Are Not Angels (1992). He has been married to Aleksandra Djuric since 2006. They have three children. Nikola name comes from the great-grandfather, who was arch-priest of Mostar. Kojo is the film debut with less than 13 years, the role of the boy in the film Ivana "Working at a certain time". During the 1980s, played a prominent role in the film "The Igman march" (1983) TV series "Sivi dom" (1984), and one of the lead roles in three sequels ("What happens when love is born" - 1984 "Zikina dynasty" - 1985, "Second Zika dynasty" - 1986), a very popular film series "Crazy Years", which is profiled in one of the most famous actors of the younger generation in the former Yugoslavia. In 1992, he played a major role in the film Srdjan Dragojevic "We are not angels," by which it remains remarkable. Although it was all brought immense popularity and media attention, he continued to the increasing success and builds more seriously challenging roles in recent years, mainly in the film, because the theater withdrew indefinitely.- Actor
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Lazar Ristovski was born in Ravno Selo in the province of Vojvodina. He graduated from the Teacher College in Sombor, and then completed the Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating as an actor. He lives and works in Belgrade. At the beginning of his career, he was deeply dedicated to theater performance where he masterfully played the classical repertoire including Shakespeare and Moliere; his creations of Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival - directed by Oscar winner Jiri Menzel, and his interpretations of Don Juan and Amadeus are well-known. He appeared in many productions of plays by local writers such as Ducan Kovacevic, Aca Popovic, Stevan Koprivica, Sinisa Kovacevic, Radoslav Pavlovic. He delivered more than 4,000 performances. He also appeared in more than 80 films, TV series, and TV dramas - mostly in leading roles. His memorable roles are those in Podzemlje (Underground), Tito i ja, Do koske, Tako se kalio celik, Bure baruta, Balkanska pravila, Boomerang, Pad u raj, Mali svet, Sveti Georgije ubiva azdahu. He also appeared in Hollywood productions: The November Man, Casino Royale, and Along the Roadside. He starred in several European movies as well. As a producer, he completed thirteen feature films and has directed two: The White Suit and Beli Lavovi. The White Suit - his fully authored project - had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999 and was the Yugoslav candidate for the Academy Award. He made one of the most significant movie roles in his directorial debut with his son, Petar Ristovski, in "King Peter I". He is the recipient of numerous national and international prizes and recognitions. The Sterija Award, The October Prize of the city of Belgrade, the Zivojin Zika - Pavlovic Award, the Sergey Bondarchuk Award, three Grand Prix at the Nis Film Encounters, the Crystal Prism, the Zoran Radmilovic Award, the Golden Orlando at the Dubrovnik Festival, the Best Actor prize at the Valladolid Festival, as well as many others... He is the honorary citizen of Zemun. He has also written two novels, one collection of poems, and two storybooks. In collaboration with his two sons - Petar and Jovan, Lazar is the owner of the production company Zillion film.- Bogdan Diklic was born on 1 August 1953 in Bjelovar, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Fuse (2003), Obrana i zastita (2013) and No Man's Land (2001).
- Marko Nikolic was born on 20 October 1946 in Kraljevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Vuk Karadzic (1987), Srecni ljudi (1993) and Brat Deyan (2015). He was married to Dubravka Nikolic. He died on 2 January 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- In the age of 21 he become a member of amateur Drama Experimental Studio in Belgrade. Six years later he graduated in Belgrade Academy of Film and Theater in class of professor Vladimir Jevtovic. After graduation he become a member of Belgrade children theater "Bosko Buha", where he worked occasionally. In 1989 he made more then 260 episodes of "Bajka za laku noc" fairytales for goodnight on national television. From 1989 to 1995 he had a children's weekly show "S' one strane duge" (Over the rainbow), on national television, which has made him one of the most popular children actor and entertainer. From 1995 he had a children's weekly show "Vise od igre" on Serbian and Montenegrian most popular television "Pink". During his career he has made many outstanding roles in former Yugoslav moves. One of his best drama appearances was in "Lepa sela lepo gore", Srdjan Dragojevic's movie which was proclaimed in top five Yugoslav moves of all times. This role and many others made Milorad Mandic one of the most famous and talented actors of modern Serbian comedy and drama.
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Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra was born on 13 June 1933 in Kragujevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and producer, known for Svadba (1973), Lude godine (1977) and Ljubi, ljubi, al' glavu ne gubi (1981). He was married to Ljiljana Kontic. He died on 11 November 1993 in Belgrade, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.- Actor
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Milutin 'Mima' Karadzic was born on 9 April 1955 in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for Cognac (1988), Next to Us and Montevideo, Bog te video! (2012). He was previously married to Suncica Djuric.- Actor
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Vojin Cetkovic was born on 22 August 1971 in Krusevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Montevideo, Bog te video! (2012), Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010) and Zona Zamfirova (2002). He has been married to Sloboda Micalovic since May 2008. They have two children. He was previously married to Natasa Milovanovic.- Dragan Petrovic-Pele was born on 17 December 1961 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for The Fourth Man (2007), TV teatar (1956) and Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010). He is married to Olga Odanovic. They have two children.
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Vuk Kostic was born on 22 November 1979 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. He is an actor and producer, known for Absolute Hundred (2001), Little Night Music (2002) and Dara of Jasenovac (2020).- Actor
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One of the most busy, talented and famous Serbian actors. After studying law, Mija Aleksic turned to acting, becoming a member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre and the Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade. As of the 1950s, Aleksic added movies and - later on television - to his numerous activities.. At ease in drama, Mija Aleksic is best remembered for his talent in the register of comedy.- Actor
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Miodrag Petrovic-Ckalja was born on 1 April 1924 in Krusevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Truckers (1973), Kamiondzije opet voze (1984) and Kamiondzije (1972). He died on 20 October 2003 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.