Best ex-Yugoslav actors ever
by ereinion | created - 21 Oct 2012 | updated - 13 Oct 2016 | Public
1. Rade Serbedzija
Actor | The Saint
Rade Serbedzija was born in Bunic (Korenica) in 1946. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Still a student, he started to play the leading roles in films and theater productions. He is remembered as an outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Georgij, Melkior, Oedipus, Hamlet, Leon and ...
2. Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic
Actor | Underground
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic was born on April 5, 1950 in Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Underground (1995), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) and The Bra (2018). He is married to Tamara Vuckovic. They have one child.
3. Fabijan Sovagovic
Actor | Ritam zlocina
Fabijan Sovagovic was born on January 4, 1932 in Ladimirevci, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and writer, known for Rhythm of a Crime (1981), Covjek koji je volio sprovode (1989) and Handcuffs (1970). He was married to Maja Blaskov-Sovagovic. He died on January 1, 2001 in Zagreb, Croatia.
4. Mustafa Nadarevic
Actor | Glembajevi
Mustafa Nadarevic was born on May 2, 1943 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Glembays (1988), Washed Out (1995) and No Man's Land (2001). He was married to Slavica Radovic, Snjezana Nozinic and Jasna Nadarevic. He died on November 22, 2020 in Zagreb, ...
5. Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic
Actor | Balkanski spijun
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...
6. Dragan Nikolic
Actor | Balkan ekspres
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 ...
7. Bora Todorovic
Actor | Dom za vesanje
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 ...
8. Pavle Vuisic
Actor | Ko to tamo peva
Pavle Vuisic was born on July 10, 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 October 1, 1988 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
9. Slobodan Aligrudic
Actor | Sjecas li se, Dolly Bell
Slobodan Aligrudic was born on October 15, 1934 in Bitolj, Yugoslavia [now North Macedonia]. He was an actor, known for Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981), Written Off (1974) and The Written Off Return (1976). He died on August 13, 1985 in Gradac, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
10. Ljuba Tadic
Actor | Doktor Mladen
Ljuba Tadic was born on May 31, 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 October 28, 2005 in Belgrade, ...
11. Aleksandar Bercek
Actor | Ko to tamo peva
Aleksandar Bercek was born on September 4, 1950 in Vrdnik, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Who's Singin' Over There? (1980), Another Life (1992) and Cabaret Balkan (1998).
12. Ivo Gregurevic
Actor | Ne dao Bog veceg zla
Ivo Gregurevic was born on October 7, 1952 in Orasje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002), Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer (1998) and The Reaper (2014). He was married to Dubravka Ostojic. He died on January 1, 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.
13. Bogdan Diklic
Actor | Gori vatra
Bogdan Diklic was born on August 1, 1953 in Bjelovar, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Fuse (2003), Obrana i zastita (2013) and No Man's Land (2001).
14. Svetozar Cvetkovic
Actor | Turneja
Svetozar Cvetkovic was born on June 20, 1958 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for Turneja (2008), You Go to My Head (2017) and Bullets Over Marseille (2021).
15. Boro Stjepanovic
Actor | No Man's Land
Boro Stjepanovic was born on May 8, 1946 in Vares, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for No Man's Land (2001), The Bridge at the End of the World (2014) and Who's Singin' Over There? (1980).
16. Slavko Stimac
Actor | Coriolanus
Slavko Stimac is a Serbian actor, who was born on October 15, 1960 in Konjsko Brdo, a village in municipality of Perusic, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He began acting when he was only 12 years old and starred in popular movies like "Sutjeska", "Cross of Iron" "Specijalno vaspitanje" and "Ko to tamo peva". ...
17. Davor Dujmovic
Actor | Dom za vesanje
Davor Dujmovic was born on September 20, 1969 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Time of the Gypsies (1988), Underground (1995) and Last Waltz in Sarajevo (1990). He died on May 31, 1999 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
18. Lazar Ristovski
Actor | Underground
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 ...
19. Zarko Lausevic
Actor | Smrdljiva bajka
Zarko Lausevic was born on January 19, 1960 in Cetinje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for A Stinking Fairytale (2015), Better Than Escape (1993) and The Battle of Kosovo (1989). He was married to Anita Lausevic and Maja Lausevic. He died on November 15, 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.
20. Miodrag Petrovic-Ckalja
Actor | Paja i Jare
Miodrag Petrovic-Ckalja was born on April 1, 1924 in Krusevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Truckers (1973), Kamiondzije opet voze (1984) and Kamiondzije (1972). He died on October 20, 2003 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
21. Nikola-Kole Angelovski
Actor | Ah, ljubov moja
Nikola-Kole Angelovski was born on March 14, 1943 in Skoplje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Oh My Love (2017), Uciliste za klovnovi (1987) and A Weekend of Deceased Persons (1988).
22. Meto Jovanovski
Actor | Istreli vo sonot na Marija
Meto Jovanovski was born on January 17, 1946 in Pancarevo near Berovo, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and director, known for Istreli vo sonot na Marija (1997), Happy New Year (1986) and Before the Rain (1994). He died on November 16, 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia.
23. Mija Aleksic
Actor | Dr
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 ...
24. Vojislav 'Voja' Brajovic
Actor | Turneja
Born in 1949. in Belgrade, but he spent his childhood and teenage period in a small city Valjevo, where he was a child-actor in amateur theatre company. At year 2006 was Minister of Culture in Republic of Serbia. Now he is a President's Consultant for culture. His second wife is Milica Mihajlovic, ...
25. Irfan Mensur
Actor | Jelena
Irfan Mensur was born on January 19, 1952 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Jelena (2004), The Day That Shook the World (1975) and TV teatar (1956).
26. Petar Bozovic
Actor | Tajna Nikole Tesle
Petar Bozovic was born on May 22, 1946 in Zemun, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla (1980), Reflections (1987) and Svetozar Markovic (1980).
27. Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic
Actor | Srpski film
Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic was born on March 28, 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.
28. Ljubisa Samardzic
Producer | Nebeska udica
Ljubisa Samardzic was born into a miner's family. His acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected director Bojan Stupica. After graduating Belgrade Drama Arts Academy and playing a few theater roles, Ljubisa Samardzic was given the part in Igre na skelama (1961)....
29. Boris Dvornik
Actor | Dvostruki obruc
Boris Dvornik was born to the family of a carpenter. His acting experience started at the age of 8 when he took parts in plays for children. In his high school days he was learning to be electrician, but soon decided to pursue full-time acting career instead. After finishing National Acting School ...
30. Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic
Actor | Valter brani Sarajevo
Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic was born on June 5, 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 May 22, 2016 in Belgrade, ...
31. Sergej Trifunovic
Actor | Srpski film
Sergej Trifunovic was born on September 2, 1972 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for A Serbian Film (2010), Next (2007) and War, Inc. (2008).
32. Radko Polic
Actor | Idealist
Radko Polic was born on August 18, 1942 in Crnomelj, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Idealist (1976), Balkan ekspres (1983) and Balkan Express 2 (1989). He was married to Rozalija Hace, Milena Zupancic and Barbara Levstik. He died on September 15, 2022 in Slovenia.
33. Frano Lasic
Actor | Slucaj Harms
Frano Lasic was born in Rijeka.
Elementary and high school in Dubrovnik, where he completed the music school, the department for guitar. From an early age, he has been a collaborator of the Dubrovnik theater, to the same post-secondary employment as a freelancer and later as permanent member.
After ...
34. Zvonko Lepetic
Actor | Ludi dani
Zvonko Lepetic was born on November 17, 1928 in Berane, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Crazy Days (1977), Balkan Spy (1984) and Kapelski kresovi (1974). He was married to Terezija Dadic-Lepetic. He died on January 4, 1991 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
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