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Velimir "Bata" Živojinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велимир "Бата" Живојиновић) (born 5 June 1933) is a Serbian actor and politician.

Biography[link]

Živojinović was born in the town of Koraćica, Mladenovac, Serbia (then Kingdom of Yugoslavia), under the Kosmaj mountain. After graduating from acting schools in Užice and Novi Sad, he enrolled at the Drama Academy in Belgrade.

Velimir Živojinović preferred acting in theatre to acting on screen, and made his screen debut in 1955 film Pesma sa Kumbare was the beginning of an incredibly prolific silver screen career. Živojinović arguably played more film roles than any other actor in the history of former Yugoslavia. Bata Živojinović's played both heroes and villains and switched between leading and supporting roles. The zenith of his popularity came with WW2-themed action films in the 1970s. One of his best known films from that period was Valter brani Sarajevo (Valter defends Sarajevo), which gained major success in China.

He was also known for his close friendship with the Croatian actor Boris Dvornik. In 1991 Živojinović and Dvornik renounced each other in a series of open letters, which was a gesture often seen as symbolic of the breakup of Yugoslavia. In 2004 it was reported that the two men tried to reconcile. In 2006, the two men publicly reconciled on TV via a video link between Split and Belgrade. The actor said that "In the last few years there hasn't been hatred between us", and Dvornik completed the sentence "only a misunderstanding".^[1]

In 1990 he was elected for the Serbian Parliament, as a member of Slobodan Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia.^{[citation needed]}

Awards[link]

Živojinović was awarded Golden Arena for Best Actor at the Pula Film Festival three times: in 1965, 1967 and 1972.

In August 1993, he was awarded Life Achievement Award "Slavica".^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography[link]

• Train Without a Timetable (1959)
• The Dream (1966)
• I Even Met Happy Gypsies (Skupljači perja) (1967)
• Battle of Neretva (1969)
• Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972)
• The Master and Margaret (1972)
• Traces of a Black Haired Girl (1972)
• Hell River (1974)
• Beach Guard in Winter (1976)
• The Dog Who Loved Trains (1977)
• The Tiger (1978)
• Balkan Express (1983)
• Balkan Spy (1983)
• Battle of Kosovo (1989)
• Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)
• The White Suit (1999)

See also[link]

• List of Yugoslavian films
• Politics of Serbia

References[link]

External links[link]

• Bata Živojinović at the Internet Movie Database

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Boris Dvornik

Boris Dvornik (16 April 1939 – 24 March 2008) was a Croatian actor.

Born in Split to the family of a carpenter, Boris Dvornik discovered acting talent at an early age, while performing in children's plays. After studying to become an electrician, he began to pursue a full-time acting career. He studied at the National Acting School in Novi Sad, Serbia and later enrolled at the Drama Arts Academy of the University of Zagreb.

As a freshman, he was cast in the starring role of the 1960 Holocaust drama The Ninth Circle. A year later, he showed his versatility by appearing in the popular comedy Martin u oblacima. This established Boris Dvornik as a big star of former Yugoslav cinema, comparable to Ljubiša Samardžić, Milena Dravić and Velimir "Bata" Živojinović (with whom he later developed a close friendship).

The zenith of Dvornik's popularity came in the 1970s with the role of Roko Prč in the cult series Naše malo misto. In the 1980s, after receiving acclaim as of one of the most renowned and prolific actors of the former Yugoslavia, Boris Dvornik mostly worked with the Croatian National Theatre in his native city of Split.

Over the years Dvornik developed a close friendship with Antun Vrdoljak. He talked him into getting involved in politics and in the 1992 elections Dvornik, as candidate of HDZ, was elected in the Split constituency. He soon realised that he had not got a taste for politics and resigned his seat one month later.

In more recent years, Dvornik's career was affected by aftermath of a stroke and alcoholism, which manifested in a series of incidents, the most notorious being assault on a poll observer during the 2005 presidential elections.

Dvornik's two sons - Dino Dvornik and Dean Dvornik - were both renowned pop musicians.

Death[link]

Boris Dvornik suffered a heart attack and died in the city he was born in, Split, on 24 March 2008, aged 68.^[1]

His son, Dino died, on 7 September 2008, aged 44 of an overdose.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Boris Dvornik at the Internet Movie Database

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Nikola Kojo (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Којо) (born 5 September 1967 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor.

Kojo grew up in front of the camera and acted in his first movie at the age of 11. Since then he has been featured in more than 45 movies and TV series, including "Mi nismo anđeli" (We're Not Angels) being one of his most notable films. He starred again in a 2005 sequel Mi nismo anđeli 2.^[1]

He gained popularity as a teenager in 1980s playing the teen hearthrob in Lude godine, a series of comedy films that had 10 sequels in total.

Filmography[link]

• Parade (2011) - Limun
• Ono kao ljubav (2009)
• Šišanje (2010) - Milutin
• Vratice se rode - Batric (8 episodes, 2007–2008)
• Pozoriste u kuci - Cvrga (2 episodes, 2007)
• Cetvrti covek (2007) - Major/Lazar Stankovic
• Selo gori, a baba se ceslja - Invalid u kolicima (1 episode, 2007)
• Crni Gruja i kamen mudrosti (2007) - Karadjordje
• Zivot je cudo (2006) (mini) TV mini-series - Filipovic
• Kontakt (2005) - Janko
• Ivkova slava (2005) - Ciganski muzikant
• Balkanska braca (2005) - Pakito
• Mi nismo andjeli 2 (2005) - Nikola
• Bal-Can-Can (2005) - Osman Rizvanbegovic
• Crni Gruja 2 - Crni Djordje (7 episodes, 2004)
• Zivot je cudo (2004) - Filipovic
• Slobodan pad (2004) - Sef
• Porno teletabis (2004)
• Crni Gruja - Crni Djordje (8 episodes, 2003)
• Blizanci (2001) (TV) - Predrag & Nenad
• Boomerang (2001) - Pavle
• Mehanizam (2000) - Mak
• Tockovi (1999) - Korenko
• Belo odelo (1999) - Alkoholicar I
• Noz (1999) - Milan Vilenjak
• Nebeska udica (1999) - Zuba
• Rane (1998) - Biber
• Kupi mi Eliota (1998) - Boki & Amor Latino
• Balkanska pravila (1997) - Ministar (Suljo)
• Gore dole - Zarko Damjanovic (13 episodes, 1996–1997)
• Lepa sela lepo gore (1996) - Velja
• Do koske (1996) - Musa
• Policajac sa Petlovog Brda 2 - Ridji (2 episodes, 1994)
• Bice bolje (1994)
• Dva sata kvalitetnog programa (1994) (TV) - Versace
• Policajac sa Petlovog Brda - Ridji (6 episodes, 1993)
• Zagreb-Beograd preko Sarajeva (1992) (TV) - Mornar
• Mi nismo andjeli (1992) - Nikola
• Policajac sa Petlovog brda (1992) - Ridji
• Tesna koza 4 (1991) - Momir
• Holivud ili propast (1991) (TV)
• Bolji zivot 2 - Stef Balenovic (10 episodes, 1990–1991)
• Ljubav je hleb sa devet kora (1990) (TV)
• Hajde da se volimo 3 (1990)
• Pocetni udarac (1990)
• Zaboravljeni (1990) TV series - Marko
• Sta radis veceras (1988) - Neso
• Cetrdeset osma - Zavera i izdaja (1988) TV series (unknown episodes)
• Sivi dom - Velizar (5 episodes, 1986)
• Druga Zikina dinastija (1986) - Mihajlo Misa Pavlovic
• Razvod na odredjeno vreme (1986) - Ivan
• Zikina dinastija (1985) - Mihajlo
• Sta se zgodi kad se ljubav rodi (1984) - Misa
• Ostrica brijaca (1983) (TV)
• Igmanski mars (1983)
• Moj tata na odredjeno vreme (1982) - Ivan
• Rad na odredjeno vreme (1980) - Ivan

References[link]

External links[link]

• Nikola Kojo at the Internet Movie Database

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