Ljubiša Samardžić is a Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

n actor and director, who is best known as Šurda in the Vruć vetar

Vruć vetar

Vruć vetar is one most popular Yugoslav TV series that aired in 1980. The show and movie cut from scenes of the show were popular in neighboring countries -also very popular in...

 TV series.

Early life

Born to the family of a coal miner, his acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected director Bojan Stupica. Samardžić was educated at the Belgrade Drama Arts Academy. After graduation, he obtained a role in Igre na skelama

Igre na skelama

Igre na skelama is a Croatian film directed by Srećko Weygand. It was released in 1961....

(1961).

Samardžić was a member of the Central Committee of Yugoslav Communist Party in late 1980s.

Career

In the 1960s, he established himself as one of the most recognisable and popular stars of former Yugoslav cinema.

In the 1990s, he and his son Dragan Samardžić founded a film production company. Despite break-up of Yugoslavia and UN sanctions against Serbia, the company made many popular and commercial successful films.

In August 1995, he received Life Achievement Award "Pavle Vujisić

Pavle Vujisic

Pavle Vuisić Pavle Vuisić Pavle Vuisić (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле Вуисић, also known by his nickname Paja; (10 July 1926 - 1 October 1988) was a Serbian actor, known as one of the most recognisable faces of former Yugoslav cinema....

" for his roles in Yugoslav cinematography.

He has been married to Mirjana Samardžić since 1960. Nicknamed Smoki, he has been credited as Ljubisa Samardjic, Luba Samardy, Ljubisa Samardzic-Smoki, and Smoki Samardì.

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