Božidar Alić (24 December 1954 – 3 March 2020) was a
Croatian actor.
Biography
Alić was born on 24 December 1954 in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
. He graduated from the
Academy of Dramatic Arts of the
University of Zagreb.
His acting career was damaged by his right-wing political stances. He was ostracized by the Croatian association of dramatic artists for his statement in which he portrayed political opponents of
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović as
Chetniks
The Chetniks ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Четници, Četnici, ; sl, Četniki), formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationa ...
and
Serb lovers. After this incident he left the Association.
Personal life
Božidar Alić married his wife Sanda in 2007. She gave birth to their son, Ratimir, in 2010.
Alić was known for his conservative political views. He supported
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović at the
2014–15 Croatian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Croatia on 28 December 2014 and 11 January 2015, the sixth such elections since independence in 1991. Only four candidates contested the elections, the lowest number since 1997. Incumbent President Ivo Josipović ...
.
He died in Zagreb on 3 March 2020, at age 65.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1954 births
2020 deaths
20th-century Croatian male actors
21st-century Croatian male actors
Croatian male film actors
Croatian male stage actors
Croatian male television actors
Croatian soldiers
Male actors from Zagreb
Military personnel of the Croatian War of Independence
University of Zagreb alumni
Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery