Dragan Bjelogrlić "Bjela" ( sr, Драган Бјелогрлић, ; born 10 October 1963) is a Serbian actor, director and producer.

Career

Bjelogrlić made his acting debut as a 15-year old, playing Sava Jovanović Sirogojno in ''Boško Buha'', a 1978 film that achieved sizable popularity. He followed that up in the coming years with other roles in TV series,

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s. By the mid-1980s, Bjelogrlić was an established young actor in

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. In 1985 he appeared in ''

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'' as part of an ensemble cast featuring

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, and

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. In 1987, he became one of the central cast members on the hugely popular drama

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'', playing the role of Boba Popadić. His brother Goran Bjelogrlić is a

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. His 2010 film, '' Montevideo, God Bless You!'', was selected as the Serbian entry for the

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at the

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, but did not make the final shortlist. The film's sequel, '' See You in Montevideo'', was released in 2014.

Awards and recognition

* Best acting couple (with Vesna Trivalić) at the festival in Niš for the series ''

'' 1991. * Two grand prizes "Ćele-kula" for the best actor in the film ''

Lepa sela lepo gore ''Pretty Village, Pretty Flame'' ( sr, Лепа села лепо горе / ''Lepa sela lepo gore'', literally ''"Pretty villages burn nicely"'') is a 1996 Serbian film directed by Srđan Dragojević with a screenplay based on a book written by ...

'' at the acting festival in Niš * Two Golden Mimosas, for best acting role in the film ''Lepa sela lepo gore]''at the Herceg Novi Film Festival * Statue of Liberty for the best acting achievement at Sofest, Sopot Film Festival * Charter Award for Outstanding Male Role in ''

Doktor Rej i đavoli Doktor Rej i đavoli ( sr-cyr, Доктор Реј и ђаволи, Doctor Ray and the Devils) is a 2012 Serbian film directed by . It is co-written by Tucaković and Saša Radojević with input from . Loosely based on actual events, the plot cen ...

'' * Golden Antenna for the best screenplay for '' Montevideo, God Bless You!'' * Audience Award in Moscow for the film '' See You in Montevideo'' * Award for contribution to European cinematography at the 10th European and Mediterranean Film Festival in Piran (2020)

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjelogrlic, Dragan 1963 births Living people People from Opovo Serbian male actors Serbian male child actors Serbian film producers Serbian film directors