Ljubiša Samardžić ( sr-cyr, Љубиша Самарџић; 19 November 1936 – 8 September 2017), nicknamed Smoki, was a Serbian actor and director, best known as Šurda in the ''

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'' TV series, and Inspector Boško Simić in the comedy crime series ''Policajac sa Petlovog brda'' (''The Policeman from

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'') and film of the same name.

Early life

Samardžić was born in

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, the son of an impoverished

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born in

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(in

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) and a mother from

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. His parents met in

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. He grew up in the village of Jelašnica near Niška Banja, where his father Dragoljub (died 1948) also worked in the local mine. He finished gymnasium in

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. His acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with director

Bojan Stupica Miroslava "Mira" Stupica ( sr-cyr, Мирослава Мира Ступица; née Todorović; 17 August 1923 – 19 August 2016) was a Serbian actress best known for her work in the theater, but also had extensive career on television and in fi ...

. Samardžić was educated at the Belgrade Academy of Arts. After graduation, he obtained a role in '' Igre na skelama'' (1961). Samardžić was a member of the Central Committee of

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in late 1980s.

Career

In the 1960s, he established himself as one of the most recognisable and popular stars of former Yugoslav cinema. He was married to Mirjana Samardžić since 1966. Nicknamed Smoki, he was credited as ''Ljubisa Samardjic'', ''Luba Samardy'', ''Ljubisa Samardzic-Smoki'', and ''Smoki Samardì''. In the 1990s, he and his son, Dragan, founded a film production company. Despite the break-up of Yugoslavia and UN

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, the company made many popular and commercial successful films. He starred in over 180 films.

Awards

Samardžić received six Golden Arenas at the

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, and numerous awards at Italian film festivals. As a director, his movies were awarded with the Grand Prix at Montpellier, the Public Award at Palm Springs, and Opera Prima at the

Milan Film Festival Milan Film Festival (MFF), also known as Milano Film Festival, is an annual film festival held since 1996 in Milan, Italy. It was founded as a competition of only local short films. It became an international film festival in 1998 when it also st ...

. In August 1995, he received Life Achievement Award " Pavle Vujisić" for his roles in Yugoslav cinematography.B. Miltojević
Srpski "Oskar"
novosti.rs, 19 August 2008

Selected filmography

Actor

* ''Igre na skelama'' (1961) - Gvardijan * ''

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'' (1962) - Mitar * ''Prekobrojna'' (1962) - Mikajlo * ''Pesceni grad'' (1962) - Smoki * ''Dani'' (1963) - Dragan * ''Desant na Drvar'' (1963) - Milan * ''Lito vilovito'' (1964) - Vice * ''Devojka'' (1965) - Vojnik * ''Inspektor'' (1965) - Borivoje Jovanovic * (1965) - Abdul * ''Orlovi rano lete'' (1966) - Nikoletina Bursac * '' The Climber'' (1966) - Ivan Stojanovic * '' The Dream'' (1966) - Mali * ''Noz'' (1967) - Markov pomocnik * ''Jutro'' (1967) - Mali * ''Bokseri idu u raj'' (1967) - Reum * ''Diverzanti'' (1967) - Sarac * ''Sirota Marija'' (1968) - Vojislav * ''U raskoraku'' (1968) * ''Podne'' (1968) - Ljubisa * ''Goli covjek'' (1968) - Spiro * ''Operacija Beograd'' (1968) - Jasa (voice, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1969) - Novak * ''Ubistvo na svirep i podmukao nacin i iz niskih pobuda'' (1969) - Himself (uncredited) * ''X + YY: Formel des Bösen'' (1970) * ''Siroma' sam al' sam besan'' (1970) - Sava Kekic * ''Biciklisti'' (1970) - Vitomir * ''Zarki'' (1970) * '' In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain'' (1971) - Zilio * ''

Walter Defends Sarajevo ''Walter Defends Sarajevo'' (; ) is a 1972 Yugoslav partisan film, directed by Hajrudin Krvavac and starring Bata Živojinović, Ljubiša Samardžić and Rade Marković. The film centres around a mysterious figure named 'Walter', who is actively ...

'' (1972) - Zis * ''Deveto cudo na istoku'' (1972) - Tomislav Brodarac * '' Battle of Sutjeska'' (1973) - Stanojlo ... topdzija s konjem * ''Bombasi'' (1973) - Kovac * '' A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja'' (1974) - Macak * ''Hajdúk'' (1975) * ''Cudoviti prah'' (1975) * ''

Doktor Mladen Doktor Mladen is a 1975 Yugoslav biographical film directed by Midhat Mutapdžić, on the life of Mladen Stojanović during the Second World War. Cast * Ljuba Tadić - Dr. Mladen Stojanovic * Pavle Vuisić Radovan Tadic * Ljubiša Samardži� ...

'' (1975) - Stanisa * ''Crvena zemlja'' (1975) - Kosta * ''Naivko'' (1975) - Buzga Mirocki * ''Bele trave'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1977) - Milicioner Cane * ''Ljubavni zivot Budimira Trajkovica'' (1977) - Vojislav Voja Trajkovic * ''Lude godine'' (1977) - Dr. Lazovic * ''Tamo i natrag'' (1978) - Sava * ''Stici pre svitanja'' (1978) - Kosta * ''Bosko Buha'' (1978) - Milun * '' The Tiger'' (1978) - Sorga 'Tigar' * ''Partizanska eskadrila'' (1979) - Zare * ''

'' (1980, TV Series) - Borivoje Surdilovic 'Surda' * ''Avanture Borivoja Surdilovica'' (1980) - Borivoje Surdilovic - Surda * ''Neka druga zena'' (1981) - Gvozden * ''Visoki napon'' (1981) - Ivo Goreta * ''Siroko je lisce'' (1981) - Marko * ''Gosti iz galaksije'' (1981) - Toni * ''Kraljevski voz'' (1981) - Tole * ''Dvije polovine srca'' (1982) - Otac * ''Smrt gospodina Goluze'' (1982) - Goluza * ''Savamala'' (1982) - Lampas * ''Moj tata na odredjeno vreme'' (1982) - Sinisa Pantic * ''Medeni mjesec'' (1983) - Rajko * ''Timocka buna'' (1983) - Lazar ... ucitelj * ''Secerna vodica'' (1983) - Fotograf * ''Maturanti (Pazi sta radis)'' (1984) - Profesor Plavsic * ''Jaguarov skok'' (1984) - Bogdan * ''Orkestar jedne mladosti'' (1985) * ''Nije lako sa muskarcima'' (1985) - Ivan Sekulovic * '' Zivot je lep'' (1985) - Valentino, kelner * ''

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'' (1985) - Stipe * ''

Dancing in Water ''Dancing in Water'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Bal na vodi, Бал на води) is a 1986 Yugoslavian romantic-drama film directed by Jovan Aćin. In America it frequently shows under the title ''Hey Babu Riba''. The screenplay is by Jovan Aćin, from the ...

'' (1985) - Glenn's father * ''Protestni album'' (1986) - Pasa * ''Razvod na odredjeno vreme'' (1986) - Sinisa Pantic * ''Dobrovoljci'' (1986) - Kelner * ''Andjeo cuvar'' (1987) - Dragan * ''Na putu za Katangu'' (1987) - Tosa Palidrvce * ''Lager Nis'' (1987) - Kole Kockar * ''Zivela svoboda!'' (1987) - Komandant * ''Vanbracna putovanja'' (1988) - Kapetan Tadic * ''Kuca pored pruge'' (1988) - Stanisa * (1989) - Postar Djoka * ''Poltron'' (1989) - Miodrag Krtalic * ''Seobe II'' (1989) - Trifun Isakovic * ''Uros blesavi'' (1989) - Uros * ''Noc u kuci moje majke'' (1991) - Sreten * ''Mala'' (1991) - Zika Ajkula * ''Policajac sa Petlovog brda' (1992) - Bosko Simic * ''

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'' (1993) - Limijer * ''Kazi zasto me ostavi'' (1993) - Rade * ''Magarece godine'' (1994) - Jovo 'Skandal' * ''

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'' (1995) - Vidosav * ''Jugofilm'' (1997) - Bora * ''Strsljen'' (1998) - Profesor Lane Sekularac * ''Tockovi'' (1998) - Vlasnik hotela * ''Blues za Saro'' (1998) - Milivoj * ''Natasa'' (2001) - Tosa (Natasin otac) * ''

Viza za budućnost ''Viza za budućnost'' () was the first post-independence Bosnian TV series. Production started on June 22, 2002 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first episode was aired on September 22, 2002. The final episode was filmed in Sarajevo o ...

'' (2002-2008, TV Series) - Milan Golijanin * '' Yu'' (2003) * (2004) - Marijin otac * ''Konji vrani'' (2007) - Deda * ''Bledi mesec'' (2008) - Deda

Director

* ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''Ledina'' (2003) * '' Goose Feather'' (2004) * ''Black Horses'' (2007) * ''Pale Moon'' (2008) * ''The Scent of Rain in the Balkans'' (2011)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samardzic, Ljubisa 1936 births 2017 deaths Serbian male actors Serbian film directors Golden Arena winners Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners Yugoslav male actors Yugoslav film directors Actors from Niš 20th-century Serbian people Serbian people of Montenegrin descent