Slavko Štimac (born 15 October 1960) is a

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n actor. Born in a village near

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, he later graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in

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. Štimac made his screen debut in the 1972 children's film ''

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'', recruited at the age of ten years old after the wife of director

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visited his school. What followed was a career during which Štimac appeared in many popular and important 1970s and 1980s Yugoslav films where he played child and adolescent characters (including the role of young Russian soldier in

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's '' Cross of Iron''). His youthful looks later plagued his career, typecasting him into adolescent roles well into his 30s. However, in 2004 he had the leading role in

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's ''

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'', some years after playing the role of a stutterer in the internationally acclaimed film '' Underground'' of same director Kusturica.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stimac, Slavko 1960 births Living people People from Perušić Croats of Serbia Serbian male film actors Serbian male child actors University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts alumni