Zvonimir Rogoz (10 October 1887 – 6 February 1988) was a

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who played in

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, Croatian,

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and Slovakian, on stage and in cinema, during a career long 81 years. A native of

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, Rogoz started his actor's career in

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in Wiener Theater. From

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he was actor and director in

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. Rogoz became famous in

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as a guest in title roles when Ljubljana theater in 1927 played in

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''. Rogoz remained in engagement in National Theatre in Prague from 1929 till

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. In the prewar period he appeared in many Czechoslovak films of the 1930s, including the 1933

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'' Ecstasy'', featuring young

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. He then returned to Zagreb, playing in theater, cinema and television till his death. Younger generations of Croatia remember him even more for his private life: he fathered a child at the age of 92. This and other events became the subject of his autobiographical book ''Mojih prvih 100 godina'' (''My First 100 Years''). He died in Zagreb a few months after his

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Filmography

* ''

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'' (1988) * '' Pet mrtvih adresa'' (1984) * '' Kiklop'' (1982) * '' Dobro jutro sine'' (1978) * ''

Okupacija u 26 slika ''Occupation in 26 Pictures'' ( sh, Okupacija u 26 slika; also distributed internationally as ''Occupation in 26 Tableaux'') is a 1978 Yugoslavian war film directed by Lordan Zafranović. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. The f ...

'' (1978) * '' Harmonika'' (1972) * '' Putovanje na mjesto nesreće'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1971) * '' Slučajni život'' (1969) * '' Cintek'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' Ključ'' (1965) * '' Banket'' (1965) * '' San'' (1965) * '' Doktor Knok'' (1964) * '' Vrapčić'' (1964) * '' Carevo novo ruho'' (1961) * '' Samsonov sin'' (1960) * '' Vlak bez voznog reda'' (1959) * '' Nije bilo uzalud'' (1957) * '' Opsada'' (1956) * ''

The Beginning Was Sin ''The Beginning Was Sin'' (German: ''Am Anfang war es Sünde'') is a 1954 West-German-Yugoslavian drama film directed by František Čáp and starring Ruth Niehaus, Viktor Staal and Hansi Knoteck. The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1954) * '' U početku bijaše grijeh'' (1954) * '' Koncert'' kao Pjaskovski (1954) * '' Revolucijski rok 1848'' (1949) * '' Pripad Z-8'' (1949) * '' Muzikant'' (1948) * '' Dok se vratiš'' (1948) * '' Tri kamaradi'' (1947) * '' Violina i san'' (1947) * ''

Krakatit ''Krakatit'' is a 1948 Czechoslovak science fiction mystery film directed by Otakar Vávra, starring Karel Höger as a chemist who suffers from delirium and regret after inventing a powerful explosive. The film is based on Karel Čapek's novel wi ...

'' (1947) * ''

Fourteen at the Table ''Fourteen at the Table'' (Czech:''Čtrnáctý u stolu'') is a 1943 Czechoslovak crime comedy film directed by Oldřich Nový and Antonín Zelenka and starring Karel Höger, Ludvík Veverka and Helena Friedlová.Bock & Bergfelder p.353 It was ...

'' (1943) * '' Bila jahta u Splitu'' (1939) * '' Ecstasy'' (1933)

TV roles

* '' Dnevnik Očenašeka'' (1968)

External links

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