Zvonimir "Zvonko" Lepetić (17 November 1928 – 4 January 1991) was one of the leading

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s of Croatian and Yugoslav cinema and television. Lepetić was born in

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. Since 1939, he lived in

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, where he graduated from gymnasium and was later enrolled at the Drama Studio (''Dramski studio''). In 1953 he joined the

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. After short acting stints in

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and

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, in 1963 Lepetić joined the

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, where he stayed until 1968 and his move to

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. Lepetić's earliest film role was in

Fadil Hadžić Fadil Hadžić (23 April 1922 – 3 January 2011) was a Croatian and Yugoslav film director, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, mainly known for his comedy films and plays. He was born in Bileća in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but mainly ...

's '' Konjuh planinom'' (1966), but his first prominent film performances were in ''

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'' (1971) and '' A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja'' (1973). In his career, Lepetić had more than 60 film and television credits.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1971) * '' A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja'' (1973) * '' Crazy Days'' (1977) * ''

Occupation in 26 Pictures ''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) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''

Great Transport ''Great Transport'' ( sh, Veliki transport) is a 1983 Yugoslav action–drama war film directed by Veljko Bulajić. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted a ...

'' (1983) * ''

Balkan Spy ''Balkan Spy'' ( sr, Балкански шпијун / Balkanski špijun) is a 1984 Yugoslav comedy drama film directed by Serbian directors Dušan Kovačević and Božidar Nikolić. Plot Ilija Čvorović (Bata Stojković), a former Stalinist who ...

'' (1984)

Television

* '' Prosjaci i sinovi'' (1972) - Copac * '' Kapelski kresovi'' (1975–1976) - Ekonom * '' Jelenko'' (1981) - Barisa

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lepetic, Zvonimir 1928 births 1991 deaths Croatian male film actors Croatian male television actors Croatian male stage actors 20th-century Croatian male actors Yugoslav male film actors Yugoslav male television actors Yugoslav male stage actors People from Berane Burials at Lovrinac Cemetery