Dragoslav "Dragan" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Драгослав Драган Николић, ; 20 August 1943 – 11 March 2016) was a Serbian and Yugoslav actor.
Nikolić studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade.
In 1967 he starred in the film ''
Kad budem mrtav i beo
''When I Am Dead and Gone'' (Serbo-Croatian: ''Kad budem mrtav i beo'', Serbian Cyrillic: ''Кад будем мртав и бео'') is a 1967 Yugoslav film directed by Živojin Pavlović and written by Ljubiša Kozomara and Gordan Mihić. It ...
'', which was the beginning of a career that lasted 50 years. Dragan Nikolić has since appeared in many films of different genres and portrayed various characters, becoming one of the most recognizable actors in
Serbian cinema
The Cinema of Serbia refers to the film industry and films made in Serbia or by Serbian filmmakers.
Serbia (both as an independent state and as part of Yugoslavia) has been home to many internationally acclaimed films and directors. Many of t ...
. In 2000, he received the "
Pavle Vuisić
Pavle "Paja" Vuisić ( sr-cyr, Павле "Паја" Вуисић; 10 July 1926 – 1 October 1988) was a Serbian and Yugoslav actor, known as one of the most recognizable faces of former Yugoslav cinema.
Biography
He was born in Cetinje as Pavl ...
" Award for his lifework. From 2011 to 2013, he was the television host on the Serbian edition of quiz ''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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''.
His best known role was as Prle, a wisecracking World War II resistance fighter whom he portrayed in 1970s TV series ''
Otpisani
''Otpisani'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Отписани, ) is a Yugoslav drama TV series, produced by Radio Television Belgrade and first aired in 1974. The series follows the lives of young partisans during the Second World War in occupied Belgrade. I ...
'' and ''
Povratak otpisanih
''Povratak otpisanih'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Повратак отписаних, ) is a 1978 Yugoslav TV series, sequel of the 1974 TV series ''Otpisani''.
''Povratak otpisanih'' continues the storyline from the first part, following the undergroun ...
''.
Personal life
His wife was the Serbian actress,
Milena Dravić
Milena Dravić ( sr-Cyrl, Милена Дравић, ; 5 October 1940 – 14 October 2018) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film, television and theatre actress. She played the mother of Brad Pitt in the 1988 film '' The Dark Side of the Sun''.
Biograp ...
. They co-hosted the 1970s TV variety show ''Obraz uz obraz'' (''Cheek to cheek'').
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1943 births
2016 deaths
Serbian male film actors
Serbian male television actors
Yugoslav male film actors
Golden Arena winners
Male actors from Belgrade
20th-century Serbian male actors
21st-century Serbian male actors
Deaths from colorectal cancer
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