Dragomir Bojanić ( sr-cyrl, Драгомир Бојанић; 13 June 1933 – 11 November 1993), also known by his nickname Gidra, was a
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung ...
n actor. In several Italian films he was credited as Anthony Ghidra.
He appeared in many Yugoslav films, and even some international productions, usually playing villains.
The best known of such roles is Kondor, German secret agent in popular 1972 film ''
Valter brani Sarajevo''. He is, however, best known for the comical role of family patriarch Žika Pavlović, which he played 10 times in the ''
Lude godine The ''Foolish Years'' ( sr, Lude godine / Луде године) are a Yugoslav series of films spawned from the 1977 movie of the same name. The original film and its nine sequels were all directed by Zoran Čalić between 1977 and 1992. The serie ...
'' series.
Gidra died in 1993 at the age of sixty.
Theater
He was a member of the amateur theater "Sveta Mladenović" from which he moved to
Kragujevac National Theater
Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...
, of which he was a longtime member. He then enrolled
Academy of Theater, Film, Radio and Television and, as a first-year student, began to play Mitke at the National Theater in the play "Kostana", playing his first major role. From 1964 to 1966, he was a member of
Yugoslav Drama Theater in
Belgrade
Personal
Bojanić was married to Ljiljana Kontić (7 September 1931 – 17 July 2005), also an accomplished actress. They had a tumultuous marriage, marrying 3 times and divorcing twice.
[ ] After remarrying for the 3rd time, they remained married until his death. They have a daughter named Jelena.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1933 births
1993 deaths
Actors from Kragujevac
Serbian male actors
Golden Arena winners
Deaths from liver cancer
Deaths from cancer in Serbia
20th-century Serbian male actors
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