Predrag "Miki" Manojlović ( sr-cyr, Предраг "Мики" Манојловић; born 5 April 1950) is a Serbian

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, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of

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. Since the early 1990s, he successfully branched out into movies made outside the Balkans and became active in productions all over Europe.

Career

Manojlović grew up in a family of stage actors Ivan Manojlović and Zorka Doknić. After his screen debut in 1970, young Predrag continued to appear in numerous films and

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s made in SFR Yugoslavia, some of which, like the 1975 TV series '' Grlom u jagode'' where he memorably played Miki Rubiroza, achieved cult status. He is arguably best known for the role of the father in

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's 1985 film '' When Father Was Away on Business'' and as a tragic opportunist in 1995's '' Underground'' (also by Kusturica). He is known for his versatility which helped him make a strong impression both in starring and character roles, as well as dramas and comedies, with his small role in the 1992 hit comedy '' Mi nismo anđeli'' being an example of the latter. He played the role of Agostino Tassi in the 1997 film '' Artemisia'' and that of Miki in '' Irina Palm''. During the

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bombardments in 1999, Miki said: "Westerners must understand that no one can constrain anybody, that the

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need to live their own life with their own multiplicity of cultures, religions, languages. They must understand that they should not worsen the situation with their own frustrations and their ideas which do not function, that the more bombs fall in

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, the less safety will there be in

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." In February 2009, the

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named him the president of the Serbian Film Center.

Personal life

Manojlović is married to actress Tamara Vučković with whom he has a son Ivan. He has a daughter Čarna Manojlović from a previous marriage.

Filmography

*'' Otpisani'' (TV series) (1974) *''Košava'' (1974) *''Priča o vojniku'' (1976) *''Hajka'' (1977) *''Posljednji podvig diverzanta Oblaka'' (1978) *''Sok od šljiva'' (1981) *''Piknik u Topoli'' (1981) *'' Samo jednom se ljubi'' (1981) *'' Sezona mira u Parizu'' (1981) *''13. jul'' (1982) *'' Nešto između'' (1983) *'' U raljama života'' (1984) *''Tajvanska kanasta'' (1985) *''Jagode u grlu'' (1985) *'' Otac na službenom putu'' (1985) *''Za sreću je potrebno troje'' (1985) *''

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'' (TV series) (1987) *'' Vreme čuda'' (1989) *'' Seobe'' (1989) *''Un week-end sur deux'' (1990) *'' Mi nismo anđeli'' (1992) *'' Tito i ja'' (1992) *''Tango Argentino'' (1992) *''La Piste du télégraphe'' (1994) *'' Underground'' (1995) *''Someone Else's America'' (1995) *''Portraits chinois'' (1996) *'' Gypsy Magic'' (1997) *'' Artemisia'' (1997) *''Il Macellaio'' (1998) *'' Rane'' (1998) *'' Bure baruta'' (1998) *'' Crna mačka, beli mačor'' (1998) *'' Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)'' (1999) *''Rien à dire'' (1999) *'' Les Amants criminels'' (1999) *''Voci'' (2000) *''Épouse-moi'' (2000) *'' Sans plomb'' (2000) *'' Mortel transfert'' (2001) *''Jeu de cons'' (2001) *''Kako loš son'' (2002) *'' Les Marins perdus'' (2003) *''Mali svet'' (2003) *''Tor zum Himmel'' (2003) *''Mathilde'' (2004) *''Hurensohn'' (2004) *''Ne fais pas ça'' (2004) *'' 100 minuta slave'' (2004) *''Mi nismo anđeli 2'' (2005) *''Ze film'' (2005) *'' L'Enfer'' (2005) *''La Fine del mare'' (2007) *'' Klopka'' (2007) *'' Irina Palm'' (2007) *'' Hadersfild'' (2007) *'' Zavet'' (2007) *'' Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade'' (2008) *''

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'' (2008) *'' Solemn Promise'' (2009) *'' Just Between Us'' (2010) *'' Cirkus Columbia'' (2010) *'' The Burma Conspiracy'' (2011) *'' The Judgement'' (2014) *'' On the Milky Road'' (2016) *''

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'' (2017) *'' The Bra'' (2018) *'' The Uncle'' (2022) *'' Guardians of the Formula'' (2023)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manojlovic, Miki 1950 births Living people Male actors from Belgrade 20th-century Serbian male actors Golden Arena winners Vladimir Nazor Award winners Croatian Theatre Award winners 21st-century Serbian writers 20th-century Serbian writers 21st-century Serbian male actors Serbian male film actors Serbian male television actors Serbian male stage actors Serbian male voice actors Serbian film directors Serbian theatre directors Serbian television directors Serbian dramatists and playwrights Laureates of the Ring of Dobrica Actors from Niš