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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
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as Pavle Vujisić to father Mišo, a police force agent and mother Radmila. He was named after his grandfather Pavle, Montenegrin
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. His great-grandfather was Milosav Mišnin Vujisić, famous hero from Donja Morača and commander of the guard of Prince Danilo. He joined the
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and fought at the Syrmian Front. He studied law and literature, and worked as a journalist for Radio Belgrade before getting a small role in 1950 film '' Čudotvorni mač''. After that he tried to become a professional actor, but failed to complete his enrollment at the Drama Arts Academy in Belgrade. His first major role was in 1955 film ''Šolaja''. He was never a star, but he quickly established himself as one of the most dependable and versatile character actors. In his long and prolific career he played many different roles, both dramatic and comical, and earned great respect from almost any director with whom he worked. He is arguably best known for his role in 1972 TV series '' Kamiondžije'' (''Truck Drivers''), where he was paired with comedian Miodrag Petrović Čkalja. One of the acting awards in Serbia (for lifetime acting achievement in movies, awarded at film festival in
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) is named after him. Orson Welles said in interview for former Yugoslav television RTZ that he considered Pavle Vuisić as the best actor in the world. His legacy is housed by Adligat.


Selected filmography

* '' The Magic Sword'' (1950) - Vitez * '' Perfidy'' (1953) - Mornar * '' The Gypsy Girl'' (1953) - Guta * '' Point 905'' (1960) - Pajo Šerpa * '' The Steppe'' (1962) - Kuzmiciov * '' Double Circle'' (1963) - Krčmar Marko * '' Svanuće'' (1964) - Ilija * '' Prometheus of the Island'' (1964) - Šjor Žane * '' To Come and Stay'' (1965) - Mileta * '' Monday or Tuesday'' (1966) - Markov otac * '' The Rats Woke Up'' (1967) - Krmanoš * '' Bomb at 10:10'' (1967) - Man with the glasses * '' Macedonian Blood Wedding'' (1967) - Pop Damjan * '' When You Hear the Bells'' (1969) - Gara * '' An Event'' (1969) - Đed Jura * '' Battle of Neretva'' (1969) - Šofer * '' Black Seed'' (1971) - Maki * '' Walter Defends Sarajevo'' (1972) - Otpravnik vozova * '' Traces of a Black Haired Girl'' (1972) - Paja * '' The Master and Margaret'' (1972) - Azazelo * '' Razmeđa'' (1973) - Pajo * '' Death and the Dervish'' (1974) - Muftija * '' Hell River'' (1974) - (uncredited) * '' Doktor Mladen'' (1975) - Radovan Tadić * ''
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'' (1975) - Franjo Tahy * '' Beach Guard in Winter'' (1976) - Buda * '' The Dog Who Loved Trains'' (1977) - Stric * '' Ward Six'' (1978) - Čuvar Nikita * '' Moment'' (1978) - Ljuba Kvrga * '' The Tiger'' (1978) - Sorgin tener * '' Across the Blue Sea'' (1979) - Šjor Frane * '' Special Treatment'' (1980) - Direktorov otac * '' Petria's Wreath'' (1980) - Ljubiša * '' Who's Singin' Over There?'' (1980) - kondukter Krstić * '' Majstori, majstori'' (1980) - Stole * '' Do You Remember Dolly Bell?'' (1981) - Tetak * '' The Marathon Family'' (1982) - Milutin Topalović * '' The Smell of Quinces'' (1982) - Jozo * '' Twilight Time'' (1982) - Paško * '' Medeni mjesec'' (1983) - Drug Laza * '' Early Snow in Munich'' (1984) - Otac * '' When Father Was Away on Business'' (1985) - Dedo Muzamer * '' Life Is Beautiful'' (1985) - Kruščić, gazda kafane


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* 1926 births 1988 deaths Serbian male film actors Yugoslav male actors Male actors from Belgrade Golden Arena winners 20th-century Serbian male actors Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery {{Serbia-actor-stub