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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-19 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia

Ljubiša Samardžić

Biography:

​Ljubiša Samardžić (1936-2017), sometimes referred to as Smoki or Smoki Samardi, was a Serbian actor and director. Nowadays he is perhaps best known as Šurda in the Yugoslav TV series 'Vruć Vetar'. Born to the family of a coal miner, his acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected director Bojan Stupica. After graduating from the Belgrade Drama Arts Academy, he obtained a role in Igre na skelama (1961). Samardžić was a member of the Central Committee of Yugoslav Communist Party in late 1980s.

Known For

Acting

2016

2008

Waning Moon as Deda

2007

Black Horses as Deda
Goose Feather as Marijin otac

2004

Goose Feather as Marijin otac

2003

2002

Visa for the Future as Milan Golijanin

1999

1998

Wheels as Vlasnik hotela
The Hornet as Profesor Lane Šekularac
Blues for Sara as Milivoj

1997

Yugofilm as Bora

1995

1994

The Awkward Age as Jovo 'Skandal'

1993

1992

1991

The Little One as Žika Ajkula

1989

Poltroon as Miodrag Krtalić
Tempting the Devil as Poštar Đoka
Migrations II as Trifun Isaković

1988

Extramarital Travels as Kapetan Tadić

1987

Guardian Angel as Dragan
On the Road to Katanga as Toša Palidrvce
Long Live Freedom as Komandant

1986

Part-Time Divorce as Siniša Pantić
Volunteers as Kelner
Protest Album as Paša

1985

Life Is Beautiful as Valentino
Anticasanova as Stipe
Orchestra of One Youthhood as Dragiša Kojić
Hey Babu Riba as Glenov otac

1984

Watch Your Step as Profesor Plavšić
Jaguar Jump as Bogdan

1983

Honeymoon as Rajko
Sugar Water as Fotograf
The Timok Rebellion as Lazar, učitelj

1982

My Part-Time Dad as Siniša Pantić
Savamala as Lampas

1981

Some Other Woman as Gvozden
High Voltage as Ivo Goreta

1980

Part-Time Work as Siniša Pantić
The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic as Borivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'
Hot Wind as Borivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'

1979

1978

Boško Buha as Milun
The Tiger as Šorga 'Tigar'
Aller retour as Sava

1977

Foolish Years as Dr. Lazović

1976

1975

A Naive Person as Buzga Miročki
Doctor Mladen as Staniša

1974

1973

The Bombers as Kovač

1972

Ninth Miracle on the East as Tomislav Brodarac

1971

1970

I'm Poor But Angry as Sava Kekić
Zarki as Janoš
The Cyclists as Vitomir

1969

1968

Noon as Ljubiša
Poor Maria as Vojislav
The Naked Man as Špiro
Operation Belgrade as Jasa (voice) (uncredited)

1967

The Knife as Markov pomoćnik
The Morning as Mladomir 'Mali'

1966

The Climber as Ivan Stojanović
Eagles Fly Early as Nikoletina Bursać
The Dream as Mali

1965

The Girl as Partizan
Inspector as Borivoje Jovanović

1964

Mad Summer as Vice

1963

Days as Dragan

1962

Kozara as Mitar
Superfluous as Mikajlo
A Sand Castle as Smoki

1961

Scaffolding Games as Gvardijan

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Production

2007

Black Horses as Producer

2004

Goose Feather as Producer

2000

Sky Hook as Producer

Directing

2008

Waning Moon as Director

2007

Black Horses as Director
Konji vrani as Director
Goose Feather as Director

2004

Goose Feather as Director

2003

Bare Ground as Director

2001

Natasha as Director

2000

Sky Hook as Director

Creator

2007

Goose Feather as Creator