Ljubiša Samardžić

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-19 (81 years old)

Deathday

2017-09-08

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.

Acting

1978

Boško Buha

as Milun

1962

Kozara

as Mitar

1978

The Tiger

as Šorga 'Tigar'

2007

2004

Goose Feather

as Marijin otac

1989

Poltroon

as Miodrag Krtalić

1962

Superfluous

as Mikajlo

1961

Scaffolding Games

as Gvardijan

1966

The Climber

as Ivan Stojanović

1966

Eagles Fly Early

as Nikoletina Bursać

1967

The Knife

as Markov pomoćnik

1980

Part-Time Work

as Siniša Pantić

1982

My Part-Time Dad

as Siniša Pantić

1986

Part-Time Divorce

as Siniša Pantić

1963

Days

as Dragan

1983

Honeymoon

as Rajko

1965

The Girl

as Partizan

1977

1970

I'm Poor But Angry

as Sava Kekić

1983

Sugar Water

as Fotograf

1962

1984

Watch Your Step

as Profesor Plavšić

1989

Tempting the Devil

as Poštar Đoka

1995

1968

Noon

as Ljubiša

1987

1986

Volunteers

as Kelner

1966

The Dream

as Mali

1997

Yugofilm

as Bora

1984

Jaguar Jump

as Bogdan

1967

The Morning

as Mladomir 'Mali'

1982

Savamala

as Lampas

1968

Poor Maria

as Vojislav

1987

On the Road to Katanga

as Toša Palidrvce

1994

The Awkward Age

as Jovo 'Skandal'

1985

Life Is Beautiful

as Valentino

1970

1981

1970

Zarki

as Janoš

1975

A Naive Person

as Buzga Miročki

1989

Migrations II

as Trifun Isaković

1973

The Bombers

as Kovač

1986

1981

High Voltage

as Ivo Goreta

1964

Mad Summer

as Vice

1985

Anticasanova

as Stipe

1968

The Naked Man

as Špiro

1988

Extramarital Travels

as Kapetan Tadić

1970

The Cyclists

as Vitomir

1975

Doctor Mladen

as Staniša

1998

Wheels

as Vlasnik hotela

1973

1998

The Hornet

as Profesor Lane Šekularac

1977

Foolish Years

as Dr. Lazović

1975

1968

Operation Belgrade

as Jasa (voice) (uncredited)

2008

1991

The Little One

as Žika Ajkula

1989

1980

The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic

as Borivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'

1985

Orchestra of One Youthhood

as Dragiša Kojić

1972

Ninth Miracle on the East

as Tomislav Brodarac

1978

1983

The Timok Rebellion

as Lazar, učitelj

1965

Inspector

as Borivoje Jovanović

1987

Long Live Freedom

as Komandant

1985

Hey Babu Riba

as Glenov otac

1998

Blues for Sara

as Milivoj

2003

2003

Production

2007

Black Horses

as Director

2007

Black Horses

as Producer

2000

Sky Hook

as Director

2000

Sky Hook

as Producer

2004

Goose Feather

as Director

2004

Goose Feather

as Producer

2001

Natasha

as Director

2008

Waning Moon

as Director

2003

Bare Ground

as Director

2007

Konji vrani

as Director

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