Person
Ljubiša Samardžić
Acting · 1936–2017 · Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
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
Visa for the Future
Milan Golijanin
Hot Wind
Borivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'
The Hornet
Profesor Lane Šekularac
Three Tickets to Hollywood
Limijer
Goose Feather
Marijin otac
Doctor Mladen
Staniša
Uros the Stupid
Uroš
Special Education
Cane
Operation Belgrade
Jasa (voice) (uncredited)
White Grass
1976
Filmography
- 2016Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of SoulHimself
- 2011The Scent of Rain in the BalkansDirector
- 2010Scent of Rain in the BalkansDirector
- 2008Waning MoonDeda
- 2007Black HorsesDeda
- 2007Goose FeatherMarijin otac
- 2004Goose FeatherMarijin otac
- 2003Yu
- 2003Bare GroundDirector
- 2003Pula ConfidentialHimself
- 2002Visa for the FutureMilan Golijanin
- 2001NatashaDirector
- 2000Sky HookDirector
- 1999From Every Man I Loved
- 1998WheelsVlasnik hotela
- 1998The HornetProfesor Lane Šekularac
- 1998Blues for SaraMilivoj
- 1997YugofilmBora
- 1995Premeditated MurderVidosav
- 1994The Awkward AgeJovo 'Skandal'
- 1993Say Why Have You Left Me?Rade
- 1993Three Tickets to HollywoodLimijer
- 1993Policajac sa Petlovog brda
- 1992The Policeman from Cock's HillBoško
- 1991The Little OneŽika Ajkula
- 1991A Night at My Mother's HouseSreten
- 1989Migrations IITrifun Isaković
- 1989PoltroonMiodrag Krtalić
- 1989Tempting the DevilPoštar Đoka
- 1989Uros the StupidUroš
- 1988The House by the Railway TracksStaniša
- 1988Extramarital TravelsKapetan Tadić
- 1987Long Live FreedomKomandant
- 1987And That You Call LuckBaca
- 1987On the Road to KatangaToša Palidrvce
- 1987Guardian AngelDragan
- 1986VolunteersKelner
- 1986Protest AlbumPaša
- 1986Part-Time DivorceSiniša Pantić
- 1985Hey Babu RibaGlenov otac
- 1985AnticasanovaStipe
- 1985Life Is BeautifulValentino
- 1985It Isn't Easy to Get Along with MenIvan Sekulović
- 1985Orchestra of One YouthhoodDragiša Kojić
- 1984Jaguar JumpBogdan
- 1984Watch Your StepProfesor Plavšić
- 1983Sugar WaterFotograf
- 1983The Timok RebellionLazar, učitelj
- 1983HoneymoonRajko
- 1982SavamalaLampas
- 1982The Death of Mr GoluzaGoluža
- 1982Two Halves of a HeartKerim, otac
- 1982My Part-Time DadSiniša Pantić
- 1981Visitors from the GalaxyToni
- 1981Broad Are the LeavesMarko
- 1981High VoltageIvo Goreta
- 1981Some Other WomanGvozden
- 1981The Train for KraljevoTole
- 1980The Adventures of Borivoje SurdilovicBorivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'
- 1980Part-Time WorkSiniša Pantić
- 1980Bosko BuhaMilun
- 1980Hot WindBorivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'
- 1979The Battle of the EaglesŽare
- 1978Boshko BuhaMilun
- 1978The TigerŠorga 'Tigar'
- 1978Aller retourSava
- 1978Arrive Before DaybreakKosta
- 1977Foolish YearsDr. Lazović
- 1977The Love Life of Budimir TrajkovićVojislav Trajković
- 1977Special EducationCane
- 1976White Grass
- 1975Wonderful Dust
- 1975A Naive PersonBuzga Miročki
- 1975Doctor MladenStaniša
- 1975Massacre at NoonKosta
- 1974Walter Defends SarajevoZis
- 1974A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa DonjaMačak
- 1973The BombersKovač
- 1973The Battle of SutjeskaStanojlo
- 1972Ninth Miracle on the EastTomislav Brodarac
- 1972Walter Defends SarajevoZis
- 1971In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its PainZilio
- 1971Where the Wild Boars GoCrni Rok
- 1970ZarkiJanoš
- 1970The CyclistsVitomir
- 1970I'm Poor But AngrySava Kekić
- 1970X + YY: Formel des BösenRed Mitchell
- 1969The Battle of NeretvaNovak
- 1968Operation BelgradeJasa (voice) (uncredited)
- 1968The Naked ManŠpiro
- 1968Out of Step
- 1968NoonLjubiša
- 1968Poor MariaVojislav
- 1967Boxers Go to HeavenReum
- 1967The MorningMladomir 'Mali'
- 1967The KnifeMarkov Pomoćnik
- 1967The Demolition SquadŠarac
- 1966The DreamMali
- 1966The ClimberIvan Stojanović
- 1966Eagles Fly EarlyNikoletina Bursać
- 1965Don't Come Back by the Same WayAbdul
- 1965InspectorBorivoje Jovanović
- 1965The GirlPartizan
- 1964Mad SummerVice
- 1963The Descent Upon DrvarMilan
- 1963DaysDragan
- 1962KozaraMitar
- 1962SuperfluousMikajlo
- 1962A Sand CastleSmoki
- 1961Scaffolding GamesGvardijan
- —Evening School
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