Ljubiša Samardžić
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-11-19 in Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
Died
2017-09-08
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.
Most Known For
Visa for the Future
as Milan Golijanin
Doctor Mladen
as Staniša
Hot Wind
as Borivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'
The Dream
as Mali
Zarki
as Janoš
Yugofilm
as Bora
The Battle of the Eagles
as Žare
The Awkward Age
as Jovo 'Skandal'
The Bombers
as Kovač
The Climber
as Ivan Stojanović
White Grass
Protest Album
as Paša
Where the Wild Boars Go
as Crni Rok
Uros the Stupid
as Uroš
Noon
as Ljubiša
The Morning
as Mladomir 'Mali'
Mad Summer
as Vice
Extramarital Travels
as Kapetan Tadić
The Train for Kraljevo
as Tole
Operation Belgrade
as Jasa (voice) (uncredited)