Zoran Radmilović

Born: 1933-05-11

Zoran Radmilović was a Serbian actor, beloved for some of the most memorable roles in the history of former Yugoslav cinema. He studied law, architecture and philology at the University of Belgrade, only to discover acting as his true calling. After graduating at Drama Arts Academy he joined Beogradsko dramsko pozorište (Belgrade Drama Theatre). In 1968 he joined Atelje 212 Theatre, where he became famous for his role of Kralj Ibi (King Ubu), during which he showed great improvisational ability. He preferred theatre to film and television, but he nevertheless managed to give memorable performances. International audiences know him best for his role in 1971 cult film WR: Mysteries of the Organism. Audiences in former Yugoslavia know him best for his roles of Bili Piton in 1982 cult comedy The Marathon Family and Radovan Treći in Dušan Kovačević's play with the same name Radovan Treći (Radovan III). One of his last roles was in 1985 film When Father Was Away on Business, in which he appeared together with Slobodan Aligrudić. He died shortly after the film won Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and Aligrudić died shortly after him, leading many film critics of former Yugoslavia to state that "heaven had received a huge boost".


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When Father Was Away on Business

as Brko Pilot
Released: 1985-01-15

Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very...

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WR: Mysteries of the Organism

as Radmilović
Released: 1971-05-10

What does the energy harnessed through orgasm have to do with the state of communist Yugoslavia...

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The Marathon Family

as Bili Piton
Released: 1982-03-04

The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old...

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Sixth Gear

as Života Govedarević
Released: 1981-07-03

Dealing with his customers with open heart, a car mechanic named Života goes through many...

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Handymen, Handymen

as Sava
Released: 1980-10-27

The staff of elementary school prepare the retirement party for their cleaning woman. The...

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More Than a Game

as Miša Šljivić
Released: 1976-03-20

Popular TV series has been reedited into a theatrical film with additional material that has not...

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Uncle Vanya

as Ivan 'Vanja' Vojnički, Marijin sin
Released: 1970-06-10

A retired professor returns to his estate with his beautiful young wife Yelena. The estate...

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March on the River Drina

as Petrović, kockar
Released: 1964-07-17

A Serbian artillery battery of the Combined Division makes a forced march to the Cer Mountain in...

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Happy Family

as Ujak
Released: 1980-02-27

Lively, modern comedy around the escapades and relationships of a well-to-do family.

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Ward Six

as Ivan Dmitrič Gromov
Released: 1978-01-01

A doctor from provincial town in Tsardom of Russia meets his former student in Ward 6, where the...

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The Damned Yard

as Latifaga 'Karađoz', upravnik Avlije
Released: 1984-12-17

Bosnian Franciscan monk is put into an infamous prison in Istanbul. There he witnesses the sad...

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Strange Girl

as Peđa
Released: 1962-02-17

Minja, a 19-year-old girl leaves her provincial town after her affair with the professor of...

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Sugar Water

as Dr Dragović
Released: 1983-12-18

Unsatisfied with her looks and lack of sexual experience, a girl nicknamed Tomboy decides to...

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The Last Oasis

as Narrator
Released: 1983-01-01

A documentary which takes artistic approach in presenting the untouched environment between the...

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Clay Pigeon

as Predrag
Released: 1966-07-17

The martyrdom of two workers who fall into the hands of the Gestapo during the occupation of...

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Holding the Air

as Svetlanin stric
Released: 1985-06-07

The story of a war-orphan, who remembers first post-war days, his stay in Home for war-orphans,...

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Radovan the Third

as Radovan III
Released: 1983-03-25

A war between two families, who live in the same building.

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Death Fury

as Načelnik opštine
Released: 1975-01-01

A woman who killed her husband by accident comes out of prison after sixteen years to meet with...

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One Hell of an Actor

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2021-11-01

Friends and colleagues talk about the life and work of Zoran Radmilovic (1933-1985), one of the...

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The Great Day

as Boško
Released: 1969-07-24

Tragi-comedy about a man who, overnight, becomes rich by winning a lottery.

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Frame for the Picture of My Beloved One

as Nikola
Released: 1968-01-01

Five boys befriend a young loner who becomes their teacher of the adult world.

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The Grump

as uncredited
Released: 1976-07-09

The man who was fighting fire is being forcibly sent to seaside hotel to recover, where he...

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Stardust

as Marko
Released: 1976-06-11

A comedy about divorce, Balkan style. Marko and Jelena are separating from their spouses so that...

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Ward Six

as Ivan Dmitrič Gromov
Released: 1973-01-01

A study of the mental breakdown of a doctor in a remote rural village. He believes himself...

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The Bitter Part of River

as Doktor
Released: 1965-07-15

While trying to push away a little boy who keeps coming near his cottage at the river, a...

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Broad Are the Leaves

as Milan
Released: 1981-04-02

The action takes place in 1943 and today, and a Partisan school in Srem is in the center of...

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What a Day!

as Strogi komšija
Released: 1979-11-26

Zoran leads a quiet family life with his wife, a primary school teacher Ana, their son, and...

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Hotshot

as Čika Dača
Released: 1986-07-25

A story of a young man from the suburb, who gets his experience on the street and in bars. His...

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Looking Into the Night

as Ivan (segment "Koma")
Released: 1978-03-09

The common motif of two stories is love and death. In the first story, a drama of love and...

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Burning

as Fra Grga
Released: 1979-01-01

Small village farmers grow tobacco which they are forced to sell to the government for...

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Radio Whirlwind Calls Andjelija

as Inženjer
Released: 1979-01-01

The phenomenon of tourism arrives to a remote village. A married couple sells their property to...

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The Wooden Coffin of Thomas Wolfe

as Jakov
Released: 1974-10-26

Two characters spend days in over-questioning themselves and arguing about the first and last...

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The Real State of Affairs

as Milan, novinar
Released: 1964-01-01

A young married man goes into the army and when he comes back finds out that his wife has gone...

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More Than a Game

as Mihajlo 'Miša' Šljivić
First aired: 1974-04-17

The story follows a ten-year period before WW2 in a fictional town of Gradina, Serbia and its...

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Stories from the Workshop

as Života Govedarević
First aired: 1982-01-06

Dealing with his customers with an open heart a car mechanic named Života goes through many...

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Svetozar Markovic

as Ilija Garašanin
First aired:

A biopic of an influential Serbian political activist, literary critic and philosopher. Svetozar...

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Stories from the Factory

as Dr. Pjevalica
First aired: 1985-09-22

Works and private lives of 800 female employees in the textile factory named "Star".

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Skins

as Advokat dr. Zacic
First aired: 1982-11-14

Very popular TV series describing life in the Bosnian small town called Stavnik at the time of...

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