Acting
Ljubiša Samardžić
Also Known As: Ljubisa Samardzic, Љубиша Самарџић, Smoki Samardi
Birth Date
November 19, 1936
Death Date
September 8, 2017
(passed away at 80)
Place of Birth
Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
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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.
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Visa for the Future
Milan Golijanin
2002 • 251 episodes
Hot Wind
Borivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'
1980 • 10 episodes
The Battle of Neretva
Novak
1969
Walter Defends Sarajevo
Zis
1972
Goose Feather
Marijin otac
2007 • 13 episodes
The Battle of the Eagles
Žare
1979
The Battle of Sutjeska
Stanojlo
1973
White Grass
1976
Noon
Ljubiša
1968
Evening School
— • 1 episode
Zarki
Janoš
1970
The Morning
Mladomir 'Mali'
1967
The Knife
Markov Pomoćnik
1967
The Climber
Ivan Stojanović
1966
Doctor Mladen
Staniša
1975
The Hornet
Profesor Lane Šekularac
1998
Where the Wild Boars Go
Crni Rok
1971 • 10 episodes
Three Tickets to Hollywood
Limijer
1993
The Girl
Partizan
1965
The Love Life of Budimir Trajković
Vojislav Trajković
1977