Ljubiša Samardžić

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 19, 1936 (88 years old)
Death date
Sep 08, 2017

Ljubiša Samardžić

Known For

Goose Feather
TV Show 2007

Goose Feather

TV series which serves as an extended version of the eponymous feature film.

Visa for the Future
0h 35m
TV Show 2002

Visa for the Future

One of the first post-Independence Bosnian sitcoms. Production started on June 22, 2001 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The final episode was filmed in Sarajevo on August 25, 2008 and aired in October. It eventually became one of the region's most popular sitcoms.

Policajac sa Petlovog brda
TV Show 1994

Policajac sa Petlovog brda

The adventures of a skillful Belgrade policeman who proves to be equally successful as a caring father.

The House by the Railway Tracks
1h 43m
Movie 1988

The House by the Railway Tracks

A Serbian family leaves the troubled Kosovo region after Albanians rape the daughter in front of her mother. When they leave their home after the assault, their family tombs are desecrated, and the move to northern Serbia is marked by rejection by the local people of their new community.

Extramarital Travels
1h 44m
Movie 1988

Extramarital Travels

Tugomir, a student, wants to write a dissertation on Love, but fails to complete it before being obligatory drafted in the army. There, he succumbs to paranoia that his girlfriend is cheating on him. He decides to cheat on her too.

Long Live Freedom
1h 33m
Movie 1987

Long Live Freedom

Old man Repovz recalls experiences of the WWII in an entertaining, comic way rather than tragic. A man breaks his arm to avoid being drafted; the other man shoots fire to scare enemy soldiers; love stories, as well as troubles with forced collectivization took place there. A partisan hero finds out that he lost her fiancee, but somewhat cheers up when his white horse comes back to him...

On the Road to Katanga
1h 46m
Movie 1987

On the Road to Katanga

Obsessed by the dreams of a comfortable life, son of a coal miner comes back to his native country with plans to sell his father's house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting of his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of the old and new love, the events in and around the mine, all put his obsession with Katanga on test.

Guardian Angel
1h 30m
Movie 1987

Guardian Angel

A journalist investigates the smuggling of gypsy children on the black market and tries to save a young boy.

Protest Album
1h 41m
Movie 1986

Protest Album

Events surrounding the life of a female pop star in which several men are involved as well. The story starts to develop when one of them kills her...

Part-Time Divorce
1h 35m
Movie 1986

Part-Time Divorce

While heading to Spain to spend their honeymoon there, Siniša and Svetlana find themselves at Montenegrin coast due to mistake made by travel agency. They get back disappointed to Belgrade, where new problems expect them: Svetlana applied for an apartment, but divorced mothers with children are those who have advantage. Svetlana and Siniša decide to divorce for a part-time period so they could trick the housing board and get an apartment.

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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