Ljubiša Samardžić
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.
Filmography
Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of Soul
2016
as Himself
Waning Moon
2008
as Deda
Black Horses
2007
as Deda
Goose Feather
2004
as Marijin otac
Yu
2003
Pula Confidential
2003
as Himself
From Every Man I Loved
1999
Wheels
1998
as Vlasnik hotela
The Hornet
1998
as Profesor Lane Šekularac
Blues for Sara
1998
as Milivoj
Yugofilm
1997
as Bora
Premeditated Murder
1995
as Vidosav
The Awkward Age
1994
as Jovo 'Skandal'
Say Why Have You Left Me?
1993
as Rade
Three Tickets to Hollywood
1993
as Limijer
The Policeman from Cock's Hill
1992
as Boško
The Little One
1991
as Žika Ajkula
A Night at My Mother's House
1991
as Sreten
Migrations II
1989
as Trifun Isaković
Poltroon
1989
as Miodrag Krtalić
Tempting the Devil
1989
as Poštar Đoka
Uros the Stupid
1989
as Uroš
The House by the Railway Tracks
1988
as Staniša
Extramarital Travels
1988
as Kapetan Tadić