Velimir "Bata" Živojinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велимир "Бата" Живојиновић; 5 June 1933 – 22 May 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than 340 films and TV series, and is regarded as one of the best actors in

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Early life

Živojinović (nicknamed ''Bata'') was born in the village of Koraćica under the

Kosmaj Kosmaj (Serbian Cyrillic: Космај, ) is a mountain south of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. With an elevation of 626 meters, it is the highest point of the entire Belgrade City area and is nicknamed one of two "Belgrade mountains" (the othe ...

mountain near

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, at the time

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(now Serbia). His father, Dragoljub, was an

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and his mother Tiosava was a housewife. He had two sisters, Stanka and Nada, and grew up in a

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household. A conflict between Dragoljub and the

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during

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forced the family to move to

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. The family lived in Crveni Krst. Young Bata often went with his friends to the cinema, which sparked his interest in acting. Loitering around the "20th October" cinema, he watched AKUD Branko Krsmanović, a Belgrade troupe, through the window for several days until he was welcomed inside. There he befriended

Soja Jovanović Sofija "Soja" Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Соја Јовановић, ; 1 February 1922 – 22 April 2002) was the first Serbian and Yugoslav female film director, noted for her work in theater, TV and film productions. Biography After studying ...

, instrumental in the developing of Bata's love for acting,

Rade Marković Radomir "Rade" Marković ( sr-cyr, Радомир Раде Марковић; 14 October 1921 – 10 September 2010) was a Serbian actor. He performed in more than ninety films. He was married to actress Olivera Marković from 1945 until they div ...

Olivera Marković Olivera Marković (née Đorđević; sr-cyr, Оливера Марковић; 3 May 1925 – 2 July 2011) was a Serbian actress. She appeared in 170 films and television shows between 1946 and 2005. She won the Golden Arena for Best Actress in ...

, Mića Tomić, and

Bata Paskaljević Mihajlo "Bata" Paskaljević ( sr-cyr, Михајло "Бата" Паскаљевић; 14 January 1923 – 26 January 2004) was a Serbian stage, film, and television actor, permanent member of the Belgrade Drama Theatre since 1950. ...

. After graduating from acting schools in

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and

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, he enrolled at the Drama Academy in Belgrade.

Career

Živojinović preferred acting in theatre to acting on screen, and made his screen debut in the 1955 film ''Pesma sa Kumbare''. He played both heroes and villains and switched between leading and supporting roles. The zenith of his popularity came with World War II-themed Partisan films in the 1970s. One of his best known films from that period was ''

Walter Defends Sarajevo ''Walter Defends Sarajevo'' (; ) is a 1972 Yugoslav partisan film, directed by Hajrudin Krvavac and starring Bata Živojinović, Ljubiša Samardžić and Rade Marković. The film centres around a mysterious figure named 'Walter', who is activel ...

'' (Valter brani Sarajevo), which gained major success and cult following in

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Politics

In 1990 he was elected for the Serbian Parliament, as a member of the

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. He was a candidate in the September–October 2002 presidential election, receiving 3.27% of the popular vote.

Illness and death

Živojinović had a heart attack in October 2006 and suffered from

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in his right foot for about three years afterwards. Doctors initially wanted to amputate the limb, but he traveled to

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, where his daughter lives, and within the 25 days that he spent being treated there, was cured of the gangrene by Doctor Montekin, who has also treated

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. On 4 July 2012 he suffered a severe stroke and was transported to a hospital specializing in

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s called ''Sveti Sava'' in Belgrade. He was treated in the

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and was reported to be in critical condition. Reports also stated that after the stroke he was in a coma for two days. He remained in critical condition in the hospital for about three weeks. After treatment for the stroke, he was discharged from the hospital, but reported to not be able to walk without assistance and that it was difficult for him to speak. On 6 May 2016, after being transferred from Sveti Sava hospital to "KBC Dedinje", he was subject of an emergency surgery which, in order to stop his gangrene, resulted in a leg amputation. He died on 22 May 2016 in Belgrade.

Personal life

Živojinović was married to Julijana "Lula" since 1960. They had a daughter, Jelena, and son, Miljko, and six grandchildren. His wife died on December 20, 2019 aged 80. Živojinović was a close friend with Croatian actor

Boris Dvornik Boris Dvornik (; 16 April 1939 – 24 March 2008) was a Croatian actor. Biography Born in Split to the family of a carpenter, Dvornik discovered acting talent at an early age, while performing in children's plays. After studying to become an e ...

until the

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. In 1991 the two renounced each other in a series of open letters, which was a gesture often seen as symbolic of the

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. In 2004 it was reported that the two men tried to reconcile. In 2006, the two men publicly reconciled on TV via a video link between

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and

. The actor said that "In the last few years there hasn't been hatred between us", and Dvornik completed the sentence "only a misunderstanding".

Awards and honours

Živojinović was awarded

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at the

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, the most prestigious film award in the SFR Yugoslavia, three times: in 1965, 1967 and 1972. He won the award for Best Actor at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979 for his role in ''

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''. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the

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. He was the recipient of the October Award of the City of Belgrade in 1972, and the 7th July Award of Serbia in 1981. In August 1993, he was awarded Life Achievement Award "Slavica". In 2016 he received the life achievement award ''Beogradski pobednik'' (Belgrade Victor).

Selected filmography

* ''Pesma sa Kumbare'' (1955) - Velja iz Belog Potoka * ''Klisura'' (1956) - Ajkin brat ... drvoseca * ''Poslednji kolosek'' (1956) - Sofer * ''Cipelice na asfaltu'' (1958) - Mladic (uncredited) * ''Subotom uvece'' (1957) - (segment "Doktor") * ''Mali covek'' (1957) - Mladic na zabavi * ''Rafal u nebo'' (1958) - Cetnik koljac * ''Te noci'' (1958) - Pijani slikar * ''

Dubrowsky ''Dubrowsky'' ( it, Il vendicatore) is a 1959 Italian - Yugoslav historical drama film directed by William Dieterle. It is based on the posthumously published 1841 novel '' Dubrovsky'' by Alexander Pushkin. Plot Russia in 1831: two families, ...

'' (1959) - Russian Soldier * '' Train Without a Timetable'' (1959) - Duje * ''Vetar je stao pred zoru'' (1959) - Agent policije * ''Dilizansa snova'' (1960) - Vasilije * '' Atomic War Bride'' (1960) * ''

Signal Over the City ''Signal Over the City'' ( sh, italic=yes, Signali nad gradom) is a 1960 Yugoslav film directed by Žika Mitrović. It is based on a screenplay by Slavko Goldstein. Plot In Karlovac in 1941, Tomo, a member of the Partisan headquarters, and Per ...

'' (1960) - Toso * ''Uzavreli grad'' (1961) - Monter Luka * ''Pesma'' (1961) - Djordje * ''Dr'' (1962) - Dr. Milorad Cvijovic * '' Kozara'' (1962) - Sorga * ''Krst Rakoc'' (1962) - Beli * '' Double Circle'' (1963) - Pavle * ''Radopolje'' (1963) - Bozina * '' Thundering Mountains'' (1963) - Porucnik Kostic * ''Zemljaci'' (1963) - Jole * ''Muskarci'' (1963) - Lale * ''Covek iz hrastove sume'' (1964) - Profesor * ''Put oko sveta'' (1964) - Sava Cvetkovic * ''Narodni poslanik'' (1964) - Ivkovic * ''Dobra kob'' (1964) - Marko * ''

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'' (1965) - Milos Bojanic * ''Laznivka'' (1965) - Bonivan * '' Flaming Frontier'' (1965) - Jim Potter * ''Neprijatelj'' (1965) - Slobodan Antic * '' Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun'' (1966) - Mornar * ''Pre rata'' (1966) - G. Novakovic * '' The Dream'' (1966) - Lazar * ''Povratak'' (1966) - Al Kapone * ''Glineni golub'' (1966) - Kosta * '' I Even Met Happy Gypsies (Skupljači perja)'' (1967) - Mirta * ''Noz'' (1967) - Islednik Marko * ''Praznik'' (1967) - Major * ''

The Birch Tree ''The Birch Tree'' ( hr, Breza) is a 1967 Yugoslav film directed by Ante Babaja. The film won two Golden Arena awards at the 1967 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards, including Best Cinematography (Tomislav Pinter) and Best Ac ...

'' (1967) - Marko Labudan * (1967) - Djino * ''Diverzanti'' (1967) - Korcagin * ''Brat doktora Homera'' (1968) - Simon Petrovic * ''Visnja na Tasmajdanu'' (1968) - Profesor * ''Uzrok smrti ne pominjati'' (1968) - Mitar Velimirovic * ''Bekstva'' (1968) - Viktor * ''Operacija Beograd'' (1968) - Pukovnik Vili Fuks * ''

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'' (1968) - Ispovednik * ''Ima ljubavi, nema ljubavi'' (1968) * ''Oseka'' (1969) - Kum * '' The Bridge'' (1969) - Tigar * ''

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'' (1969) - Stole * ''Krvava bajka'' (1969) - Marisav Petrovic * ''Zarki'' (1970) * ''Moja luda glava'' (1971) - Andrija * ''Dorucak sa djavolom'' (1971) - Bogoljub - Bata Radulaski * ''Opklada'' (1971) * ''Zvezde su oci ratnika'' (1972) - Ucitelj Mladen * ''

'' (1972) - Valter * ''I Bog stvori kafansku pevacicu'' (1972) - Ratomir Jovanic - Ratko * ''

Traces of a Black Haired Girl ''Traces of a Black Haired Girl'' ( sh, Tragovi crne devojke) is a 1972 Yugoslav film directed by Zdravko Randić. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Pavle Vujisic - Paja * Boris Dvornik Boris Dvornik ( ...

'' (1972) - Sinter * '' The Master and Margaret'' (1972) - Korovjev * '' The Battle of Sutjeska'' (1973) - Nikola * ''Bombasi'' (1973) - Djoka * ''Mirko i Slavko'' (1973) - Komandant * '' The Dervish and Death'' (1974) - Muselim * ''Kosava'' (1974) - Beli * ''

Hell River ''Hell River'', also known as ''Partisans'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Partizani, separator=" / ", Партизани) and ''The Last Guerilla'', is a 1974 Yugoslav partisan film starring Rod Taylor as a Yugoslav raised in America who returns home to fight ...

'' (1974) - Braka * ''Crveni udar'' (1974) - Ico * ''Povest o dobrih ljudeh'' (1975) - Peter Kostrca * ''Crvena zemlja'' (1975) - Muzikant * '' Anno Domini 1573'' (1975) - Ilija Gregorić * ''Naivko'' (1975) - Zile Akademac * ''

Beach Guard in Winter ''Beach Guard in Winter'' ( sh, Čuvar plaže u zimskom periodu) is a 1976 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Paskaljević. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Irfan Mensur as Dragan Pasanović * Gordana Kosan ...

'' (1976) - Ljubicin otac * ''Vrhovi Zelengore'' (1976) - Boro * ''Povratak otpisanih'' (1976) - Cetnicki oficir * ''Gruppenbild mit Dame'' (1977) - Bogakov * '' Group Portrait with a Lady'' (1977) - Bogakov * ''Ljubavni zivot Budimira Trajkovica'' (1977) - Vozac GSP-a * ''Bestije'' (1977) - Bute * ''Hajka'' (1977) - Vojvoda Juzbasic * ''

The Dog Who Loved Trains ''The Dog Who Loved Trains'' ( sh, Pas koji je voleo vozove), is a 1977 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Paskaljević. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival in 1978. The plot revolves arou ...

'' (1977) - Kauboj * ''Foolish Years'' (1977) - Dr. Nedeljkovic * ''Nije nego'' (1978) - Profesor matematike Herceg * ''Stici pre svitanja'' (1978) - Obren * ''

'' (1978) - Arsen * '' The Tiger'' (1978) - Direktor * ''Radio Vihor zove Andjeliju'' (1979) - Petrinja * ''Drugarcine'' (1979) - Kosta * ''Usijanje'' (1979) - Zandarm * ''Partizanska eskadrila'' (1979) - Vuk * ''Pozorisna veza'' (1980) - Milan, visi inspektor * '' Special Treatment'' (1980) - Direktor * ''Rad na odredjeno vreme'' (1980) - Milutin * ''Snovi, zivot, smrt Filipa Filipovica'' (1980) * ''Erogena zona'' (1981) - Pera 'Zver' * ''Crveniot konj'' (1981) - Boris Tusev * ''

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'' (1981) - Cukic * ''Dorotej'' (1981) - Dadara * ''Sesta brzina'' (1981) - Svetolik Trpkovic 'Pufta' * '' The Fall of Italy'' (1981) - Grgo Kusturin * ''Sok od sljiva'' (1981) - Uca * ''Lov u mutnom'' (1981) - Paja 'Glavonja' * ''Laf u srcu'' (1981) - Doktor * '' The Promising Boy'' (1981) - Masin otac * ''Idemo dalje'' (1982) - Sopenhauer * ''13. jul'' (1982) - Stevanov otac * ''Progon'' (1982) - Domacin Joca * (1982) - Dr. Dusan Arandjelovic * ''Moj tata na odredjeno vreme'' (1982) - Milutin Rakocevic * '' Balkan Express'' (1983) - Stojcic * ''Kakav deda takav unuk'' (1983) - Dr. Nedeljkovic * ''Stepenice za nebo'' (1983) - Komsija * ''Halo taxi'' (1983) - Suger * ''Jos ovaj put'' (1983) - Dzek * ''Igmanski mars'' (1983) - Badza * ''

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'' (1983) - Kosta * ''Timocka buna'' (1983) - Kapetan Sibin * ''Idi mi, dodji mi'' (1983) - Dr. Nedeljkovic * ''Secerna vodica'' (1983) - Major Djuric * ''Pejzazi u magli'' (1984) - Ivanov otac * ''Maturanti (Pazi sta radis)'' (1984) - Funkcioner * ''

Unseen Wonder ''Unseen Wonder'' ( sr, Чудо невиђено, translit. Čudo neviđeno) is a 1984 Yugoslav comedy film directed by Živko Nikolić. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Cas ...

'' (1984) - Otac Makarije * '' In the Jaws of Life'' (1984) - Trokrilni * ''Sta je s tobom, Nina'' (1984) - Miloje * ''Opasni trag'' (1984) - Inspektor Kosta Markovic * '' Balkan Spy'' (1984) - Palacinkar * ''

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'' (1984) - Bajo Lazarević * '' Mala pljačka vlaka'' (1984) - Todor Strasni * '' No problem'' (1984) - Brenin Menadzer * ''Groznica ljubavi'' (1984) - Jordan Cvetkovic * ''Cao inspektore'' (1985) - Boki * ''Nije lako sa muskarcima'' (1985) - Milos * ''I to ce proci'' (1985) - Kapetan Mika * ''Ada'' (1985) - Mladen * ''Zivot je lep'' (1985) - Visoko pozicionirani drug * ''Drzanje za vazduh'' (1986) - Buzdovan * ''Debeli i mrsavi'' (1986) - Aco Popara - Zver * ''Sest dana juna'' (1986) - Pilot 1 * ''Zikina dinastija'' (1986) - Dr. Nedeljkovic * ''U zatvoru'' (1986) - Upravnik * '' The Promised Land'' (1986) - Markan, predsjednik zadruge * ''Osveta'' (1986) - Milivoje Pekar * ''Sekula i njegove zene'' (1986) - Ceda * (1986) - Marko Mrgud * ''Druga Zikina dinastija'' (1986) - Dr. Nedeljkovic * ''Majstor i Sampita'' (1986) - Jova * ''Razvod na odredjeno vreme'' (1986) - Milutin Rakocevic * ''Miss'' (1986) - Kokos * ''Dobrovoljci'' (1986) - Vatrogasac * '' Days to Remember'' (1987) - Onkel Savo * ''

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'' (1987) - Skoblar * ''Lutalica'' (1987) - Gazda Daca * ''

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'' (1987) - Preiskovalni * ''

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'' (1987-1989, part 1, 2) - Komandir Milanovic * '' Vuk Karadžić'' (1987-1988, TV Series) - Jakov Nenadovic * ''

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'' (1987-1991, TV Series) - Aleksandar 'Macola' Kostic * ''Vanbracna putovanja'' (1988) - Gerasim Miletic * ''Vikend na mrtovci'' (1988) - Generalen direktor * ''Tajna manastirske rakije'' (1988) - Abdullah the Great * ''Tesna koza 3'' (1988) - Sotir Milivojevic * ''Sulude godine'' (1988) - Dr. Nedeljkovic / Dr Smiljanic * ''Spijun na stiklama'' (1988) - Ruzic * ''Ransom'' (1988) * (1988) - Gospodin Mihailo * ''Balkan ekspres 2'' (1989) - Stojko * ''Atoski vrtovi - preobrazenje'' (1989) - Komesar * ''

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'' (1989, TV Mini-Series) - Jewish Partisan Leader * '' The Fall of Rock and Roll'' (1989) - Krsta Klatic-Klaja * ''Vampiri su medju nama'' (1989) - Boki * ''

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'' (1989) - Srbin Hamza * ''Sex-partijski neprijatelj br. 1'' (1991) - Ciganin Sekula * '' Aliens are to Blame for Everything'' (1991) - Boki * (1991) - Ceda * ''

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'' (1991) - Inspektor Felini * ''

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'' (1991) - Vujic * ''Bracna putovanja'' (1991) - Gerasim Miletic * ''Prokleta je Amerika'' (1992) - Kamiondzija Radovan * ''Velika frka'' (1992) - Sima * ''

Dama koja ubija ''Lady Killer'' ( Serbo-Croatian: ''Дама која убија/Dama koja ubija'') is a 1992 Yugoslavian film directed by Zoran Calic. Plot Boki and Pajko, two police officers, embark on a mission to apprehend arms smugglers. To their disma ...

'' (1992) - Boki * '' Three Tickets to Hollywood'' (1993) - Mrgud * ''Pun mesec nad Beogradom'' (1993) - Aleksin otac * ''Slatko od snova'' (1994) - Baks * '' The End of Obrenović Dynasty'' (1995, TV Series) - Aleksa Novakovic * ''Tamna je noc'' (1995) - Komandant policijskog odreda * ''Treca sreca'' (1995) - Ujka Zivota * ''

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'' (1996) - Gvozden * ''Dovidjenja u Cikagu'' (1996) - Boki * ''Balkanska pravila'' (1997) - Sef * ''Ptice koje ne polete'' (1997) - Lugar Zdravko * ''

The Wounds ''The Wounds'' ( sr, Ране, translit=Rane) is a 1998 Serbian drama film written and directed by Srđan Dragojević. It depicts the violent lives of two boys in Belgrade as they aspire to make names for themselves in the city's underworld. Th ...

'' (1998) - Covek na tenku * ''Kupi mi Eliota'' (1998) - Adam Tabakera * '' Barking at the Stars'' (1998) - Bozovic * ''

Cabaret Balkan ''Cabaret Balkan'' is a 1998 Serbian film directed by Goran Paskaljević starring Miki Manojlović and Nebojša Glogovac. Its original Serbian language title is ''Буре барута'' (''Bure baruta'') which means ''Powder Keg''. It was releas ...

'' (1998) - The Bosnian Serb Father, the Bus Driver * '' The Dagger'' (1999) - Nicifor Jugovic * ''

The White Suit ''The White Suit'' () is a 1999 Serbian language film directed by Lazar Ristovski. It was a co-production between the United Kingdom and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was Yugoslavia's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 7 ...

'' (1999) - Gospodin * ''Ranjena zemlja'' (1999) - Aleksic * '' Shadows of Memories'' (2000) - Ljuba Radovanovic * '' War Live'' (2000) - Tatula * ''Seljaci'' (2001) - Jeremija * ''Sve je za ljude'' (2001) - Jeremija * '' Frozen Stiff'' (2002) - Stanislav * ''Amir'' (2002) - Amirjev oce * '' Ivkova Slava'' (2005) - Mirko * '' Made in YU'' (2005) - Farfar * ''Princ od papira'' (2007) - Opasni cica * '' The Sisters'' (2011, TV Movie) - Deda Rade * '' My Beautiful Country'' (2012) - Special Guest * ''Led'' (2012) - Deda Zivotije

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