Severin Bijelić ( sr-cyrl, Северин Бијелић; 10 February 1921 – 28 July 1972) was a Serbian actor. He appeared in 77 films and television shows between 1949 and 1972. He starred in the 1967 film ''

The Rats Woke Up ''The Rats Woke Up'' () is a 1967 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Živojin Pavlović. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival where Pavlović won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Cast * Severin Bijelić as Lale ... ...

'', which won the

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director () is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition ...

at the

17th Berlin International Film Festival The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1967. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' Le Départ'' directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festi ...

. While he was young, he was also a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

goalkeeper, having played in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

with Belgrade side

FK BASK FK BASK TEK ( sr-Cyrl, ФК БАСК ТЕК) is a football club from Savski Venac, Belgrade, Serbia. It is one of the oldest clubs in Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian League Belgrade (3rd tier). BASK are the initials of ''Beog ...

. He was registered for BASK in February 1937 and played with BASK in the 1936–37 and 1938–39 making 10 league appearances. Before the start of the Second World War, he was the usual goalkeeper of the Yugoslav U-21 team, and in 1941 he moved to

FK Obilić Fudbalski klub Obilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Обилић) is a Serbian football club based in Vračar, a neighbourhood of Belgrade. It was named after medieval Serbs, Serbian hero Miloš Obilić, a legendary 14th-century ...

. In 1940 he was the goalkeeper of the first two games ever of the Yugoslav youth team. Both games were against Romania, the first played in Bucharest on 31 March, a 2–0 win, and second in Belgrade on 22 September, a 4–1 win. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Bijelić was sent to a labor camp in Bor with other detainees who were also professional footballers, such as Vladimir Pečenčić and Miodrag Savić from

SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija ( sr-Cyrl, Cпортски клуб Југославија), commonly known as Jugoslavija, was a Serbian football club based in Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Ju ...

and Laza Popović from

BSK Belgrade OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK Beograd Mozzart ...

. They formed a football team that played against local clubs. After the liberation of Yugoslavia, Bijelić became part of the newly formed

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

playing with them in the 1945–46 season.Red STar Belgrade 1945/46 squad
at fc-dynamo.ru

Selected filmography

* ''

Perfidy In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deceptive tactic where one side pretends to act in good faith, such as signaling a truce (e.g., raising a white flag), but does so with the deliberate intention of breaking that promise. The goal is t ...

'' (1953) * ''

Legends of Anika A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief. Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to: Narrative * A fictitious identity used in espionage Books, comic books, and theater * ''Legend'' (Gemmell novel), a 1 ...

'' (1953) * ''

Love and Fashion ''Love and Fashion'' (Serbo-Croatian: ''Ljubav i moda'', Serbian Cyrillic: ''Љубав и мода'') is a 1960 cult Yugoslav comedy film directed by Ljubomir Radičević. The film features actress Beba Lončar in her breakthrough role. Plot ...

'' (1960) * ''

'' (1967) * '' I Even Met Happy Gypsies'' (1967)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bijelic, Severin 1921 births 1972 deaths Footballers from Belgrade Male actors from Belgrade Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers FK BASK players FK Obilić players Red Star Belgrade footballers Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav male film actors Yugoslav male television actors 20th-century Serbian male actors