Đorđe "Đoko" Rosić (, sr-Cyrl, Ђоко Росић; 28 February 1932 – 21 February 2014) was a

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n actor who was also well known in

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Biography

Early Life, Education and Career

Rosić was born in

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(today in western Serbia) to a

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father and a Bulgarian mother. At age 19 in 1951, he emigrated to Bulgaria for political reasons. He graduated from what is today the

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in 1957. He worked as a

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journalist for 17 years, after first being invited to work in radio because of his deep voice. Rosić shot his first film in 1963. From that time until his death in 2014 he appeared in over 110 movies, mostly Bulgarian productions, but also a large number of Hungarian films.

Personal Life

He was married two times. First wife - Zanka Alexandrova. Second wife Liliana Lazarova. His only child is the Bulgarian drama actress Irina Rosic, but he also had a step son from his second wife's first marriage - Stoyan Kolev. Rosic has two grandsons - Valentin Hristov, George Sabev and two step granddaughters Maria Koleva, Plamena Koleva. He also has one great-grandson Branimir Hristov (Branko) and a great granddaughter Jovana Hristova.

Death

Rosić died on 21 February 2014 from complications after a brain tumor surgery. He was 81.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosic, Doko Bulgarian male film actors Serbian emigrants to Bulgaria 1932 births 2014 deaths Serbian male film actors People from Krupanj Yugoslav emigrants to Bulgaria Serbian people of Bulgarian descent Bulgarian people of Serbian descent