Igor Galo (born 5 December 1948) is former Yugoslav and Croatian actor, best known for his work in

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Biography

He was born on 5 December 1948 in

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in Croatian family. His father was Yugoslav army officer. After moving around Yugoslavia his family settled in

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where Galo completed gymnasium high school in 1967. He enrolled into the

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forestry and economics studies but quickly dropped out when he started his acting career in 1968. Over the years he appeared in over 60 cinematic and TV roles out of which at least 22 were lead role. Beyond the former Yugoslavia he appeared as Lieutenant Meyer in 1977

. In 2017, Igor Galo has signed the

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of the

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and

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.Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language
official website, retrieved on 2018-08-16.

Partial filmography

* ''

I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers ''I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers'' () is a 1968 Yugoslav/ Croatian comedy drama film directed by Krešo Golik. The film won the Golden Arena for Best Actress (Mia Oremović) and Golden Arena for Best Cinematography (Ivica Rajković) at t ...

'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

'' (1977) * ''

Operation Stadium ''Operation Stadium'' (Serbo-Croatian: ''Akcija stadion'') is a 1977 Croatian language, Croatian film directed by Dušan Vukotić. Cast * Igor Galo - Kruno * Franjo Majetić - Stric Luka * Zvonimir Črnko - Lujo Verdar * Božidar Alić - Ferko ...

'' (1977)

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* 1948 births Serbian male film actors Yugoslav male film actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Serbian male actors People from Ćuprija Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language Croats of Serbia {{Serbia-actor-stub