Radko Polič (18 August 1942 – 15 September 2022) was a Slovenian theatre, television and film actor.

Biography

Born in

Črnomelj Črnomelj (; in older sources also ''Černomelj'', ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 4.) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the ...

, Polič's family moved to

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in 1945 and then to

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in 1949 before returning to Slovenia and settling in

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in 1954. He started acting in the early 1960s and during his career spanning over four decades, he played in over 150 theatre and film productions. He starred in stage productions all around Slovenia and appeared in a number of Yugoslav feature films. Polič won numerous awards for his work, including the

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at the 1976

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and the Best Actor award at the

10th Moscow International Film Festival The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7–21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sov ...

for his role in

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's film ''Idealist'', and the

Prešeren Award The Prešeren Award (), also called the Grand Prešeren Award (), is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia. It is awarded each year by the Prešeren Fund () to two eminent Slovene art ...

for Life Achievement in 2007. Polič was a descendant of Serbs of White Carniola. He died on 15 September 2022, at the age of 80. The last movie he played in, ''

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'' by

Nevio Marasović Nevio Marasović (born 7 July 1983) is a Croatian film director, screenwriter, and a commercial director. Biography Marasović made his first feature film called ''The Computer Repairment'' at the age of sixteen. He graduated from high scho ...

, was released in 2023.

Selected filmography

*''

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'' (''Bitka na Neretvi'', 1969) *'' The Widowhood of Karolina Zasler'' (''Vdovstvo Karoline Žašler'', 1976) *''

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'' (1976) *''

Real Pests ''Real Pests'' () is a 1977 Slovenian comedy film by the writer and director Jože Bevc, starring Bert Sotlar, Dare Valič and Majda Potokar. The film was one of the most successful films in Slovenia, holding the domestic box office record for ...

'' (''To so gadi'', 1977) *'' Moment'' (1978) *'' Balkan Express'' (''Balkan Ekspres'', 1983) *'' In the Jaws of Life'' (''U raljama života'', 1984) *''

The End of the War ''The End of War'' () is a 1984 Yugoslav war film directed by Dragan Kresoja. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not ac ...

'' (''Kraj rata'', 1984) *''

Taiwan Canasta Taiwan Canasta () is a 1985 Yugoslav comedy-drama film directed by Goran Marković. Cast * Boris Komnenić - Sasa Belopoljanski * Neda Arnerić - Narcisa Vidmar * Radko Polič - Dusan Vidmar * Gordana Gadžić - Ivanka * Margita Stefanović - ...

'' (''Tajvanska kanasta'', 1985) *''

My Uncle's Legacy ''Život sa stricem'' (My Uncle's Legacy) is a 1988 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Krsto Papić, starring Davor Janjić, Alma Prica, Miodrag Krivokapić, Branislav Lečić, Anica Dobra and Ivo Gregurević. It is based on ''Okvir za mržnju ...

'' (''Život sa stricem'', 1988) *''

Silent Gunpowder ''Silent Gunpowder'' () is a 1990 Yugoslav war film directed by Bato Čengić, starring Mustafa Nadarević, Branislav Lečić, Fabijan Šovagović, Mira Furlan, Boro Stjepanović and Josip Pejaković. Plot Based on a novel by Branko Ćopi ...

'' (''Gluvi barut'', 1990) *''

Charuga ''Charuga'' (''Čaruga'') is a 1991 Yugoslav film directed by Rajko Grlić. Based on the novel by Ivan Kušan, it tells a true story about legendary Slavonian bandit Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga. During its premiere, ''Charuga'' was described a ...

'' (''Čaruga'', 1991) *'' Mathilde'' (2004) *''

Libertas Libertas (Latin for 'liberty' or 'freedom', ) is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty. She became a politicised figure in the late republic. She sometimes also appeared on coins from the imperial period, such as Galba's "Freedom ...

'' (2006) *'' Night Boats'' (''Noćni brodovi'', 2012)

References

External links

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Radko Polič profile
at the Slovene National Theatre website 1942 births 2022 deaths Slovenian people of Serbian descent Slovenian male stage actors Golden Arena winners Prešeren Award laureates Slovenian male television actors Slovenian male film actors 20th-century Slovenian male actors 21st-century Slovenian male actors People from Črnomelj Television people from Ljubljana {{Slovenia-actor-stub