Ljubiša Samardžić
Acting·November 19, 1936·† September 8, 2017 — 80 years old·Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
Ljubiša Samardžić (1936-2017), sometimes referred to as Smoki or Smoki Samardi, was a Serbian actor and director. Nowadays he is perhaps best known as Šurda in the Yugoslav TV series 'Vruć Vetar'. Born to the family of a coal miner, his acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected director Bojan Stupica. After graduating from the Belgrade Drama Arts Academy, he obtained a role in Igre na skelama (1961). Samardžić was a member of the Central Committee of Yugoslav Communist Party in late 1980s.
Known For
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—Evening SchoolTV2016Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of SoulHimself2011The Scent of Rain in the BalkansDirector2010Scent of Rain in the BalkansTVDirector2008Waning MoonDeda · Director2007Black HorsesDeda · Producer · Director2007Goose FeatherTVMarijin otac · Director · Creator2004Goose FeatherMarijin otac · Director · Producer2003Yu2003Bare GroundDirector2003Pula ConfidentialHimself2002Visa for the FutureTVMilan Golijanin2001NatashaDirector2000Sky HookProducer · Director1999From Every Man I Loved1998WheelsVlasnik hotela1998The HornetProfesor Lane Šekularac1998Blues for SaraMilivoj1997YugofilmBora1995Premeditated MurderVidosav1994The Awkward AgeJovo 'Skandal'1993Say Why Have You Left Me?Rade1993Three Tickets to HollywoodLimijer1993Policajac sa Petlovog brdaTV1992The Policeman from Cock's HillBoško1991The Little OneŽika Ajkula1991A Night at My Mother's HouseSreten · Producer1989Migrations IITrifun Isaković1989PoltroonMiodrag Krtalić1989Tempting the DevilPoštar Đoka1989Uros the StupidUroš1988The House by the Railway TracksStaniša1988Extramarital TravelsKapetan Tadić1987Long Live FreedomKomandant1987And That You Call LuckTVBaca1987On the Road to KatangaToša Palidrvce1987Guardian AngelDragan1986VolunteersKelner1986Protest AlbumPaša1986Part-Time DivorceSiniša Pantić1985Hey Babu RibaGlenov otac1985AnticasanovaStipe1985Life Is BeautifulValentino1985It Isn't Easy to Get Along with MenIvan Sekulović1985Orchestra of One YouthhoodDragiša Kojić1984Jaguar JumpBogdan1984Watch Your StepProfesor Plavšić1983Sugar WaterFotograf1983The Timok RebellionLazar, učitelj1983HoneymoonRajko1982SavamalaLampas1982The Death of Mr GoluzaGoluža1982Two Halves of a HeartKerim, otac1982My Part-Time DadSiniša Pantić1981Visitors from the GalaxyToni1981Broad Are the LeavesMarko1981High VoltageIvo Goreta1981Some Other WomanGvozden1981The Train for KraljevoTole1980The Adventures of Borivoje SurdilovicBorivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'1980Part-Time WorkSiniša Pantić1980Bosko BuhaTVMilun1980Hot WindTVBorivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'1979The Battle of the EaglesŽare1978Boshko BuhaMilun1978The TigerŠorga 'Tigar'1978Aller retourSava1978Arrive Before DaybreakKosta1977Foolish YearsDr. Lazović1977The Love Life of Budimir TrajkovićVojislav Trajković1977Special EducationCane1976White Grass1975Wonderful Dust1975A Naive PersonBuzga Miročki1975Doctor MladenStaniša1975Massacre at NoonKosta1974Walter Defends SarajevoTVZis1974A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa DonjaMačak1973The BombersKovač1973The Battle of SutjeskaStanojlo1972Ninth Miracle on the EastTomislav Brodarac1972Walter Defends SarajevoZis1971In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its PainZilio1971Where the Wild Boars GoTVCrni Rok1970ZarkiJanoš1970The CyclistsVitomir1970I'm Poor But AngrySava Kekić1970X + YY: Formel des BösenRed Mitchell1969The Battle of NeretvaNovak1968Operation BelgradeJasa (voice) (uncredited)1968The Naked ManŠpiro1968Out of Step1968NoonLjubiša1968Poor MariaVojislav1967Boxers Go to HeavenReum1967The MorningMladomir 'Mali'1967The KnifeMarkov pomoćnik1967The Demolition SquadŠarac1966The DreamMali1966The ClimberIvan Stojanović1966Eagles Fly EarlyNikoletina Bursać1965Don't Come Back by the Same WayAbdul1965InspectorBorivoje Jovanović1965The GirlPartizan1964Mad SummerVice1963The Descent Upon DrvarMilan1963DaysDragan1962KozaraMitar1962SuperfluousMikajlo1962A Sand CastleSmoki1961Scaffolding GamesGvardijan