Bata Živojinović
Velimir "Bata" Živojinović (born June 5, 1933 in Koraćica am Kosmaj , Kingdom of Yugoslavia ; † May 22, 2016 in Belgrade ) was a Serbian actor and cabaret artist well known in the former Yugoslavia .
Life
From the age of 15 Živojinović worked as an actor. Sometimes he worked as an extra in an academic theater in Belgrade. First, he trained at the “Middle Acting Schools” in Novi Sad and Niš . After two consecutive failed entrance exams to the Belgrade Theater Academy, he passed the exam in 1954.
In the Belgrade Drama Theater he then took on every role that was offered to him, including women's roles or roles of colored people. At that time, Živojinović played over 300 performances a year. Later he was drawn to the film industry.
He got his first film role in 1955 in the film by director Novaković "Pesma sa Kumbare" and stopped acting. For the film "Tren" from 1978 he received an award in Moscow.
His most successful films up to this point were those from the collaboration with the director Petrović. At that time in the Balkans the highest award for an actor was the "Zlatna Arena" at the film festival in Pula , which he received five times.
He played up to ten roles a year and also financed his own projects; He only turned down roles when he was overworked. Živojinović was temporarily president of the Brotherhood of Serbian Actors and also took over fixed roles in planned television series and soaps. He played either the main role or an important supporting role.
Since 2007 he has been less active and has only taken on less strenuous roles. For his life's work he received the honorary award “Sedmojulska nagrada” (“Award of July 7th”).
A quote from him: “Don't keep asking me which of my films is my favorite! I haven't seen any of my films yet. "
Notoriety
Bata Živojinović is best known for his roles in partisan films. In Germany he played a supporting role in the film The Battle of the Neretva . In total, he played in about 260 films. The film "Walter defends Sarajevo" ("Valter brani Sarajevo"), in which he plays the leading role, has been broadcast in the People's Republic of China since the 1970s. “Walters” distinctive sayings enjoy the status in China that the sayings of the “ Terminator ” ( Arnold Schwarzenegger ) have in the USA , Germany and Austria . His image adorns the “ Valter ” beer brand in China .
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: Little shoes on the asphalt
- 1962: Doctor (Dr.)
- 1963: Men (Muskarci)
- 1965: Three (Tri)
- 1965: The Enemy (Sovraznik)
- 1965: The Liar (Lazljivica)
- 1965: Old Surehand 1st part
- 1966: Men in Night and Flames (Diverzanti)
- 1966: Clay pigeon (Glineni golub)
- 1966: Crimes on the Adriatic (Posalji coveka u pola dva)
- 1967: The birch (Breza)
- 1967: Dr. Homer's brother (Brat Doktora Homera)
- 1967: I even met happy gypsies (Skulpjaci perja)
- 1967: The Knife (Noz)
- 1968: Operation Beograd (Operacija Beograd)
- 1968: The Battle of the Neretva (Bitka na Neretvi)
- 1969: Order for Tiger (Most)
- 1971: The wrong weight
- 1972: Valter defends Sarajevo (Valter brani Sarajevo)
- 1972: The Master and Margarita (Majstor i Margarita)
- 1972: The stars are the eyes of the warriors (Swesde suotschi ratnika)
- 1972: And God created the inn singer (I bog stvori kafansku pevacij)
- 1973: The Road Through Hell (Bombasi)
- 1974: The Dervish and Death (Dervis i smrt)
- 1974: Deadly lead (Crveni udar)
- 1975: The House in the Moor (Povest o dobrik ljudeh)
- 1975: The ring closes around Kraljevo (Crvena zemlja)
- 1976: Peasant uprising anno domini 1573 (Seljacka buna)
- 1976: The Naive (Naivko)
- 1977: group picture with lady
- 1977: Storm at height 17 (Vrhovi zelengore)
- 1978: Encounter with love (Lude domine)
- 1978: Air battle over the Sutjeska (Partizanska eskadrila)
- 1978: Tiger (Tigar)
- 1981: love behind monastery walls (Dorotej)
- 1982: Balkan Express (Balkan ekspres)
- 1982: Fishing in troubled waters (Lov u mutnom)
- 1982: Made- to-measure father (Moj tata na odredendo vreme)
- 1983: The uprising of Timok (Timokta buna)
- 1983: Hello taxi! (Halo, taxi!)
- 1983: Pursuit (Pogon)
- 1984: kidnapping home (Groznica ljubavi)
- 1984: Little Mr. K. (I to ce proci)
- 1985: The revenge
- 1987: The lovers
- 2005: Made in YU
Individual evidence
- ↑ È morto Velimir Bata Zivojinovic , obituary in: tio, Switzerland, May 23, 2016
Web links
- Bata Živojinović in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Živojinović, Bata |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Živojinović, Velimir (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Serbian actor and cabaret artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koraćica near Kosmaj , Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 2016 |
| Place of death | Belgrade |