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Velimir „Bata“ Živojinović

Velimir "Bata" Živojinović is a Serbian actor. Živojinović was born in the town of Koraćica, Mladenovac, Serbia, under the Kosmaj mountain. After graduating from acting schools in Užice and Novi Sad, he enrolled at the Drama Academy in Belgrade. Velimir Živojinović preferred acting in theatre to acting on screen, and made his screen debut in 1955 film Pesma sa Kumbare was the beginning of an incredibly prolific silver screen career. Živojinović arguably played more film roles than any other actor in the history of former Yugoslavia. Bata Živojinović's played both heroes and villains and switched between leading and supporting roles. The zenith of his popularity came with WW2-themed action films in the 1970s. One of his best known films from that period was Valter brani Sarajevo (Valter defends Sarajevo), which gained major success in China. Živojinović was awarded Golden Arena for Best Actor at the Pula Film Festival three times: in 1965, 1967 and 1972.In August 1993, he was awarded Life Achievement Award "Slavica".


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Born:
Jun 5, 1933 In Koraćica, Serbia
Movie/TV Credits:
191
First Appeared:
In the movie The Song from Kumbara 1955-11-14
Latest Project:
Series Happy People 2024
Known For
Poster of Small Train Robbery
Poster of Dorotheus
Poster of Countrymen
Poster of The Rakoc Cross
Filmography
Series Happy People Aranđel Golubović 2024
Movie Ice Deda Zivotije 2012-10-09
Movie Sisters Deda 2011-04-10
Movie Cinema Komunisto Himself 2010-01-29
Movie Paper Prince Opasni čiča 2007-08-24
Movie Made in YU Farfar 2005-11-11
Movie Ivko's Feast Mr. Mirko 2005-11-03
Movie Amir Amirjev oče 2002-01-01
Movie Frozen Stiff Stanislav 2002-03-15
Movie Peasants Jeremija 2001-02-22
Movie Everything's for People Jeremija 2001-11-12
Movie War Live Tatula 2000-11-01
Movie Shadows of Memories Ljuba Radovanović 2000-03-31
Movie The Knife Nićifor Jugović 1999-03-19
Movie Wounded Country 1999-01-01
Movie The White Suit Gospodin 1999-05-14
Movie Buy Me an Eliot Adam Tabakera 1998-05-25
Movie Barking at the Stars Bozovic 1998-06-01
Movie Balkan Rules Sef 1997-04-09
Movie Some Birds Can't Fly Lugar Zdravko 1997-07-12
Movie Pretty Village, Pretty Flame Гвозден 1996-05-11
Movie See You in Chicago Boki 1996-06-01
Movie Dark Is the Night Komandant policijskog odreda 1995-07-15
Movie Third Time Lucky Života 1995-09-30
Movie Sweet of Dreams Baks 1994-04-12
Movie Full Moon Over Belgrade Aleksin otac 1993-07-14
Movie Sekula Innocent Accused Čeda 1992-01-01
Movie Be Damned, America Kamiondžija Radovan 1992-01-01
Movie The Killer Lady Boki 1992-08-27
Movie The Big Fuss Sima 1992-04-27
Movie Marital Travels Gerasim Miletić 1991-01-01
Movie Sekula Is Getting Married Again Čeda 1991-01-01
Movie The Original of the Forgery Vujić 1991-01-01
Movie Aliens Are to Be Blamed for Everything Boki 1991-08-16
Movie Holiday in Sarajevo Inspektor Felini 1991-01-01
Movie Sex - Party's Enemy No. 1 Ciganin Sekula 1990-07-16
Movie Battle of Kosovo Srbin Hamza 1989-06-12
Movie Gardens of Athos - Transfiguration 1989-04-12
Movie Let's Make Love 2 Doktor 1989-09-19
Movie Hi, Inspector 2 - Vampires Are Among Us Boki 1989-12-11
Movie Extramarital Travels Gerasim Miletić 1988-02-18
Movie A Weekend of Deceased Persons Generalen direktor 1988-06-09
Movie Heart and Her Children Gospodin Mihailo 1988-01-01
Movie Balkan Express 2 Stojko 1988-01-01
Movie Cognac Abdullah the Great 1988-06-21
Movie Weird Years Dr. Nedeljković / Dr. Smiljanić 1988-10-03
Movie Spy In High Heels Ružić 1988-10-06
Movie Tight Skin 3 Sotir Milivojević 1988-08-08
Movie Wanderer Gazda Dača 1987-01-01
Movie Days to Remember Onkel Savo 1987-02-27
Movie The Felons Preiskovalni 1987-05-30
Movie Let's Fall in Love Komandir Milanović 1987-11-20
Movie Oktoberfest Skoblar 1987-07-01
Movie Vuk Karadzic Jakov Nenadović 1987-06-02
Movie Promised Land Markan, predsjednik zadruge 1986-03-20
Movie Part-Time Divorce Milutin 1986-01-01
Series Grey Home Upravnik 1986-01-01
Movie Revenge Milivoje Pekar 1986-03-27
Movie Miss Kokos 1986-01-01
Movie Second Žika's Dynasty Dr. Nedeljković 1986-09-01
Movie Sekula and His Women Čeda 1986-05-03
Movie Volunteers Vatrogasac 1986-07-20
Movie Majstor i Šampita Jova 1986-10-16
Movie The Last Switchman of the Narrow Gauge Railway Marko Mrgud 1986-06-30
Movie It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men Milos 1985-03-18
Movie Women in Prison Upravnik zatvora 1985-01-01
Movie Hi, Inspector Boki 1985-03-02
Movie Ada Mladen 1985-05-15
Movie Zika's Dynasty Dr. Nedeljković 1985-10-31
Movie Life Is Beautiful Visoko pozicionirani drug 1985-06-03
Movie Fat and Thin Aco Popara - Zver 1985-06-17
Movie Holding the Air Buzdovan 1985-06-07
Movie Balkan Spy Prodavac palačinki 1984-02-23
Movie In the Jaws of Life Trokrilni 1984-04-04
Movie Watch Your Step Funkcioner 1984-01-10
Movie What Is with You, Nina? Miloje 1984-05-27
Movie Landscapes in the Mist Ivanov otac 1984-01-10
Movie Unseen Wonder 1984-01-26
Movie A Dangerous Track Inspektor Kosta Marković 1984-06-08
Movie Fever of Love Jordan Cvetković 1984-07-26
Movie No Problem Brenin menadžer 1984-10-29
Movie The End of War Bajo 1984-07-09
Movie Small Train Robbery Todor Strašni 1984-07-11
Movie Balkan Express Stojčić 1983-01-24
Movie This Time Only Džek 1983-01-01
Movie Like Grandpa, Like Grandson Dr. Nedeljković 1983-02-22
Movie Hallo, Taxi Šuger 1983-01-01
Movie The Igman March 1983-06-26
Movie Stairway to Heaven Komšija 1983-04-15
Movie Sugar Water Major Đurić 1983-12-18
Movie Come to Me and Go from Me Dr. Nedeljković 1983-11-22
Movie Sunday Lunch Dr Dušan Aranđelović 1982-01-01
Movie July 13th Stevanov otac 1982-01-01
Movie My Part-Time Dad Milutin 1982-01-01
Movie Persecution Domaćin Joca 1982-07-03
Movie Let's Move On Šopenhauer 1982-02-16
Movie The Promising Boy Mašin otac 1981-01-01
Movie Plum Juice Uča 1981-01-01
Movie Dorotheus Dadara 1981-01-01
Movie A Great Guy at Heart Doktor 1981-01-01
Movie Shady Business Paja Glavonja 1981-01-01
Movie Erogenous Zone Pera 'Zver' 1981-02-04
Movie Sixth Gear Svetolik Trpković zvani Pufta kasapin 1981-07-03
Movie The Fall of Italy Grgo Kusturin 1981-07-07
Movie The Red Horse Boris Tušev 1981-02-06
Movie High Voltage Čukić 1981-02-23
Movie Special Treatment Direktor 1980-03-08
Movie Dreams, Life, Death of Filip Filipović 1980-01-01
Movie The Theatre Connection Viši inspektor Milan 1980-05-03
Movie Part-Time Work Milutin 1980-06-23
Movie Radio Whirlwind Calls Andjelija 1979-01-01
Movie The Pals Kosta 1979-01-01
Movie Burning Žandarm 1979-01-01
Movie The Battle of the Eagles Vuk 1979-07-01
Movie Tit for Tat Profesor matematike Herceg 1978-02-02
Movie Arrive Before Daybreak Obren 1978-01-01
Movie The Tiger Direktor 1978-04-30
Movie Moment Arsen 1978-07-23
Movie The Dog Who Loved Trains Cowboy 1977-05-16
Movie The Love Life of Budimir Trajković Vozač GSP-a 1977-01-01
Movie Group Portrait with a Lady 1977-05-25
Movie Beasts Bute 1977-06-23
Movie Foolish Years Dr. Nedeljković 1977-12-15
Movie Manhunt Vojvoda Juzbašić 1977-06-28
Movie The Beach Guard in Winter Ljubičin otac 1976-03-24
Movie The Written Off Return Četnički oficir 1976-12-14
Movie Massacre at Noon 1975-01-01
Movie A Naive Person Žile Akademac 1975-01-01
Movie The Story of Good People Peter Koštrca 1975-04-12
Movie Anno Domini 1573 Ilija Gregorić 1975-11-14
Movie The Dervish and Death Muselim 1974-07-11
Movie The Wind Beli 1974-07-12
Movie Red Blow Ico 1974-07-16
Movie Hell River Braka 1974-07-17
Movie Weights and Measures Leibusch Jadlowker 1973-01-26
Movie The Servant Sluga 1973-01-01
Movie The Battle of Sutjeska Nikola 1973-07-03
Movie Mirko and Slavko Commander 1973-11-21
Movie We're Cursed, Irina Vitan 1973-07-19
Movie The Bombers Đoka 1973-07-28
Movie Walter Defends Sarajevo Valter 1972-04-12
Movie The Stars Are the Eyes of Warriors Učitelj Mladen 1972-03-16
Movie And God Created a Tavern Singer Ratomir Jovanović Ratko 1972-05-11
Movie Traces of a Black Haired Girl Šinter 1972-06-07
Movie The Master and Margarita Korovjev 1972-07-15
Movie The Bet 1971-01-01
Movie Breakfast with the Devil Bogoljub 'Bata' Radulaški 1971-07-13
Movie My Crazy Head Andrija 1971-06-10
Movie Zarki 1970-11-25
Movie A Bloody Tale Marisav Petrović 1969-01-01
Movie The Battle of Neretva Stole 1969-10-07
Movie The Bridge Tigar 1969-01-01
Movie Low Tide Kum 1969-04-22
Movie Doctor Homer's Brother Simon Petrović 1968-01-01
Movie Do Not Mention the Cause of Death Mitar Velimirović 1968-04-16
Movie It Rains in My Village Ispovednik 1968-10-30
Movie The Girl in the Park Profesor 1968-07-17
Movie Operation Belgrade Pukovnik Vili Fuks (as Bata Zivojinovic) 1968-09-20
Movie The Feast 1967-01-01
Movie The Demolition Squad Korčagin 1967-01-01
Movie The Knife Islednik Marko 1967-01-01
Movie I Even Met Happy Gypsies Mirta 1967-03-27
Movie The Birch Tree Marko Labudan 1967-06-27
Movie Send a Man at Half Past One Đino 1967-08-17
Movie Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun Mornar 1966-03-28
Movie The Return Al Kapone 1966-07-13
Movie The Dream Lazar 1966-07-14
Movie Clay Pigeon Kosta 1966-07-17
Movie The Enemy Slobodan Antić 1965-06-11
Movie Three Milos Bojanic 1965-05-12
Movie Liar Bonivan 1965-07-12
Movie People's Deputy Ivković 1964-01-01
Movie The Man from the Oak Forest Profesor 1964-04-28
Movie Good Luck Hunting Marko 1964-07-15
Movie Men Lale 1963-01-01
Movie Double Circle Pavle 1963-04-15
Movie Countrymen Jole 1963-01-01
Movie Thundering Mountains Poručnik Kostić 1963-07-12
Movie Radopolje Božina 1963-07-13
Movie The Rakoc Cross Beli 1962-01-01
Movie Kozara Sorga 1962-07-25
Movie Dr Dr. Milorad Cvijović 1962-01-01
Movie Boom Town Monter Luka 1961-07-19
Movie The Poem Đorđe 1961-08-02
Movie The Dreams Came by Coach Vasilije 1960-01-01
Movie Signal Over the City Tošo 1960-11-23
Movie Train without a Timetable Duje 1959-03-14
Movie The Wind Dropped Before Dawn Agent policije 1959-07-24
Movie Canyon Ajkin brat, drvoseča 1956-01-23
Movie Shoes on Asphalt Mladić 1956-01-01
Movie The Song from Kumbara Velja iz Belog Potoka 1955-11-14
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