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
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 |