Ljubiša Samardžić
Known for acting · Born 19 November 1936 · Died 8 September 2017 · aged 80 · Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
116 credits
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
Visa for the Future
2002
Walter Defends Sarajevo
1972
Sky Hook
2000
Scent of Rain in the Balkans
2010
Goose Feather
2007
Special Education
1977
Wheels
1998
Three Tickets to Hollywood
1993
The Battle of the Eagles
1979
Policajac sa Petlovog brda
1993
Natasha
2001
The Love Life of Budimir Trajković
1977
Acting (106)
2016Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of SoulHimselfFilm
2008Waning MoonDedaFilm
2007Black HorsesDedaFilm
2007Goose FeatherMarijin otac · 13 episodesSeries
2004Goose FeatherMarijin otacFilm
2003YuFilm
2003Pula ConfidentialHimselfFilm
2002Visa for the FutureMilan Golijanin · 251 episodesSeries
1999From Every Man I LovedFilm
1998WheelsVlasnik hotelaFilm
1998The HornetProfesor Lane ŠekularacFilm
1998Blues for SaraMilivojFilm
1997YugofilmBoraFilm
1995Premeditated MurderVidosavFilm
1994The Awkward AgeJovo 'Skandal'Film
1993Three Tickets to HollywoodLimijerFilm
1993Say Why Have You Left Me?RadeFilm
1993Policajac sa Petlovog brda · 12 episodesSeries
1992The Policeman from Cock's HillBoškoFilm
1991The Little OneŽika AjkulaFilm
1991A Night at My Mother's HouseSretenFilm
1989Tempting the DevilPoštar ĐokaFilm
1989PoltroonMiodrag KrtalićFilm
1989Migrations IITrifun IsakovićFilm
1989Uros the StupidUrošFilm
1988Extramarital TravelsKapetan TadićFilm
1988The House by the Railway TracksStanišaFilm
1987On the Road to KatangaToša PalidrvceFilm
1987Guardian AngelDraganFilm
1987Long Live FreedomKomandantFilm
1987And That You Call LuckBacaSeries
1986VolunteersKelnerFilm
1986Part-Time DivorceSiniša PantićFilm
1986Protest AlbumPašaFilm
1985Hey Babu RibaGlenov otacFilm
1985Life Is BeautifulValentinoFilm
1985It Isn't Easy to Get Along with MenIvan SekulovićFilm
1985Orchestra of One YouthhoodDragiša KojićFilm
1985AnticasanovaStipeFilm
1984Jaguar JumpBogdanFilm
1984Watch Your StepProfesor PlavšićFilm
1983Sugar WaterFotografFilm
1983HoneymoonRajkoFilm
1983The Timok RebellionLazar, učiteljFilm
1982My Part-Time DadSiniša PantićFilm
1982The Death of Mr GoluzaGolužaFilm
1982Two Halves of a HeartKerim, otacFilm
1982SavamalaLampasFilm
1981Visitors from the GalaxyToniFilm
1981Broad Are the LeavesMarkoFilm
1981The Train for KraljevoToleFilm
1981Some Other WomanGvozdenFilm
1981High VoltageIvo GoretaFilm
1980Hot WindBorivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda' · 10 episodesSeries
1980Part-Time WorkSiniša PantićFilm
1980The Adventures of Borivoje SurdilovicBorivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'Film
1980Bosko BuhaMilun · 5 episodesSeries
1979The Battle of the EaglesŽareFilm
1978Boshko BuhaMilunFilm
1978Aller retourSavaFilm
1978The TigerŠorga 'Tigar'Film
1978Arrive Before DaybreakKostaFilm
1977Special EducationCaneFilm
1977Foolish YearsDr. LazovićFilm
1977The Love Life of Budimir TrajkovićVojislav TrajkovićFilm
1976White GrassFilm
1975Doctor MladenStanišaFilm
1975Massacre at NoonKostaFilm
1975A Naive PersonBuzga MiročkiFilm
1975Wonderful DustFilm
1974A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa DonjaMačakFilm
1974Walter Defends SarajevoZisSeries
1973The Battle of SutjeskaStanojloFilm
1973The BombersKovačFilm
1972Walter Defends SarajevoZisFilm
1972Ninth Miracle on the EastTomislav BrodaracFilm
1971Where the Wild Boars GoCrni Rok · 10 episodesSeries
1971In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its PainZilioFilm
1970ZarkiJanošFilm
1970The CyclistsVitomirFilm
1970I'm Poor But AngrySava KekićFilm
1970X + YY: Formel des BösenRed MitchellFilm
1969The Battle of NeretvaNovakFilm
1968Operation BelgradeJasa (voice) (uncredited)Film
1968NoonLjubišaFilm
1968Out of StepFilm
1968Poor MariaVojislavFilm
1968The Naked ManŠpiroFilm
1967The KnifeMarkov PomoćnikFilm
1967The MorningMladomir 'Mali'Film
1967The Demolition SquadŠaracFilm
1967Boxers Go to HeavenReumFilm
1966Eagles Fly EarlyNikoletina BursaćFilm
1966The ClimberIvan StojanovićFilm
1966The DreamMaliFilm
1965Don't Come Back by the Same WayAbdulFilm
1965The GirlPartizanFilm
1965InspectorBorivoje JovanovićFilm
1964Mad SummerViceFilm
1963DaysDraganFilm
1963The Descent Upon DrvarMilanFilm
1962KozaraMitarFilm
1962SuperfluousMikajloFilm
1962A Sand CastleSmokiFilm
1961Scaffolding GamesGvardijanFilm
—Evening SchoolSeries
Directing (7)
2011The Scent of Rain in the BalkansDirectorFilm
2010Scent of Rain in the BalkansDirectorSeries
2008Waning MoonDirectorFilm
2007Goose FeatherDirector, CreatorSeries
2004Goose FeatherDirector, ProducerFilm
2003Bare GroundDirectorFilm
2001NatashaDirectorFilm
Production (3)
2007Black HorsesProducer, DirectorFilm
2000Sky HookProducer, DirectorFilm
1991A Night at My Mother's HouseProducerFilm