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Ljubiša Samardžić

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1936-11-19

Day of Death

2017-09-08

Place of Birth

Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia

Ljubiša Samardžić

Biography

​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.

Filmography (97)

⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of Soul

2016
⭐ 5.0 Role: Deda

Waning Moon

2008
⭐ 5.1 Role: Deda

Black Horses

2007
⭐ 6.4 Role: Marijin otac

Goose Feather

2004
⭐ 6.6 Role: Unknown

Yu

2003
⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Pula Confidential

2003
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

From Every Man I Loved

1999
⭐ 7.4 Role: Vlasnik hotela

Wheels

1998
⭐ 7.1 Role: Profesor Lane Šekularac

The Hornet

1998
⭐ 6.0 Role: Milivoj

Blues for Sara

1998
⭐ 5.3 Role: Bora

Yugofilm

1997
⭐ 8.5 Role: Vidosav

Premeditated Murder

1995
⭐ 6.5 Role: Jovo 'Skandal'

The Awkward Age

1994
⭐ 6.1 Role: Rade

Say Why Have You Left Me?

1993
⭐ 7.0 Role: Limijer

Three Tickets to Hollywood

1993