Ljubiša Samardžić
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)
- Hot Wind (1980)
- Goose Feather (2007)
- The Battle of Neretva (1969)
- Uros the Stupid (1989)
- Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972)
- Where the Wild Boars Go (1971)
- Doctor Mladen (1975)
- The Battle of the Eagles (1979)
- Zarki (1970)
- The Demolition Squad (1967)
- Policajac sa Petlovog brda (1993)
- The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
- The Morning (1967)
- The Love Life of Budimir Trajković (1977)
- Say Why Have You Left Me? (1993)
- Three Tickets to Hollywood (1993)
- Premeditated Murder (1995)
- The Knife (1967)
- A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja (1974)