Rade Marković (Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, October 14, 1921 - Zabok, Croatia, September 10, 2010)
Radomir Marković, better known by the nickname Rade, was one of the most famous actors of modernism to have had a strong influence on the development of the post-war Yugoslavian theatre. Nevertheless, most will remember him for the many TV and film roles of his sixty-year long career. He studied at the Technical Faculty and then afterwards at the Faculty of Philosophy, but in the end decided to become an actor. He got his first acting experiences as a member of the amateur acting group at Kolarac. From 1946 to 1949 he acted in the student theatre and in 1959, he became a professional actor in the Belgrade Drama Theatre. Two years later he became a freelancer and acted in many theatres (Atelier 212, National Theatre, Belgrade Drama Theatre). Among his many theatre roles, his most famous ones include the plays Nikoletina Bursać by Branko Ćopić (he also starred in the TV drama with the same title from 1958), Cat On A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, Oblomov by Goncharov and Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. He made his film debut in Immortal Youth (Besmrtna mladost, 1948) by Vojislav Nanović, with whom he also collaborated on The Magic Sword (Čudotvorni mač, 1950) and Šolaja (1955). He starred in films such as Zenica (1957), Te noći (1958) and Kako su se voleli Romeo i Julija? (1966) by Jovan Živanović, Three Wishes (Tri prání, 1958) by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos, Saša (1962) by Radenko Ostojić, The Peach-Garden Trespasser (Kradetzat na praskovi, 1964) by Vulo Radev, Roj (1966), Hasanaginica (1967) and The Tough Ones (Delije, 1968) by Mića Popović, Most (1966), The Demolition Squad (Diverzanti, 1967) and Walter Defends Sarajevo (Valter brani Sarajevo, 1972) by Hajrudin Krvavac, Klopka za generala (1971) by Miomir Stamenković, Otpisani (1974) by Aleksandar Đorđević, The Promising Boy (Dečko koji obećava, 1981) by Miloš Radivojević, How I Was Systematically Destroyed by an Idiot (Kako sam sistematski uništen od idiota, 1983) by Slobodan Šijan. From his first marriage to the actress Olivera Marković, he had a son, Goran Marković, who is a well-known film and theatre director, and they made several films together: National Class Category Up to 785 ccm (Nacionalna klasa, 1979), All That Jack's (Majstori, majstori, 1980), Variola vera (1982), The Meeting Point (Sabirni centar, 1989), Tito i ja (Tito and Me, 1992). His last film role was in the comedy Mi nismo anđeli 2 (We Are Not Angels 2, 2005) by Srđan Dragojević. During his rich acting career he starred in more than a hundred plays, seventy films and sixty television films and series, such as Život je lep (1975), Jelenko (1981), Otpisani (1974-1975). He received a lot of awards and recognition for his work: in Pula he won the Silver Arena as Best Supporting Actor for Vojislav Nanović’s Šolaja (1955) in 1956, Silver Arena as Best Actor for Joze Gale’s Tuđa zemlja (1957) in 1957, and a Silver Arena for Best Actor for Stole Janković’s Radopolje (1963) in 1963. In 1989, he received the Slavica life-time achievement award for his work on film and in December 1998, Dobričin prsten lifetime achievement award for his work in theater. Besides being an active thespian, he taught acting at the Academy of Drama Art in Novi Sad from September 1981 and at the Private Art Academy in Belgrade from 1997. He also directed two documentaries, Smeh sa scene and Među nama.
Filmography:
We Are Not Angels 2 (Mi nismo anđeli 2, 2005)
A Small World (Mali svet, 2003)
Metla bez drske 5 (2001) (TV series)
Land of Truth, Love & Freedom (Zemlja istine, ljubavi i slobode, 2000)
Knez Mihailo (1998) (TV film)
Premeditated Murder (Ubistvo s predumišljajem, 1995)
Simpatija i antipatija (1995) (TV film)
Full Moon Over Belgrade (Pun mesec nad Beogradom, 1993)
Teatar u Srba (1993) (TV series, 1 episode)
Tito and Me (Tito i ja, 1992)
Der zweite Tod des Gregor Z. (1992)
Apis (1991) (TV film)
Jastuk groba mog (1990) (mini TV series)
Last Waltz in Sarajevo (Belle epoque, 1990)
Seobe (1989)
The Meeting Point (Sabirni centar, 1989)
Gli occhiali d'oro (1987)
Pod ruševinama (1987) (TV film)
Lijepe zene prolaze kroz grad (1986)
Dancing in Water (Hey Babu Riba, 1985)
Sudbina umetnika-Đura Jakšić (1985) (TV film)
Ne tako davno (1984) (mini TV series, 1 episode)
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud (1984)
Osvajanje sreće (1983) (TV series)
How I Was Systematically Destroyed by an Idiot (Kako sam sistematski uništen od idiota, 1983)
Nabujala reka (1983)
Kiklop (1983) (TV series 1 episode)
Variola vera (1982)
Nepokoreni grad (1982) (TV series, 1 episode)
Priče iz radionice (1982) (TV series, 2 episodes)
Kiklop (1982)
Mikelanđelo (1982) (TV film)
Divlje meso (1982) (TV film)
Šesta brzina (1981)
Svetozar Marković (1981) (TV series)
Jelenko (1981) (TV series, 6 episode)
Trophy (Trofej, 1981)
The Promising Boy (Dečko koji obećava, 1981)
Kraljevski voz (1981)
Svetozar Marković (1980)
Snovi, život, smrt Filipa Filipovića (1980)
All That Jack's (Majstori, majstori!, 1980)
Petrijin venac (1980)
Čardak ni na nebu ni na zemlji (1978-1979) (TV series)
National Class Category Up to 785 ccm (Nacionalna klasa, 1979)
Prva Srpska železnica (1979) (TV film)
Slom (1979) (TV serija)
Joakim (1979) (TV film)
Buffet Titanic (Bife 'Titanik', 1979) (TV film; voice, uncredited)
Occupation in 26 Tableaux (Okupacija u 26 slika, 1978)
Punom parom (1978) (mini TV series, 1 episode)
Lasno je naučiti, nego je muka odučiti (1978) (TV serija)
The Written Off Return (Povratak otpisanih, 1978) (TV series, 3 episode)
Siroče (1978) (TV film)
Special Education (Specijalno vaspitanje, 1977)
67. sastanak Skupstine Knezevine Srbije (1977) (TV film)
Povratak otpisanih (1976)
Grlom u jagode (1976) (TV series, 1 episode)
Metak u leđa (1976) (TV film)
Ozračeni (1976) (TV film)
Morava 76 (1976) (mini TV series)
Proces Đordanu Brunu (1976) (TV film)
Život je lep (1975) (TV series, 11 episodes)
The House (Kuća, 1975)
Otpisani (1974-1975) (TV series, 4 episodes)
Pavle Pavlović (1975)
Prokletinja (1975) (TV film)
Dimitrije Tucović (1974) (TV series, 1 episode)
Otpisani (1974)
Obraz uz obraz (1974) (TV series, 1 episode)
SB zatvara krug (1974)
Walter Defends Sarajevo (Valter brani Sarajevo, 1974) (TV series)
Obešenjak (1974) (TV film)
The Battle of Sutjeska (Sutjeska, 1973)
Piknik na frontu (1973) (TV, short)
Oni lepi rođendani (1973) (TV film)
Brauningova verzija (1973) (TV film)
Valter brani Sarajevo (1972)
Izdanci iz opaljenog grma (1972) (TV series)
Ratnički talenat (1972) (TV film)
Zasluge (1972) (TV film)
Čovek koji je bacio atomsku bombu na Hirošimu (1971) (TV film)
The Role of My Family in the Revolution (Uloga moje porodice u svjetskoj revoluciji, 1971) (voice, uncredited)
Desire Called Anada (Touha zvaná Anada, 1971)
Direktor (1971) (TV film)
Operacija 30 slova (1971) (TV series)
Balada o svirepom... (1971)
Klopka za generala (1971)
Dom i lepota (1971) (TV film)
Selo bez seljaka (1970) (TV series)
Burdus (1970)
The Cyclists (Biciklisti, 1970)
Bablje leto (1970)
Slučaj Openhajmer (1970) (TV film)
Pod novim krovovima (1969) (TV series, 1 episode)
Neka daleka svjetlost (1969)
Stubovi društva 1968 (TV, short)
Goli čovjek (1968)
Noon (Podne, 1968) (voice, uncredited)
Comandamenti per un gangster (1968)
Trojica protiv svih (1968) (TV film)
Trojica protiv svih... a zena cetvrta (1968) (TV film)
Bekstva (1968)
The Tough Ones (Delije, 1968)
Bomb at 10:10 (Bomba u 10 i 10, 1967)
Nož (1967)
Hasanaginica (1967)
The Demolition Squad (Diverzanti, 1967)
Kako su se voleli Romeo i Julija? (1966)
The Climber (Štićenik, 1966)
The Soldier (1966)
Most (1966) (Vojnik, short)
Roj (1966)
Back of the Meda (Druga strana medalje, 1965)
The Girl (Devojka, 1965)
The Peach-Garden Trespasser (Kradetzat na praskovi, 1964)
Na slovo, na slovo (1964) (TV series, 2 episode)
Put oko sveta (1964)
Face to Face (Licem u lice, 1963) (voice)
Radopolje (1963)
Operacija Ticijan (1963)
Kozara (1962) (voice, uncredited)
Saša (1962)
Leto je krivo za sve (1961)
Prvi građanin male varoši (1961)
The Prem (Pesma, 1961)
Te noći (1958)
Nikoletina Bursać (TV film) (1958)
Tri prání (1958)
Ne čakaj na maj (1957)
Zenica (1957)
Mali čovek (1957)
Tuđa zemlja (1957)
Atomska bajka (1957)
Šolaja (1955)
Lažni car (1955)
Sumnjivo lice (1954)
Daleko je sunce (1953)
The Magic Sword (Čudotvorni mač, 1950)
Sofka (1948)
Immortal Youth (Besmrtna mladost, 1948)