Biography
Zoran Radmilović was a Serbian actor, beloved for some of the most memorable roles in the history of former Yugoslav cinema. He studied law, architecture and philology at the University of Belgrade, only to discover acting as his true calling. After graduating at Drama Arts Academy he joined Beogradsko dramsko pozorište (Belgrade Drama Theatre). In 1968 he joined Atelje 212 Theatre, where he became famous for his role of Kralj Ibi (King Ubu), during which he showed great improvisational ability...
Known For
Complete Filmography

One Hell of an Actor
2021
as Himself (archive footage)
Friends and colleagues talk about the life and work of Zoran Radmilovic (1933-1985), one of the best Serbian actors of all time.

Hotshot
1986
as Čika Dača
A story of a young man from the suburb, who gets his experience on the street and in bars. His girlfriend belongs to the same environment. When he goe...

Holding the Air
1985
as Svetlanin stric
The story of a war-orphan, who remembers first post-war days, his stay in Home for war-orphans, his teachers, friends, and mostly his "only brother".

When Father Was Away on Business
1985
as Brko Pilot
Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous, years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists....

The Damned Yard
1984
as Latifaga 'Karađoz', upravnik Avlije
Bosnian Franciscan monk is put into an infamous prison in Istanbul. There he witnesses the sad destiny of a young Ottoman scholar.

Sugar Water
1983
as Dr Dragović
Unsatisfied with her looks and lack of sexual experience, a girl nicknamed Tomboy decides to subject herself under nose surgery. Her best friend begin...

Radovan the Third
1983
as Radovan III
A war between two families, who live in the same building.

The Last Oasis
1983
as Narrator
A documentary which takes artistic approach in presenting the untouched environment between the rivers of Danube and Drava in Yugoslavia. This strange...

The Marathon Family
1982
as Bili Piton
The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fig...

Sixth Gear
1981
as Života Govedarević
Dealing with his customers with open heart, a car mechanic named Života goes through many adventures. Some are funny, some are sad, some reveal beauty...

Broad Are the Leaves
1981
as Milan
The action takes place in 1943 and today, and a Partisan school in Srem is in the center of action. A young journalist gets appointed to shoot a film ...

Handymen, Handymen
1980
as Sava
The staff of elementary school prepare the retirement party for their cleaning woman. The complicated relations within the school will emerge to the s...

Happy Family
1980
as Ujak
Lively, modern comedy around the escapades and relationships of a well-to-do family.

What a Day!
1979
as Strogi komšija
Zoran leads a quiet family life with his wife, a primary school teacher Ana, their son, and Ana’s brother. Zoran works as a clerk and has a great desi...

Burning
1979
as Fra Grga
Small village farmers grow tobacco which they are forced to sell to the government for next-to-nothing prices. This repeats with Italians during the W...

Radio Whirlwind Calls Andjelija
1979
as Inženjer
The phenomenon of tourism arrives to a remote village. A married couple sells their property to open a motel, which would be a starting point for thei...

Looking Into the Night
1978
as Ivan (segment "Koma")
The common motif of two stories is love and death. In the first story, a drama of love and adultery takes place with a tragic ending. In the second st...

Ward Six
1978
as Ivan Dmitrič Gromov
A doctor from provincial town in Tsardom of Russia meets his former student in Ward 6, where the story takes place. Impressed by his rebellious spirit...
Kako upokojiti vampira
1977
as Andrija Pavlović
A parable about a man who lost his memory. The drama criticizes the milieu that's become totally false and hypocritical.

The Grump
1976
The man who was fighting fire is being forcibly sent to seaside hotel to recover, where he spends time with other guests who came there for group holi...

Stardust
1976
as Marko
A comedy about divorce, Balkan style. Marko and Jelena are separating from their spouses so that they can get married. When they do, they realize that...

More Than a Game
1976
as Miša Šljivić
Popular TV series has been reedited into a theatrical film with additional material that has not been seen on TV before. The film is a homage to the l...

Death Fury
1975
as Načelnik opštine
A woman who killed her husband by accident comes out of prison after sixteen years to meet with her two children at municipality office. Before childr...

The Wooden Coffin of Thomas Wolfe
1974
as Jakov
Two characters spend days in over-questioning themselves and arguing about the first and last matters of ephemeral human existence.

Ward Six
1973
as Ivan Dmitrič Gromov
A study of the mental breakdown of a doctor in a remote rural village. He believes himself intellectually superior to everyone except for a political ...
King Ubu
1973
as Otac Ibi
Primitive, cowardly, greedy and fame seeking father Ubu, persuaded by his wife, mother Ubu, kills the honorable king Wenceslas and his family. This ma...

WR: Mysteries of the Organism
1971
as Radmilović
What does the energy harnessed through orgasm have to do with the state of communist Yugoslavia circa 1971? Only counterculture filmmaker extraordinai...

Uncle Vanya
1970
as Ivan 'Vanja' Vojnički, Marijin sin
A retired professor returns to his estate with his beautiful young wife Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his now-deceased first wife; her mot...

The Great Day
1969
as Boško
Tragi-comedy about a man who, overnight, becomes rich by winning a lottery.

Frame for the Picture of My Beloved One
1968
as Nikola
Five boys befriend a young loner who becomes their teacher of the adult world.

Clay Pigeon
1966
as Predrag
The martyrdom of two workers who fall into the hands of the Gestapo during the occupation of Sarajevo.

The Bitter Part of River
1965
as Doktor
While trying to push away a little boy who keeps coming near his cottage at the river, a whimsical mayor meets boy's mother. These people find hard to...

March on the River Drina
1964
as Petrović, kockar
A Serbian artillery battery of the Combined Division makes a forced march to the Cer Mountain in western Serbia to meet Austro-Hungarian troops, who h...

The Real State of Affairs
1964
as Milan, novinar
A young married man goes into the army and when he comes back finds out that his wife has gone off with another man.

Strange Girl
1962
as Peđa
Minja, a 19-year-old girl leaves her provincial town after her affair with the professor of drawing in order to avoid the scandal. In the big city, sh...
Nurse Griselda's night watch
N/A
as Doktor Švajger
The story of a nurse who, during her night shifts, kills patients with her gentle talk and diligent care instead of healing them.