Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-19

Day of Death

2017-09-08 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia

Also Known As

Ljubisa Samardzic

Љубиша Самарџић

Smoki Samardi

Любиша Самарджич

柳比沙·萨马尔季奇

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.

Known For

Eagles Fly Early

Eagles Fly Early

Premeditated Murder

Premeditated Murder

The Morning

The Morning

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

Don't Come Back by the Same Way

Don't Come Back by the Same Way

Migrations II

Migrations II

Wheels

Wheels

The Hornet

The Hornet

The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic

The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic

Acting

The Battle of Neretva

1969

The Battle of Neretva

as

Novak

Boško Buha

1978

Boško Buha

as

Milun

Three Tickets to Hollywood

1993

Three Tickets to Hollywood

as

Limijer

Kozara

1962

Kozara

as

Mitar

Walter Defends Sarajevo

1972

Walter Defends Sarajevo

as

Zis

The Tiger

1978

The Tiger

as

Šorga 'Tigar'

Black Horses

2007

Black Horses

as

Deda

Goose Feather

2004

Goose Feather

as

Marijin otac

Poltroon

1989

Poltroon

as

Miodrag Krtalić

Boxers Go to Heaven

1967

Boxers Go to Heaven

as

Reum

It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men

1985

It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men

as

Ivan Sekulović

Superfluous

1962

Superfluous

as

Mikajlo

Special Education

1977

Special Education

as

Cane

Scaffolding Games

1961

Scaffolding Games

as

Gvardijan

The Battle of the Eagles

1979

The Battle of the Eagles

as

Žare

The Climber

1966

The Climber

as

Ivan Stojanović

The Knife

1967

The Knife

as

Markov pomoćnik

Eagles Fly Early

1966

Eagles Fly Early

as

Nikoletina Bursać

My Part-Time Dad

1982

My Part-Time Dad

as

Siniša Pantić

Part-Time Work

1980

Part-Time Work

as

Siniša Pantić

Part-Time Divorce

1986

Part-Time Divorce

as

Siniša Pantić

Days

1963

Days

as

Dragan

Honeymoon

1983

Honeymoon

as

Rajko

The Girl

1965

The Girl

as

Partizan

I'm Poor But Angry

1970

I'm Poor But Angry

as

Sava Kekić

The Love Life of Budimir Trajković

1977

The Love Life of Budimir Trajković

as

Vojislav Trajković

Sugar Water

1983

Sugar Water

as

Fotograf

A Sand Castle

1962

A Sand Castle

as

Smoki

Visitors from the Galaxy

1982

Visitors from the Galaxy

as

Toni

Watch Your Step

1984

Watch Your Step

as

Profesor Plavšić

Tempting the Devil

1989

Tempting the Devil

as

Poštar Đoka

The Death of Mr Goluza

1982

The Death of Mr Goluza

as

Goluža

Noon

1968

Noon

as

Ljubiša

Premeditated Murder

1995

Premeditated Murder

as

Vidosav

In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain

1971

In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain

as

Zilio

From Every Man I Loved

1999

From Every Man I Loved

as

Guardian Angel

1987

Guardian Angel

as

Dragan

Volunteers

1986

Volunteers

as

Kelner

Two Halves of a Heart

1982

Two Halves of a Heart

as

Otac

The Dream

1966

The Dream

as

Mali

Yugofilm

1997

Yugofilm

as

Bora

The Policeman from Cock's Hill

1992

The Policeman from Cock's Hill

as

Boško

The House by the Railway Tracks

1988

The House by the Railway Tracks

as

Staniša

A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

1974

A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

as

Mačak

Jaguar Jump

1984

Jaguar Jump

as

Bogdan

The Morning

1967

The Morning

as

Mladomir 'Mali'

Savamala

1982

Savamala

as

Lampas

Poor Maria

1968

Poor Maria

as

Vojislav

On the Road to Katanga

1987

On the Road to Katanga

as

Toša Palidrvce

The Awkward Age

1994

The Awkward Age

as

Jovo 'Skandal'

Life Is Beautiful

1985

Life Is Beautiful

as

Valentino

X + YY: Formel des Bösen

1970

X + YY: Formel des Bösen

as

Red Mitchell

Broad Are the Leaves

1981

Broad Are the Leaves

as

Marko

Don't Come Back by the Same Way

1965

Don't Come Back by the Same Way

as

Abdul

Some Other Woman

1981

Some Other Woman

as

Gvozden

Zarki

1970

Zarki

as

Janoš

A Naive Person

1975

A Naive Person

as

Buzga Miročki

Migrations II

1989

Migrations II

as

Trifun Isaković

The Bombers

1973

The Bombers

as

Kovač

Protest Album

1986

Protest Album

as

Paša

The Train for Kraljevo

1981

The Train for Kraljevo

as

Tole

High Voltage

1981

High Voltage

as

Ivo Goreta

Mad Summer

1964

Mad Summer

as

Vice

Anticasanova

1985

Anticasanova

as

Stipe

The Naked Man

1968

The Naked Man

as

Špiro

Extramarital Travels

1988

Extramarital Travels

as

Kapetan Tadić

The Demolition Squad

1967

The Demolition Squad

as

Šarac

The Cyclists

1970

The Cyclists

as

Vitomir

Doctor Mladen

1975

Doctor Mladen

as

Staniša

The Descent Upon Drvar

1963

The Descent Upon Drvar

as

Milan

Wheels

1998

Wheels

as

Vlasnik hotela

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973

The Battle of Sutjeska

as

Stanojlo

The Hornet

1998

The Hornet

as

Profesor Lane Šekularac

Foolish Years

1977

Foolish Years

as

Dr. Lazović

Massacre at Noon

1975

Massacre at Noon

as

Kosta

Operation Belgrade

1968

Operation Belgrade

as

Jasa (voice) (uncredited)

Arrive Before Daybreak

1978

Arrive Before Daybreak

as

Kosta

Say Why Have You Left Me?

1993

Say Why Have You Left Me?

as

Rade

Waning Moon

2008

Waning Moon

as

Deda

The Little One

1991

The Little One

as

Žika Ajkula

Uros the Stupid

1989

Uros the Stupid

as

Uroš

Wonderful Dust

1975

Wonderful Dust

as

White Grass

1976

White Grass

as

The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic

1980

The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic

as

Borivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'

Orchestra of One Youthhood

1985

Orchestra of One Youthhood

as

Dragiša Kojić

Ninth Miracle on the East

1972

Ninth Miracle on the East

as

Tomislav Brodarac

Aller retour

1978

Aller retour

as

Sava

The Timok Rebellion

1983

The Timok Rebellion

as

Lazar, učitelj

Inspector

1965

Inspector

as

Borivoje Jovanović

Long Live Freedom

1987

Long Live Freedom

as

Komandant

Hey Babu Riba

1985

Hey Babu Riba

as

Glenov otac

A Night at My Mother's House

1991

A Night at My Mother's House

as

Sreten

Out of Step

1968

Out of Step

as

Blues for Sara

1998

Blues for Sara

as

Milivoj

Pula Confidential

2003

Pula Confidential

as

Himself

2003

Yu

as

Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of Soul

2016

Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of Soul

as

Himself

Konji vrani

2007

Konji vrani

as

Hot Wind

Hot Wind

as

Borivoje Šurdilović 'Šurda'

Visa for the Future

Visa for the Future

as

Milan Golijanin

And That You Call Luck

And That You Call Luck

as

Baca

Walter Defends Sarajevo

Walter Defends Sarajevo

as

Zis

Policajac sa Petlovog brda

Policajac sa Petlovog brda

as

Evening School

Evening School

as

Where the Wild Boars Go

Where the Wild Boars Go

as

Crni Rok

Goose Feather

Goose Feather

as

Marijin otac

Boško Buha

Boško Buha

as

Milun

Production

Black Horses

2007

Black Horses

as

Sky Hook

2000

Sky Hook

as

Goose Feather

2004

Goose Feather

as

A Night at My Mother's House

1991

A Night at My Mother's House

as

Crew

Directing

Black Horses

2007

Black Horses

as

Sky Hook

2000

Sky Hook

as

Goose Feather

2004

Goose Feather

as

Natasha

2001

Natasha

as

Waning Moon

2008

Waning Moon

as

The Scent of Rain in the Balkans

2011

The Scent of Rain in the Balkans

as

Bare Ground

2003

Bare Ground

as

Konji vrani

2007

Konji vrani

as

Scent of Rain in the Balkans

Scent of Rain in the Balkans

as

Goose Feather

Goose Feather

as