Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-08-20

Day of Death

2016-03-11 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Belgrade, Serbia

Also Known As

Dragan Nikolic

Dragoslav Dragan Nikolic

Dragoslav Nikolic

Драган Николић

Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Biography

Dragan Nikolić was a Serbian actor. He studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade. In 1967 he starred in the film Kad budem mrtav i beo, which was the beginning of a career that lasted 50 years. Dragan Nikolić has since appeared in many films of different genres and portrayed various characters, becoming one of the most recognizable actors in Serbian cinema. In 2000, he received the "Pavle Vuisić" Award for his lifework. From 2011 to 2013, he was the television host on the Serbian edition of quiz Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. His best known role was as Prle, a wisecracking World War II resistance fighter whom he portrayed in 1970s TV series Otpisani and Povratak otpisanih.

Known For

Acting

Lovers

1999

Lovers

as

Zlatan

Season of Peace in Paris

1981

Season of Peace in Paris

as

Dragan

Black Gruja and the Stone of Wisdom

2007

Black Gruja and the Stone of Wisdom

as

The Robbery of the Third Reich

2004

The Robbery of the Third Reich

as

Glavonja

The Fourth Man

2007

The Fourth Man

as

Političar

Brigandage

1970

Brigandage

as

Milan Brkić, hajduk #1

Tito and Me

1992

Tito and Me

as

Kole (Gane's father)

The Tour

2008

The Tour

as

Miško

St. George Shoots the Dragon

2009

St. George Shoots the Dragon

as

Sveštenik

Who's Singin' Over There?

1980

Who's Singin' Over There?

as

Pevač

Seventy-Two Days

2010

Seventy-Two Days

as

Kamatar 1

Cabaret Balkan

1998

Cabaret Balkan

as

Sveta

Unseen Wonder

1984

Unseen Wonder

as

Karuzo

The Knife

1999

The Knife

as

Hodža

Zamfir's Zona

2002

Zamfir's Zona

as

Hadži Zamfir

Balkan Express

1983

Balkan Express

as

Popaj

Chasing Luck(y)

2005

Chasing Luck(y)

as

Mafijaški bos

Ivko's Feast

2005

Ivko's Feast

as

Predsednik opštine

The Kingdom of Serbia

2008

The Kingdom of Serbia

as

Narator

One Hell of an Actor

2021

One Hell of an Actor

as

Himself (archive footage)

Labyrinth

2002

Labyrinth

as

Pavle Aksentijević 'Pop'

The White Suit

1999

The White Suit

as

Makro

She Likes Red Star

2001

She Likes Red Star

as

Dacin otac

Love Stars

2005

Love Stars

as

Grof

I Have Something Important to Tell You

2005

I Have Something Important to Tell You

as

Profesor

The Beautiful Blue Danube

2008

The Beautiful Blue Danube

as

Publisher from France

Change Me

2007

Change Me

as

Milan

Sheitan Warrior

2006

Sheitan Warrior

as

Telal

National Class Category Up to 785ccm

1979

National Class Category Up to 785ccm

as

Brana 'Floyd'

Her Mother, the Whore

2001

Her Mother, the Whore

as

Boksic

The Whirl

2012

The Whirl

as

Kaletov stric, DB-ovac

The Big Fuss

1992

The Big Fuss

as

Čeda

Fever of Love

1984

Fever of Love

as

Advokat

Shady Business

1981

Shady Business

as

Stole Haringa

The Last Lap at Monza

1989

The Last Lap at Monza

as

Urke

A Little Joke

1992

A Little Joke

as

Đorđe

Young and Healthy as a Rose

1971

Young and Healthy as a Rose

as

Stiv

When I Am Dead and White

1967

When I Am Dead and White

as

Džimi Barka

Three Tickets to Hollywood

1993

Three Tickets to Hollywood

as

Aldo

The Falcon

1983

The Falcon

as

Alija

The Tragic Burlesque

1995

The Tragic Burlesque

as

Milan

This Crazy World of Ours

1970

This Crazy World of Ours

as

Dragan

Something in Between

1983

Something in Between

as

Marko

In the Middle of Nowhere

1994

In the Middle of Nowhere

as

Igla

Virtual Reality

2001

Virtual Reality

as

Zoran

Without a Word

1972

Without a Word

as

Mladić

Children of Duke Schmidt

1967

Children of Duke Schmidt

as

Meeting Place

1989

Meeting Place

as

Janko

Backbone

1975

Backbone

as

Pavle Gvozdenović

Albatross

2011

Albatross

as

Gligorije Giga Geršić

The Black Dawn

2007

The Black Dawn

as

Niko

Place Vendôme

1998

Place Vendôme

as

Janos

Maiden Bridge

1976

Maiden Bridge

as

Kosmajac

Underground

1995

Underground

as

Filmski reditelj

The Original of the Forgery

1991

The Original of the Forgery

as

Pavlović

Life Is Beautiful

1985

Life Is Beautiful

as

Gara

The Written Off Return

1976

The Written Off Return

as

Prle

Horoscope

1969

Horoscope

as

Vidak

Some Other Woman

1981

Some Other Woman

as

Boban

Sonja

2012

Sonja

as

Himself

The Last Stop

1971

The Last Stop

as

All Right, I Won

2010

All Right, I Won

as

Himself

Miss

1986

Miss

as

Andrej

Migrations

1989

Migrations

as

Pavle

Migrations II

1989

Migrations II

as

Pavle Isaković

Protest Album

1986

Protest Album

as

Emil

Gunfight at Casino Cabaret

1993

Gunfight at Casino Cabaret

as

Rile

Wanderer

1987

Wanderer

as

Mirko

Let's Move On

1982

Let's Move On

as

Miloš

Three Hours to Love

1968

Three Hours to Love

as

Riki

It Will Be Better

1994

It Will Be Better

as

Dule

Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms

2006

Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms

as

Himself - Narrator

Blackbird

1988

Blackbird

as

Čavkin otac

Wounded Eagle

2009

Wounded Eagle

as

Uglješa Knežević

Happy End

1989

Happy End

as

Otac

Transgression

1980

Transgression

as

Boris

Moment

1978

Moment

as

Novak

The Cabinet Minister's Wife

1989

The Cabinet Minister's Wife

as

Pera Kalenić

Promised Land

1986

Promised Land

as

Zec

Early Works

1971

Early Works

as

(voice)

How the Two Fools Loved Each Other

1972

How the Two Fools Loved Each Other

as

Operation Tiger

2002

Operation Tiger

as

Vukota Krcunović

Murder on the Night Train

1972

Murder on the Night Train

as

Putnik u vozu #2

Duel for Three

1996

Duel for Three

as

Igorov otac

The Village Is Burning... and So On

2009

The Village Is Burning... and So On

as

Sudija Velibor

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution

1971

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution

as

Vaculić

The Ruin

2009

The Ruin

as

Homo homini

1970

Homo homini

as

The Love Life of Budimir Trajković

1977

The Love Life of Budimir Trajković

as

Zvonko (voice)

The One Eyed Soldiers

1966

The One Eyed Soldiers

as

Officer

The Principality of Serbia

2008

The Principality of Serbia

as

Narator

The Big Small Prom

1991

The Big Small Prom

as

Theater at Home

Theater at Home

as

Batica Nikolajević

Grey Home

Grey Home

as

Zeka

Theater at Home

Theater at Home

as

Bratislav Nikolajević

All These Plains

All These Plains

as

Милан Јагодић

The Written Off

The Written Off

as

Prle

The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair

The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair

as

Sudija Velibor

Wounded Eagle

Wounded Eagle

as

Uglješa Knežević

The Jagodic Family

The Jagodic Family

as

Grof Milan Jagodić

The Teacher

The Teacher

as

Učitelj Miloš

The Last Act

The Last Act

as

Major Ljuba Popović

The Storks Will Return

The Storks Will Return

as

Mutavi

Return of the Written Off

Return of the Written Off

as

Prle

Hot Wind

Hot Wind

as

Dragan Nikolić

Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

as

Filmski Reditelj

Production

Crew

Directing