Ljubiša Samardžić

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-19

Day of death

2017-09-08 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia

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

  • Visa for the Future

    Visa for the Future

  • Part-Time Work

    Part-Time Work

  • Wonderful Dust

    Wonderful Dust

  • My Part-Time Dad

    My Part-Time Dad

  • Pula Confidential

    Pula Confidential

  • Part-Time Divorce

    Part-Time Divorce

  • I'm Poor But Angry

    I'm Poor But Angry

  • Superfluous

    Superfluous

  • It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men

    It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men

  • Some Other Woman

    Some Other Woman

  • Three Tickets to Hollywood

    Three Tickets to Hollywood

  • Special Education

    Special Education

  • Poor Maria

    Poor Maria

  • The Tiger

    The Tiger

  • Boško Buha

    Boško Buha

  • Out of Step

    Out of Step

  • Tempting the Devil

    Tempting the Devil

  • The Timok Rebellion

    The Timok Rebellion

  • Wheels

    Wheels

  • Kozara

    Kozara

  • Blues for Sara

    Blues for Sara

  • Life Is Beautiful

    Life Is Beautiful

  • Poltroon

    Poltroon

  • Waning Moon

    Waning Moon

  • From Every Man I Loved

    From Every Man I Loved

  • Hot Wind

    Hot Wind

  • The Descent Upon Drvar

    The Descent Upon Drvar

  • Broad Are the Leaves

    Broad Are the Leaves

  • Visitors from the Galaxy

    Visitors from the Galaxy

  • Walter Defends Sarajevo

    Walter Defends Sarajevo

  • A Naive Person

    A Naive Person

  • The Naked Man

    The Naked Man

  • Savamala

    Savamala

  • Premeditated Murder

    Premeditated Murder

  • Long Live Freedom

    Long Live Freedom

  • The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic

    The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic

  • Inspector

    Inspector

  • The Climber

    The Climber

  • The Morning

    The Morning

  • The Little One

    The Little One

  • A Sand Castle

    A Sand Castle

  • Volunteers

    Volunteers

  • Noon

    Noon

  • Doctor Mladen

    Doctor Mladen

  • Yugofilm

    Yugofilm

  • Migrations II

    Migrations II

  • Massacre at Noon

    Massacre at Noon

  • Foolish Years

    Foolish Years

  • High Voltage

    High Voltage

  • The Battle of Neretva

    The Battle of Neretva

  • Protest Album

    Protest Album

  • Yu

    Yu

  • The Love Life of Budimir Trajković

    The Love Life of Budimir Trajković

  • Goose Feather

    Goose Feather

  • Two Halves of a Heart

    Two Halves of a Heart

  • Ninth Miracle on the East

    Ninth Miracle on the East

  • Goose Feather

    Goose Feather

  • Eagles Fly Early

    Eagles Fly Early

  • The Cyclists

    The Cyclists

  • The House by the Railway Tracks

    The House by the Railway Tracks

  • Walter Defends Sarajevo

    Walter Defends Sarajevo

  • A Night at My Mother's House

    A Night at My Mother's House

  • The Hornet

    The Hornet

  • Aller retour

    Aller retour

  • Extramarital Travels

    Extramarital Travels

  • The Dream

    The Dream

  • A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

    A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

  • Operation Belgrade

    Operation Belgrade

  • Jaguar Jump

    Jaguar Jump

  • Where the Wild Boars Go

    Where the Wild Boars Go

  • Sugar Water

    Sugar Water

  • Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

  • The Bombers

    The Bombers

  • Hey Babu Riba

    Hey Babu Riba

  • The Battle of the Eagles

    The Battle of the Eagles

  • Uros the Stupid

    Uros the Stupid

  • Orchestra of One Youthhood

    Orchestra of One Youthhood

  • Scaffolding Games

    Scaffolding Games

  • The Policeman from Cock's Hill

    The Policeman from Cock's Hill

  • Zarki

    Zarki

  • The Awkward Age

    The Awkward Age

  • Say Why Have You Left Me?

    Say Why Have You Left Me?

  • The Death of Mr Goluza

    The Death of Mr Goluza

  • The Battle of Sutjeska

    The Battle of Sutjeska

  • White Grass

    White Grass

  • Boško Buha

    Boško Buha

  • Policajac sa Petlovog brda

    Policajac sa Petlovog brda

  • Mad Summer

    Mad Summer

  • Konji vrani

    Konji vrani

  • And That You Call Luck

    And That You Call Luck

  • On the Road to Katanga

    On the Road to Katanga

  • Evening School

    Evening School

  • Boxers Go to Heaven

    Boxers Go to Heaven

  • The Train for Kraljevo

    The Train for Kraljevo

  • The Knife

    The Knife

  • The Girl

    The Girl

  • The Demolition Squad

    The Demolition Squad

  • Guardian Angel

    Guardian Angel

  • Black Horses

    Black Horses

  • In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain

    In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain

  • Watch Your Step

    Watch Your Step

  • Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of Soul

    Sevdalinka: The Alchemy of Soul

  • Anticasanova

    Anticasanova

  • X + YY: Formel des Bösen

    X + YY: Formel des Bösen

  • Days

    Days

  • Don't Come Back by the Same Way

    Don't Come Back by the Same Way

  • Arrive Before Daybreak

    Arrive Before Daybreak