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Rade Šerbedžija is a Croatian actor, singer, theatrical director, and stage actor born in Bunić in 1946. He is a member of the Serbs of Croatia ethnic group and speaks Serbian and Croatian. His professional career began in 1967, and he was educated at the Academy of Dramatic Art. Šerbedžija identifies as an atheist and has resided in Rijeka, London, Hollywood, and Zagreb.
He has received the Golden Arena for Best Actor and the Vladimir Nazor Award, and was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. His notable works include *L'amico dice di non conoscerlo più*, *Do posljednjeg daha*, *Stranac*, *Po doždot*, and *Crnocrveno*. He is also recognized for his work in pop and folk genres, as well as poetry. Šerbedžija is the father of Danilo Šerbedžija and Lucija Šerbedžija.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946
- Works
- 8
Top works
- L'amico dice di non conoscerlo più
- Do posljednjeg daha
- Stranac
- Po doždot
- Crnocrveno
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Bunić, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]
Rade Šerbedžija (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Шербеџија; born July 27, 1946) is a Croatian actor, director and musician of Serb ethnicity He was one of the most popular Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s. He is internationally known mainly for his supporting roles in Hollywood films such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, X-Men: First Class, The Saint, Mission: Impossible II and…
Known for
- The Virus of Pathological Kindness2026
- Ponton's Heart — Deda Maksim2025
- The Pavilion — Anjelo2025
- The Last GunFight — Anton Skoll2025
- The Balkan War2025
- Borscht — Oleksandr2025
- Air Force One Down — General Rodinov2024
- SK13: Kubrick's Endgame — Self2024
- Die Before Death — Sudija2023
- Stop the Danube and the Old Clock — Himself2022
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Croatia
- Active from
- 1946
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 861
- Total plays
- 21,475
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Rade Šerbedžija is actor, director, poet and a musician. He was one of the most popular Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s. He is now internationally known mainly for his supporting roles in Hollywood films during the 1990s and 2000s. Šerbedžija was born in born 27 July 1946 in Bunić (Korenica), Yugoslavia, today Croatia. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Still a student, he started to play the leading roles in films and theater productions. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1946-07-27 ) 27 July 1946 (age 79) , Bunić , PR Croatia , Yugoslavia , (now Croatia )
- Other name
- Rade Sherbedgia
- Citizenship
- Croatia North Macedonia Slovenia
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1967–present
- Spouses
- Ivanka Cerovac, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1987 ) Lenka Udovički , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 )
- Children
- 5, including Danilo and Lucija
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Serbia
- Place of birth
- Bunić
- Child
- Lucija Šerbedžija
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Religion
- atheism
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- RadeŠerbedžija07TIFF.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
- Residence
- Zagreb
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- Commons category
- Rade Šerbedžija
- ethnic group
- Serbs of Croatia
- date of birth
- 1946-07-27
- name in native language
- Раде Шербеџија
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Rade Šerbedžija (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Шербеџија, pronounced [rǎːde ʃerbědʒija]; born 27 July 1946) is a Croatian and Yugoslav actor, director and musician. He started in theatre, and became one of the best known Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s, for his stage and film portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. Of Serbian descent, during the breakup of Yugoslavia he moved abroad, where he became internationally known for his role as Boris the Blade in Snatch (2000) and his supporting roles in such Hollywood films as The Saint (1997), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Batman Begins (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), etc. He also had a recurring role in season 6 of TV action series 24.
Šerbedžija is a four-time recipient of the Golden Arena for Best Actor, Croatia's highest filmmaking honors. He won the Critics Award for Best Actor at the 51st Venice International Film Festival for his performance in Before the Rain (1994). He also received the International Press Academy’s Mary Pickford Award, an honorary recognition “for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry” in 2019.
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