Rade Šerbedžija (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Шербеџија,
pronounced [rÇŽË de ʃerbÄ›dÊ'ija], surname occasionally spelled
Sherbedgia in some English-language productions; born 27 July 1946) is
a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his
portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of
the best known Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1990s. 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, In the Land of Blood and Honey, Mission:
Impossible 2; his role as Boris the Blade in Snatch; and for his
recurring role as former Soviet Army General Dmitri Gredenko in Season
6 of TV action series 24.Šerbedžija was born in the village of
Bunić in the Lika region of Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia. His
parents fought in the Second World War as Partisans. Šerbedžija was
raised an atheist.In 1969, he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic
Arts of the University of Zagreb and then worked as a theatre actor in
the City Drama Theatre Gavella and at the Croatian National Theatre in
Zagreb. While still a student, Šerbedžija started to play leading
roles in films and theatre productions. He is remembered as an
outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Melkior Tresić, Oedipus, Hamlet,
Leone Glembay and Richard III. Šerbedžija was among the top actors
in the former Yugoslavia, as well as an esteemed acting teacher at the
Universities of Zagreb and Novi Sad.In 1964 he first visited the
United States, where he enrolled in drama school. Small parts on stage
followed for many years until his 1974 breakthrough performance as
Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival made him a star. Although he
continued to appear in theatrical productions (notably, Peer Gynt and
Oedipus Rex), Šerbedžija broke into films around the same time.
Although many of the more than 40 features he has made in the 1970s
and 80s have been little-seen outside of Yugoslavia, a handful have
received widespread distribution. His early work included the starring
role in The Republic of Užice (1974).
pronounced [rÇŽË de ʃerbÄ›dÊ'ija], surname occasionally spelled
Sherbedgia in some English-language productions; born 27 July 1946) is
a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his
portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of
the best known Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1990s. 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, In the Land of Blood and Honey, Mission:
Impossible 2; his role as Boris the Blade in Snatch; and for his
recurring role as former Soviet Army General Dmitri Gredenko in Season
6 of TV action series 24.Šerbedžija was born in the village of
Bunić in the Lika region of Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia. His
parents fought in the Second World War as Partisans. Šerbedžija was
raised an atheist.In 1969, he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic
Arts of the University of Zagreb and then worked as a theatre actor in
the City Drama Theatre Gavella and at the Croatian National Theatre in
Zagreb. While still a student, Šerbedžija started to play leading
roles in films and theatre productions. He is remembered as an
outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Melkior Tresić, Oedipus, Hamlet,
Leone Glembay and Richard III. Šerbedžija was among the top actors
in the former Yugoslavia, as well as an esteemed acting teacher at the
Universities of Zagreb and Novi Sad.In 1964 he first visited the
United States, where he enrolled in drama school. Small parts on stage
followed for many years until his 1974 breakthrough performance as
Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival made him a star. Although he
continued to appear in theatrical productions (notably, Peer Gynt and
Oedipus Rex), Šerbedžija broke into films around the same time.
Although many of the more than 40 features he has made in the 1970s
and 80s have been little-seen outside of Yugoslavia, a handful have
received widespread distribution. His early work included the starring
role in The Republic of Užice (1974).
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