Slavko Å timac (born October 15, 1960) is a Serbian actor of Croatian
descent. He was born in the village of Konjsko brdo near Perušić
(then SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia). He graduated from the Faculty of
Dramatic Arts in Belgrade (then SR Serbia). Slavko Å timac made his
screen debut in the 1972 film Vuk samotnjak. What followed was a
career during which Å timac appeared in many popular and important
1970s and 1980s Yugoslav films where he played child and adolescent
characters (including the role of young Russian soldier in Sam
Peckinpah's Cross of Iron). His youthful looks later plagued his
career, typecasting him into adolescent roles well into his 30s.
However, in 2004 he had the leading role in Emir Kusturica's Life Is a
Miracle, some years after playing the role of a stutterer in the
internationally acclaimed film Underground of same director Kusturica.
descent. He was born in the village of Konjsko brdo near Perušić
(then SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia). He graduated from the Faculty of
Dramatic Arts in Belgrade (then SR Serbia). Slavko Å timac made his
screen debut in the 1972 film Vuk samotnjak. What followed was a
career during which Å timac appeared in many popular and important
1970s and 1980s Yugoslav films where he played child and adolescent
characters (including the role of young Russian soldier in Sam
Peckinpah's Cross of Iron). His youthful looks later plagued his
career, typecasting him into adolescent roles well into his 30s.
However, in 2004 he had the leading role in Emir Kusturica's Life Is a
Miracle, some years after playing the role of a stutterer in the
internationally acclaimed film Underground of same director Kusturica.
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