Slobodan Aligrudić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан
Рлигрудић; 15 October 1934 â€" 13 August 1985) was a Serbian
actor known for some of the most memorable roles in the history of
former Yugoslav cinema.Aligrudić was born in Bitola. He earned
prominence as a thespian in Belgrade's Atelje 212 Theatre, but to a
wider audience he is best known for his memorable character portrayals
on film. Some of those roles were achieved in classic films of former
Yugoslav cinema, including Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing
Switchboard Operator. Due to his distinctly coarse look, most of his
roles were stern authority figures, but he always managed to give them
a breath of humanity. One of the best examples is Maho, a father
character in Emir Kusturica's 1981 coming-of-age drama Do You Remember
Dolly Bell?.Aligrudić worked with Kusturica again in his 1985
celebrated drama When Father Was Away on Business, in which he played
an UDBA agent in charge of protagonist's "re-education". He died in
Gradac (SR Croatia) shortly after that film won Palme d'Or at the
Cannes Film Festival and shortly after the death of his long-time
colleague Zoran Radmilović. This event led many former Yugoslav film
critics to say that "heaven had received a huge boost".
Рлигрудић; 15 October 1934 â€" 13 August 1985) was a Serbian
actor known for some of the most memorable roles in the history of
former Yugoslav cinema.Aligrudić was born in Bitola. He earned
prominence as a thespian in Belgrade's Atelje 212 Theatre, but to a
wider audience he is best known for his memorable character portrayals
on film. Some of those roles were achieved in classic films of former
Yugoslav cinema, including Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing
Switchboard Operator. Due to his distinctly coarse look, most of his
roles were stern authority figures, but he always managed to give them
a breath of humanity. One of the best examples is Maho, a father
character in Emir Kusturica's 1981 coming-of-age drama Do You Remember
Dolly Bell?.Aligrudić worked with Kusturica again in his 1985
celebrated drama When Father Was Away on Business, in which he played
an UDBA agent in charge of protagonist's "re-education". He died in
Gradac (SR Croatia) shortly after that film won Palme d'Or at the
Cannes Film Festival and shortly after the death of his long-time
colleague Zoran Radmilović. This event led many former Yugoslav film
critics to say that "heaven had received a huge boost".
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