Zinaid (Miki) Memišević (zi'naid 'miki me'miʃevit͡ʃ) is a theatre
and film actor. Born in 1950 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR
Yugoslavia, he now lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.His
first appearance on film in 1966 (Konjuh planinom) in a small role of
a young boy, sparked his dream to become an actor and started a
successful acting career. After graduating from the Academy of
Theatre, Film, Radio and Television (Academy of Dramatic Arts) of the
University of Belgrade in 1973, he became a permanent member of the
company at the National Theatre in Belgrade and appeared on stage in
numerous plays. He also played roles in many films and TV series that
were produced in Yugoslavia during the 1980s and 1990s.Following the
breakup of Yugoslavia, he moved to Canada in 1994 with his family and
continued his successful career there, appearing in several films and
TV series. He "gave Hollywood’s best-known portrayal" of Viktor
Vasilyevich Tikhonov, a Soviet ice hockey player and coach, in Miracle
(2004) and appeared in cameos as the President Sergey Makarenko in
2012 (2009).He had roles in TV films The Building (2009, dir. Terry
Ingram), Ronnie and Julie (1997, dir. Philip Spink), and in a short
film Henry’s Café (1998, dir. Ted Bortolin, Geoff Denham). He also
appeared in several episodes of various TV series, such as The X-Files
(1996), Da Vinci's Inquest (2000 and 2002), and Jake 2.0 (2003).
and film actor. Born in 1950 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR
Yugoslavia, he now lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.His
first appearance on film in 1966 (Konjuh planinom) in a small role of
a young boy, sparked his dream to become an actor and started a
successful acting career. After graduating from the Academy of
Theatre, Film, Radio and Television (Academy of Dramatic Arts) of the
University of Belgrade in 1973, he became a permanent member of the
company at the National Theatre in Belgrade and appeared on stage in
numerous plays. He also played roles in many films and TV series that
were produced in Yugoslavia during the 1980s and 1990s.Following the
breakup of Yugoslavia, he moved to Canada in 1994 with his family and
continued his successful career there, appearing in several films and
TV series. He "gave Hollywood’s best-known portrayal" of Viktor
Vasilyevich Tikhonov, a Soviet ice hockey player and coach, in Miracle
(2004) and appeared in cameos as the President Sergey Makarenko in
2012 (2009).He had roles in TV films The Building (2009, dir. Terry
Ingram), Ronnie and Julie (1997, dir. Philip Spink), and in a short
film Henry’s Café (1998, dir. Ted Bortolin, Geoff Denham). He also
appeared in several episodes of various TV series, such as The X-Files
(1996), Da Vinci's Inquest (2000 and 2002), and Jake 2.0 (2003).
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