Education
He studied law, architecture and philology at the University of Belgrade, only to discover acting as his true calling.
He studied law, architecture and philology at the University of Belgrade, only to discover acting as his true calling.
After graduating at Drama Arts Academy he joined Beogradsko dramsko pozoriste (Belgrade Drama Theatre). He preferred theatre to film and television, but he nevertheless managed to give memorable performances. International audiences know him best for his role in 1971 cult film WR: Mysteries of the Organism.
Audiences in former Yugoslavia know him best for his roles of Bili Piton in 1982 cult comedy The Marathon Family and Radovan Treći in Dušan Kovačević"s play with the same name Radovan Treći (Radovan III).
One of his last roles was in 1985 film When Father Was Away on Business, in which he appeared together with Slobodan Aligrudić. In December 2000 he was ranked first in the Serbian newspaper Večernje novosti in the Best Serbian Actors and Actresses of the 20th Century list.