He attended the secondary school in the town and then studied stage plays in Ljubljana under Vida Juvan. He finished his studies in 1961.
He first appeared in the film Moments of Decision (Trenutki odločitve. 1955), directed by František Čap. Later, he worked in the Ljubljana Drama Theatre, where he was also the director from 1977 until 1981.
He was a professor of theatre at the Ljubljana Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television.
He died aged 79 in Ljubljana.