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Boris Dvornik

Boris Dvornik

Acting·1939–2008·63 films

Boris Dvornik was born to the family of a carpenter. His acting experience started at the age of 8 when he took parts in plays for children. In his high school days he was learning to be electrician, but soon decided to pursue full-time acting career instead. After finishing National Acting School in Novi Sad he enrolled in Drama Academy in Zagreb. While on the first academic year, he began his movie career in Deveti krug (1960). His film debut was instant success, and in his second movie, Martin u oblacima (1961), he proved his abilities in comic roles. Dvornik soon became on of the movie ico

As Actor

Thunder at the Border
Thunder at the Border (1966)Pater
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva (1969)Stipe
The Battle of Sutjeska
The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)Dalmatinac
Man Is Not a Bird
Man Is Not a Bird (1965)Boško, vozač kamiona
The Bridge
The Bridge (1969)Zavatoni
Pero the Lump's Gang
Pero the Lump's Gang (1970)Policajac Jozo
Occupation in 26 Pictures
Occupation in 26 Pictures (1978)Vlaho
The Secret of an Old Attic
The Secret of an Old Attic (1984)Šime
The Last Will
The Last Will (2001)Jure
The Ninth Circle
The Ninth Circle (1960)Ivo Vojnović
Tight Skin 2
Tight Skin 2 (1987)Vujo
Cyclops
Cyclops (1982)Starojugoslavenski oficir
Traces of a Black Haired Girl
Traces of a Black Haired Girl (1972)Jova
My Part-Time Dad
My Part-Time Dad (1982)Bora
An Event
An Event (1969)Lugar
Long Dark Night
Long Dark Night (2004)Luka Kolar
Cervantes from the Small Town
Cervantes from the Small Town (1982)Roko Prč
The Pine Tree in the Mountain
The Pine Tree in the Mountain (1971)Dikan
Superfluous
Superfluous (1962)Dane
Kaya
Kaya (1967)Crnokošuljaš
Roko and Cicibela
Roko and Cicibela (1978)Roko
Three-Hearts Locket
Three-Hearts Locket (1962)(segment "Priča 3")
Man of the World
Man of the World (1965)Ive
The Bet
The Bet (1971)Vozač kamiona
The Dervish and Death
The Dervish and Death (1974)Hasan Dželevdžija
To Live on Love
To Live on Love (1973)Medan
The Canyon of Dangerous Games
The Canyon of Dangerous Games (1998)Frane
The Deer Hunt
The Deer Hunt (1972)Konobar Zeljo
The Return
The Return (1979)Barba Frane
Red Blow
Red Blow (1974)Kapetan avijacije
Radopolje
Radopolje (1963)Čovek bez čavala
Countrymen
Countrymen (1963)Nikola, traktorista
Mad Summer
Mad Summer (1964)Ive
The Sunrise
The Sunrise (1964)Pomoćni šofer Stevo
Hitler from Our Street
Hitler from Our Street (1975)Marko
On the Mountain of Konjuh
On the Mountain of Konjuh (1966)Mešo
Indian Summer
Indian Summer (1970)Kapetan
Daredevil Times
Daredevil Times (1977)Dane Desnica
Martin in the Clouds
Martin in the Clouds (1961)Martin Barić
Life Is a Mass Phenomenon
Life Is a Mass Phenomenon (1970)Adio
Wolf Hunters of Upper and Lower Polacha
Wolf Hunters of Upper and Lower Polacha (1978)
Double Circle
Double Circle (1963)Krile
When You Hear the Bells
When You Hear the Bells (1969)Kubura
Heads or Tails
Heads or Tails (1983)Bajin brat
Face to Face
Face to Face (1963)Andrija Mačkić
Spy In High Heels
Spy In High Heels (1988)Božur
Times, Waters
Times, Waters (1980)Narednik Žika
Fliers of the Open Skies
Fliers of the Open Skies (1977)Tomo
Marjuca or Death
Marjuca or Death (1987)Ivanko
Transatlantic
Transatlantic (1998)
Love and Sometimes a Curse
Love and Sometimes a Curse (1969)Mate Pivac
The Insanity Doctor
The Insanity Doctor (2003)Prolaznik
Did a Good Man Die?
Did a Good Man Die? (1962)Miki
Nausicaa
Nausicaa (1995)
From One Friday to the Next
From One Friday to the Next (1985)
Wartime
Wartime (1987)Bronco
Carnival, Angel and Dust
Carnival, Angel and Dust (1990)Visko (segment "Karneval")
Ballad of Sharko
Ballad of Sharko (2005)Muškarac
Thirty Horses
Thirty Horses (1988)Bare
Two Coffins of Dynamite
Two Coffins of Dynamite (1980)
Trace into Infinity
Trace into Infinity (2018)Himself
Man and Architecture
Man and Architecture (1977)Špiro
Zagrebians
Zagrebians (1970)Roko Prč

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