Rade Serbedzija Biography (1946-)
Surname is sometimes transliterated "Serbedgia" or "Serbedjija"; born July 27, 1946, in Bunic kraj Korenice, Yugoslavia (now Croatia); married Ivanka Cerovac (divorced, 1987); married Lenka Udovicki (a director), June 30, 1991; children: Lucija (an actress), Danilo, Nina, Milica Alma, Vanja. Addresses: Agent: Scott Harris, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401; Dallas Smith, Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.; Manager: Vera Mihailovich, Tavel Entertainment, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 406, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- Croatian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- July 27, 1946
- Bunic kraj Korenice, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Crne ptice (also known as Black Birds), 1967
- Iluzija (also known as Illusion), 1967
- Gravitacija ili fantasticna mladost cinovnika Borisa Horvata, 1968
- Osveta, 1968
- Niko, Sedmina--Pozdravi mariju (also known as Funeral Fest, Burial Lunch), 1969
- Dio e con noi (also known as Crime of Defeat, The FifthDay of Peace, God with Us, The Last Five Days of Peace, andDie im Dreck krepieren), 1969
- Idu dani (also known as Passing Days), 1970
- Jouzek, Rdece klasje (also known as Red Wheat and Crvenoklasje), 1971
- Vlatko, Putovanje na mjesto nesrece (also known as The Scene ofthe Crash), 1971
- U gori raste zelen bar (also known as The Pine Tree in the Mountain and There Grows a Green Pine in the Woods), 1971
- Rade, Zvezde su oci ratnika (also known as The Stars Are the Eyes of the Warriors), 1972
- Poslijepodne jednog fazana, 1972
- Davor, Zivjeti od ljubavi (also known as To Live on Love),1973
- Ivan, Begunec, 1973
- Joco, Predstava Hamleta u Mrdusi Donjoj (also known as Acting Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja), 1974
- Lucio, Nocturno, 1974
- Miso and Major Baratz, Uziska Republica (also known as Guns ofWar, 67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze, and Uzicka Republika), 1974
- Lado, Hajka (also known as Manhunt), 1977
- Bravo maestro, 1978
- Tomo, Usijanje (also known as Burning), 1979
- Novinar (also known as Journalist), 1979
- Povratak (also known as The Return), 1979
- Zivi bili pa vidjeli (also known as That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles), 1979
- Gospodjica, 1980
- Abdulah, Banovic strahinja (also known as The Falcon and Der Falke), 1981
- Dr. Grujic, Variola vera, 1981
- Captain Mitrovic, 13. Jul (also known as Trinaesti jul), 1982
- Ugo, Kiklop, 1982
- Panco Vila, Zadah tela (also known as Body Scent), 1983
- Noc poslije smrti, 1983
- Intelektualac, U raljama zivota (also known as In the Jaws of Life), 1984
- Lelin otac, Pejzazi u magli, 1984
- Professor Misel Babic, Una, 1984
- Harmonikas, Zivot je lep, 1985
- Kresimir Horvat, Horvatov izbor (also known as Vucjak), 1986
- Tomislav K. Burbonski, Vecernja zvona, 1986
- Valent, San o ruzi (also known as Dreaming the Rose), 1986
- Miss, 1986
- Dusan, Die Verliebten (also known as Days to Remember), Metropolis Films, 1987
- Raka, Hudodelci, 1987
- Osudjeni, 1987
- Captain Ivan, Hanna's War, Cannon, 1988
- Emile, Manifesto (also known as A Night of Love), Cannon, 1988
- Covjek koji je volio sprovode, 1989
- Karneval, andjeo i prah, 1990
- Dezerter (also known as Deserter), 1992
- Karlo Armano, Contessa Dora (also known as Countess Dora and Kontesa Dora), 1993
- Aleksander, Before the Rain (also known as Pred dozhdot), Gramercy, 1994
- Narrator, Magarece godine (also known as The Awkward Age, The Tough Teens, and L'age ingrat), 1994
- Colonel George Lapadus, Two Deaths, Castle Hill, 1995
- Josip Papac, Belma, 1995
- Kosta, Urnebesna tragedija (also known as Tragedie burlesque), 1995
- Ivan, Broken English, Sony Pictures Classics, 1996
- Marko, Necista krv, 1996
- The officer, Memento, 1996
- The Greek, The Truce (also known as Die Atempause, La tregua, and La treve), Miramax, 1997
- Ivan Tretiak, The Saint, Paramount, 1997
- Andrei Strasser, Mighty Joe Young (also known as Mighty Joe), Buena Vista, 1998
- Francois Riffaud, Mare largo (also known as Open Sea), Instituto Luce, 1998
- Roman, Polish Wedding, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1998
- Bruno Maier, Il dolce rumore delle vita, Medusa Distribuzione/Primer Plano Film Group, 1999
- Marion Petrocelli, Stigmata, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
- Milich, Eyes Wide Shut (also known as EWS), Warner Bros., 1999
- Himself, Stanley and Us, Libra Films International, 1999
- Boris "the Blade" Yurinov, Snatch (also known as Snatch: Pigs and Diamonds), Screen Gems, 2000
- Dr. Nekhorvich, Mission: Impossible II (also known as M:I-2), Paramount, 2000
- General Vostov, Space Cowboys, Warner Bros., 2000
- Milan Rajic, Je li jasno prijatelju?, Da Film, 2000
- Oleg Butraskaya, Quicksand, First Look Home Entertainment, 2001
- Himself, Na stanci u puli, 2001
- Inspector Vigot, The Quiet American (also known as The Spyand Der Stille Amerikaner), Miramax, 2002
- Miran Hrovatin, Ilaria alpi--Il piu crudele dei giorni (also knownas The Cruelest Day), Gam Films, 2002
- Carlos Avileda, Hermano, Sharada Distribuzione, 2003
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Profesionalac, Vans, 2003
- Imam Muaffak, The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam, Guide Company Films, 2004
- Tibor, Eurotrip, DreamWorks SKG, 2004
- Television Appearances
- Miniseries
- Matan Potrka, Prosjaci i sinovi, 1971
- Obraz uz obraz, 1972
- Pesma, 1975
- Ivica Kicmanovic, U registraturi, 1976
- Nikola Tesla, 1977
- Duvanski put, 1980
- Nepokoreni grad, 1981
- Stefica Cvek u raljama zivota, 1984
- Kresimir Horvat, Putovanje u vucjak, 1986
- Tomislav Kovac, Vecernja zvona, 1988
- Movies
- Jiri Kolmar, Prague Duet (also known as Lies and Whispers and Eine Liebe in Prag), Romance Classics, 1997
- Emile de Becque, South Pacific (also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific), ABC, 2001
- Episodic
- (As Rade Sherbedgia) Himself, "Rade Sherbedgia," Autograph, 2002
- Viktor Schlivitsky (some sources cite Viktor Shvitkoy), "Blood and Money," Spooks, BBC, 2003, broadcast in the United States as MI-5, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
- Other
- Mladic, Papagaj, 1970
- Obesenjak, Radiotelevizija Beograd, 1974
- Josip Broz (Tito), Bombaski proces, Televizija Zagreb, 1978
- Tuga, Radiotelevizija Beograd, 1981
- Tamburasi, Televizija Zagreb, 1982
- Stage Appearances
- The Smoke, Manchester Theatre Company, Manchester, England, 1993
- Brecht in Hollywood, Moving Theatre Company, London, 1994
- Appeared in Brecht in Exile and Liberation of Skopje, bothMoving Theatre Company; also appeared in productions of Oedipus Rex and Peer Gynt.
- Major Tours
- Title role, King Lear, Ulysses Project, Croatian cities, 2001
- RECORDINGS
- Albums
- Recorded five albums of his own songs and poetry.
- WRITINGS
- Poetry and Songs
- Author of four books of poetry; also a songwriter.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- American Theatre, December, 2001, p. 66
- Los Angeles Times, February 26, 1995