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Rade Šerbedžija (
Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Шербеџија) (occasionally credited as
Rade Sherbedgia in some English-language productions; born
27 July,
1946) is a an ethnic
Serb actor and
director born in
Croatia. He was one of the most popular
Yugoslav actors in the
1970s and
1980s. He is now internationally known mainly for his supporting roles in
Hollywood films during the
1990s and
2000s. Recently, Šerbedžija received attention for his recurring role as former
Soviet Red Army General
Dmitri Gredenko in the
sixth season of TV action series
24. He is a
Croatian and
Slovenian citizen, having both passports, Croatian and Slovenian.
Biography
Personal life
Šerbedžija was born in the village of
Bunić in
Lika,
Croatia, to an ethnic
Serb and
Macedonian family.
Benicio del Toro was his neighbor for a period of time while he was living in the U.S. For a period of time he lived in the Fužine area of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Šerbedžija plays guitar and sings. Šerbedžija has said that he puts his funds in Slovenia but his more comfortable working in Croatia. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the
Socialist Labour Party of Croatia.
Career in Yugoslavia
In 1969, he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of the
University of Zagreb and then worked as a
theater actor in the theater "
Gavella" and at the
Croatian National Theatre in
Zagreb. While still a student, Šerbedžija started to play leading roles in films and theater productions. He is remembered as an outstanding
Peer Gynt,
Don Juan,
Melkior,
Oedipus,
Hamlet,
Leon and
Richard III. He had various notable film roles, among others in
U gori raste zelen bor (1971),
Variola vera (1981),
Kiklop (1982),
Život je lep (1985). He was also among the leading actors in several TV series, such as in
Prosjaci i sinovi (1971),
U registraturi (1976),
Nikola Tesla (1977).
Rade founded the Ulysses Theater with Borislav Vujčić in
Brijuni, where he also directs and acts in most plays. The theater was founded in 2000 and is very successful so far.
International career
In the early
1990s, during the course of the
Yugoslav wars, he acted in few films from various parts of former Yugoslavia, including the
Macedonian film
Before the Rain in
1994. Šerbedžija then also acted in various western European films before he emigrated to the
United States.
He is perhaps most often recognized by world audiences for his supporting roles in
Hollywood films such as,
Mighty Joe Young,
The Saint,
Eyes Wide Shut,
Snatch,
EuroTrip,
The Quiet American (2002),
Shooter and a cameo in
Batman Begins often varying between sinister villains or trusting friends.
In 2001, he starred in an elaborate television production of
Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical
South Pacific in the role of the French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. He was also involved in the
BBC Television production of the spy-thriller show
Spooks for one episode as a villain. In autumn of 2005, Šerbedžija had a supporting role in the
NBC science fiction series
Surface. His most recent role is in
Jeremy Podeswa's
feature film adaptation of
Anne Michaels' novel
Fugitive Pieces, where he plays the character Athos Roussos. His most recent successful role is that of Captain Blake in
Rupert Wainwright's remake of
The Fog.
He portrayed the part of
Dmitri Gredenko on the sixth season of the hit
FOX show
24.
English filmography
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