Boris Dvornik
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 icons of former Yugoslavia, together with 'Bata Zivojinovic', Milena Dravic and Ljubisa Samardzic. However, the zenith of popularity was reached by his role in humorous cult series "Malo misto" (mini) and some other light pieces that followed in the 1970s. However, although still being one of the most prolific actors in history of former Yugoslav and Croatian cinema and TV, Boris Dvornik in 1980s mostly used to work in the Croatian National Theatre in Split. In 1992, due to the friendship with Antun Vrdoljak, he flirted with politics for a couple of months. Dvornik is married, has a daughter and four granchildren, while two of his sons - Dean Dvornik and 'Dino Dvornik', who used to cameo as children in his movies - are now major pop stars in Croatia.
76 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 76
Visa for the Future
2002
Journey to Vucjak
1986
Better Life
1987
The Bridge
1969
The Battle of Neretva
1969
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze
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The Bonfires of Kapela
1975
The Big Town
1980
Thunder at the Border
1966
Our Little Town
1970
A Hell of a Guy
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My Part-Time Dad
1982
What Are We In This World...
1973
Long Dark Night
2004
Traces of a Black Haired Girl
1972
Covik I po
1974
The Bet
1971
Wartime
1987
The Canyon of Dangerous Games
1998
An Event
1969
Heads or Tails
1983
The Ninth Circle
1960
The Pine Tree in the Mountain
1971
Hitler from Our Street
1975
Double Circle
1963
Did a Good Man Die?
1962
Cervantes from the Small Town
1982
The Last Will
2001
Radopolje
1963
Transatlantic
1998
Nausicaa
1995
Love and Sometimes a Curse
1969
Times, Waters
1980
The Sunrise
1964
The Return
1979
The Secret of an Old Attic
1984
The Shadow of Glory
1962
Daredevil Times
1977
To Live on Love
1973
Man Is Not a Bird
1965
Pero the Lump's Gang
1970
Cyclops
1982
Man and Architecture
1977
Wolf Hunters of Upper and Lower Polacha
1978
Occupation in 26 Pictures
1978
Indian Summer
1970
Marjuca or Death
1987
The Trail
1974
Life Is a Mass Phenomenon
1970
The Dervish and Death
1974
Mad Summer
1964
Kaya
1967
The Doctor of Craziness
2003
On the Mountain of Konjuh
1966
Thirty Horses
1988
Martin in the Clouds
1961
From One Friday to the Next
1985
When You Hear the Bells
1969
Roko and Cicibela
1978
Spy In High Heels
1988
Three-Hearts Locket
1962
Countrymen
1963
Tight Skin 2
1987
Carnival, Angel and Dust
1990
Superfluous
1962
Face to Face
1963
Red Blow
1974
The Deer Hunt
1972
Fliers of the Open Skies
1977
Two Coffins of Dynamite
1980
Zagrebians
1970
Man of the World
1965
The Suburb
1972
Trace into Infinity
2018
Ballad of Sharko
2005