Rade Serbedzija Add to My Celebs Age 65 Birthday Jul. 27th, 1946 Born in Bunic kraj Korenice, Croatia Height 5' 10"

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Main Movie Roles 2010 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I 2008 - Quarantine 2008 - The Eye 2007 - Fugitive Pieces 2007 - Battle in Seattle 2007 - Shooter 2007 - Love Life 2006 - Moscow Zero 2005 - Batman Begins 2005 - The Fog 2004 - EuroTrip 2002 - The Quiet American 2000 - Snatch. 2000 - Space Cowboys 2000 - Mission: Impossible II 1999 - Stigmata 1999 - Eyes Wide Shut 1998 - Polish Wedding 1998 - Mighty Joe Young 1997 - La tregua 1997 - The Saint 1994 - Before the Rain 1988 - Hanna's War

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Rade Serbedzija was born in Bunic (Korenica) in 1946. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Still a student, he started to play the leading roles in films and theater productions. He is remembered as an outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Georgij, Melkior, Oedipus, Hamlet, Leon and Richard III. He wrote and published four books of poetry and released four albums, as well as directed 12 plays (Balade Petrice Kerempuha, Kazu da je sova nekad bila pekareva kci, Judita, Hrvatski slavuj...). He shot more than seventy films (Rdece klasje (1970), Zadah tela (1983), Hajka (1977), Vecernja zvona (1986), Bravo maestro (1978), Variola vera (1982), Una (1984), Usijanje (1979), Zivot je lep (1985), Kiklop (1982), Povratak (1979), Horvatov izbor (1985), San o ruzi (1986), Kontesa Dora (1993)...), and starred in leading roles of several TV-series (Sam covjek, "U registraturi" (1976), "Prosjaci i sinovi" (1971), Bombaski proces (1978) (TV), "Nikola Tesla" (1977), "Putovanje u Vucjak" (1986)...). He joined Vanessa Redgrave to found a theater that produced plays such as Brecht in exile, Liberation of Skopje, Smoke, Opera Sarajevo. He took part in many charity and peace initiatives. After a world famous film Before the Rain (1994) where he played the leading role, he was cast in films by prominent directors of the world (P. Noyce, J. Woo, S. Kubrick, F. Rossi...), in films such as The Saint (1997) (P. Noyce), La tregua (1997) (F. Rossi), Prague Duet (1998), Broken English (1996), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (S. Kubrick), Polish Wedding (1998), Stigmata (1999), Mighty Joe Young (1998), Il dolce rumore della vita (1999), Mare largo (1998), Mission: Impossible II (2000), Space Cowboys (2000), Snatch. (2000), and in South Pacific (2001) (TV), Hermano (2007), Quicksand (2003), currently in post-production. He starred alongside Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, John Turturro, Tom Cruise, Glenn Close. He lives in London.


TRIVIA:

• For the role of Athos in _Fugitive Pieces (2007)_ (qv) he won award for best actor at Rome Film Fest and was nominated for Satellite Award and Genie Award for the same role.
• One of the favorite actors of Macedonian director 'Milcho Manchevski' (qv). He and Manchevski worked together on Oscar nominated movie _Before the Rain (1994)_ (qv).
• Father of 'Danilo Serbedzija' (qv).
• Founded the Ulysses Theatre in 2000 with 'Borislav Vujcic' (qv) in Brijuni, where he also directs and acts in most plays.
• Won Golden Arena (Pula Film Festival) for his role in _Bravo maestro (1978)_ (qv) and in _Vecernja zvona (1986)_ (qv).
• He was a professor of Acting at Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia.
• Ranked #4 in Croatian-based monthly film magazine "Hollywood" in «Best Croatian Male Movie Stars of All Time» list. (November 2005)
• Father of 'Lucija Serbedzija' (qv).

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