Dragan Bjelogrlić
Quick Facts
Biography
Dragan Bjelogrlić "Bjela" (Serbian: Драган Бјелогрлић, [ˌdrǎɡan bjeˈlǒɡr̩lit͜ɕ ˈbjěːla]; born 10 October 1963) is a Serbian actor, director, and producer.
Career
Simultaneous to moving from Baranda to Belgrade to continue his studies, 14-year-old Bjelogrlić also debuted in movies playing Sava Jovanović Sirogojno in Boško Buha, a 1978 film that achieved sizable popularity.
He followed that up in the coming years with other roles in TV series, short, and feature films. By the mid-1980s, Bjelogrlić was an established young actor in SFR Yugoslavia. In 1985 he appeared in Bal na vodi as part of an ensamble cast of his peers such as Srđan Todorović, Nebojša Bakočević, Goran Radaković, and Gala Videnović.
In 1987, he became one of the central cast members on the hugely popular drama television series Bolji život. Playing the role of Boba Popadić made Bjelogrlić a recognizable star all across the country. His brother Goran Bjelogrlić is a film producer. His 2010 film, Montevideo, God Bless You!, was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. The film's sequel, See You in Montevideo, was released in 2014.
Select filmography
- Boško Buha (1978) — Sava Jovanović Sirogojno
- Bal na vodi (1987) — Saša — Dancing in Water (English title)
- Aenigma (1987) — Tom
- Bolji život (1987–1991) — Slobodan "Boba" Popadić
- Kako je propao rokenrol (1989) - Milicioner Radivoje
- Hajde da se volimo 3 (1990)
- Crni bombarder (1992) — Crni bombarder — The Black Bomber (English title)
- Lepa sela lepo gore (1996) — Milan — Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (English title)
- Rane (1998) — Ludi Kure — The Wounds (English title)
- Nebeska udica (1999) — Toza — 'Sky Hook (English title)
- Milky Way (Mliječni put, 2000)
- Rat uživo (2000) — Sergej — War Live (English title)
- Nataša (2001) — Aca — Natasha (English title)
- Ledina (2003) — Dragan — Bare Ground (English title)
- Kajmak i marmelada (2003) — Goran — Cheese and Jam (English title)
- Sivi kamion crvene boje (2004) — Švabo
- Ivkova slava (2005) — Kalča
- Tata i zetovi (2006–2007) — Bubić — Dad and the Son-in-Laws (English title)
- Vratiće se rode (2007–2008) — Ekser — The Storks Will Return (English title)
- Doktor Rej i đavoli (2012) — Ratko Dražević
- Monument to Michael Jackson (2015) — Dušan
- Vojna akademija (2016) — Potpukovnik Panić
- Shadows over the Balkans/Black Sun (2017) — Andra Tanasijević
- Južni vetar (2018) — Car