Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić
Born: 1943-08-20 in Belgrade, Serbia
Died: 2016-03-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
Dragan Nikolić was a Serbian actor. He studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade. In 1967 he starred in the film Kad budem mrtav i beo, which was the beginning of a career that lasted 50 years. Dragan Nikolić has since appeared in many films of different genres and portrayed various characters, becoming one of the most recognizable actors in Serbian cinema. In 2000, he received the "Pavle Vuisić" Award for his lifework. From 2011 to 2013, he was the television host on the Serbian edition of quiz Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. His best known role was as Prle, a wisecracking World War II resistance fighter whom he portrayed in 1970s TV series Otpisani and Povratak otpisanih.
Filmography
2021
- One Hell of an Actor as Himself (archive footage)
2012
- The Jagodic Family as Grof Milan Jagodić
- Sonja as Himself
- The Whirl as Kaletov stric, DB-ovac
2011
- Albatross as Gligorije Giga Geršić
2010
- All These Plains as Милан Јагодић
- Seventy-Two Days as Kamatar 1
- All Right, I Won as Himself
2009
- Things Like Love as Gaga Nikolić
- Wounded Eagle as Uglješa Knežević
- St. George Shoots the Dragon as Sveštenik
- The Ruin
- The Village Is Burning... and So On as Sudija Velibor
2008
- Wounded Eagle as Uglješa Knežević
- The Tour as Miško
- The Beautiful Blue Danube as Publisher from France
- The Principality of Serbia as Narator
- The Kingdom of Serbia as Narator
2007
- The Storks Will Return as Mutavi
- Theater at Home as Batica Nikolajević
- The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair as Sudija Velibor
- Black Gruja and the Stone of Wisdom
- The Fourth Man as Političar
- Change Me as Milan
- The Black Dawn as Niko
2006
- Sheitan Warrior as Telal
- Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms as Himself - Narrator
2005
- Ivko's Feast as Predsednik opštine
- Chasing Luck(y) as Mafijaški bos
- Love Stars as Grof
- I Have Something Important to Tell You as Profesor
2004
- The Robbery of the Third Reich as Glavonja
2002
- Zamfir's Zona as Hadži Zamfir
- Labyrinth as Pavle Aksentijević 'Pop'
- Operation Tiger as Vukota Krcunović
2001
- She Likes Red Star as Dacin otac
- Her Mother, the Whore as Boksic
- Virtual Reality as Zoran
1999
- The White Suit as Makro
- Lovers as Zlatan
- The Knife as Hodža
1998
- Cabaret Balkan as Sveta
- Place Vendôme as Janos
1996
- Once Upon a Time There Was a Country as Filmski Reditelj
- Duel for Three as Igorov otac
1995
- Underground as Film Director
- The Tragic Burlesque as Milan
1994
- It Will Be Better as Dule
- In the Middle of Nowhere as Igla
1993
- Gunfight at Casino Cabaret as Rile
- Three Tickets to Hollywood as Aldo
1992
- Tito and Me as Kole (Gane's father)
- A Little Joke as Đorđe
- The Big Fuss as Čeda
1991
- The Original of the Forgery as Pavlović
- The Big Small Prom
1989
- The Last Lap at Monza as Urke
- Migrations as Pavle
- Happy End as Otac
- Migrations II as Pavle Isaković
- The Cabinet Minister's Wife as Pera Kalenić
- Meeting Place as Janko
1988
- Blackbird as Čavkin otac
1987
- Wanderer as Mirko
1986
- Grey Home as Zeka
- Miss as Andrej
- Promised Land as Zec
- Protest Album as Emil
1985
- Life Is Beautiful as Gara
1984
- Unseen Wonder as Karuzo
- Fever of Love as Advokat
1983
- The Teacher as Učitelj Miloš
- The Falcon as Alija
- Something in Between as Marko
- Balkan Express as Popaj
1982
- The Last Act as Major Ljuba Popović
- Let's Move On as Miloš
1981
- Season of Peace in Paris as Dragan
- Some Other Woman as Boban
- Shady Business as Stole Haringa
1980
- Hot Wind as Dragan Nikolić
- Who's Singin' Over There? as Pevač
- Transgression as Boris
1979
- National Class Category Up to 785ccm as Brana 'Floyd'
1978
- Return of the Written Off as Prle
- Moment as Novak
1977
- The Love Life of Budimir Trajković as Zvonko (voice)
- One Summer at Spa as Janko Katić
1976
- The Written Off Return as Prle
- Maiden Bridge as Kosmajac
1974
- The Written Off as Prle
- The Written Off as Prle
1972
- Without a Word as Mladić
- How the Two Fools Loved Each Other
- Murder on the Night Train as Putnik u vozu #2
1971
- Young and Healthy as a Rose as Stiv
- The Role of My Family in the World Revolution as Vaculić
- Early Works as (voice)
- The Last Stop
1970
- This Crazy World of Ours as Dragan
- Brigandage as Milan Brkić, hajduk #1
- Homo homini
1969
- Horoscope as Vidak
- The Daughter-in-Law as Džo
1968
- Three Hours to Love as Riki
1967
- When I Am Dead and White as Džimi Barka
- Children of Duke Schmidt
1966
- The One Eyed Soldiers as Officer