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 Whirl as Kaletov stric, DB-ovac
- The Jagodic Family as Grof Milan Jagodić
- Sonja as Himself
2011
- Albatross as Gligorije Giga Geršić
2010
- Seventy-Two Days as Kamatar 1
- All These Plains as Милан Јагодић
- All Right, I Won as Himself
2009
- Wounded Eagle as Uglješa Knežević
- St. George Shoots the Dragon as Sveštenik
- Ono kao ljubav as Gaga Nikolić
- The Village Is Burning... and So On as Sudija Velibor
- The Ruin
2008
- Wounded Eagle as Uglješa Knežević
- The Beautiful Blue Danube as Publisher from France
- The Kingdom of Serbia as Narator
- The Principality of Serbia as Narator
- The Tour as Miško
2007
- Change Me as Milan
- The Fourth Man as Političar
- The Storks Will Return as Mutavi
- Black Gruja and the Stone of Wisdom
- Theater at Home as Batica Nikolajević
- The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair as Sudija Velibor
- The Black Dawn as Niko
2006
- Sheitan Warrior as Telal
- Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms as Himself - Narrator
2005
- Love Stars as Grof
- Chasing Luck(y) as Mafijaški bos
- I Have Something Important to Tell You as Profesor
- Ivko's Feast as Predsednik opštine
2004
- The Robbery of the Third Reich as Glavonja
2002
- Labyrinth as Pavle Aksentijević 'Pop'
- Zamfir's Zona as Hadži Zamfir
- Operation Tiger as Vukota Krcunović
2001
- Virtual Reality as Zoran
- Her Mother, the Whore as Boksic
- She Likes Red Star as Dacin otac
1999
- Lovers as Zlatan
- The White Suit as Makro
- The Knife as Hodža
1998
- Place Vendôme as Janos
- Cabaret Balkan as Sveta
1996
- Once Upon a Time There Was a Country as Filmski Reditelj
- Duel for Three as Igorov otac
1995
- The Tragic Burlesque as Milan
- Underground as Filmski reditelj
1994
- It Will Be Better as Dule
- In the Middle of Nowhere as Igla
1993
- Three Tickets to Hollywood as Aldo
- Gunfight at Casino Cabaret as Rile
1992
- A Little Joke as Đorđe
- Tito and Me as Kole (Gane's father)
- The Big Fuss as Čeda
1991
- The Original of the Forgery as Pavlović
- The Big Small Prom
1989
- Happy End as Otac
- Migrations as Pavle
- Migrations II as Pavle Isaković
- Meeting Place as Janko
- The Last Lap at Monza as Urke
- The Cabinet Minister's Wife as Pera Kalenić
1988
- Blackbird as Čavkin otac
1987
- Wanderer as Mirko
1986
- Protest Album as Emil
- Grey Home as Zeka
- Promised Land as Zec
- Miss as Andrej
1985
- Life Is Beautiful as Gara
1984
- Unseen Wonder as Karuzo
- Fever of Love as Advokat
1983
- The Falcon as Alija
- Something in Between as Marko
- Balkan Express as Popaj
- The Teacher as Učitelj Miloš
1982
- Let's Move On as Miloš
- The Last Act as Major Ljuba Popović
1981
- Some Other Woman as Boban
- Season of Peace in Paris as Dragan
- Shady Business as Stole Haringa
1980
- Who's Singin' Over There? as Pevač
- Transgression as Boris
- Hot Wind as Dragan Nikolić
1979
- National Class Category Up to 785ccm as Brana 'Floyd'
1978
- Moment as Novak
- Return of the Written Off as Prle
1977
- The Love Life of Budimir Trajković as Zvonko (voice)
1976
- Maiden Bridge as Kosmajac
- The Written Off Return as Prle
1975
- Backbone as Pavle Gvozdenović
1974
- The Written Off as Prle
- The Written Off as Prle
1972
- Murder on the Night Train as Putnik u vozu #2
- Without a Word as Mladić
- How the Two Fools Loved Each Other
1971
- The Last Stop
- Early Works as (voice)
- Young and Healthy as a Rose as Stiv
- The Role of My Family in the World Revolution as Vaculić
1970
- Brigandage as Milan Brkić, hajduk #1
- This Crazy World of Ours as Dragan
- Homo homini
1969
- Horoscope as Vidak
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