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
- The Whirl as Kaletov stric, DB-ovac
- Sonja as Himself
2011
- Albatross as Gligorije Giga Geršić
2010
- All These Plains as Милан Јагодић
- All Right, I Won as Himself
- Seventy-Two Days as Kamatar 1
2009
- Things Like Love as Gaga Nikolić
- The Ruin
- Wounded Eagle as Uglješa Knežević
- St. George Shoots the Dragon as Sveštenik
- The Village Is Burning... and So On as Sudija Velibor
2008
- Wounded Eagle as Uglješa Knežević
- The Principality of Serbia as Narator
- The Beautiful Blue Danube as Publisher from France
- The Tour as Miško
- The Kingdom of Serbia as Narator
2007
- The Storks Will Return as Mutavi
- The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair as Sudija Velibor
- The Fourth Man as Političar
- Theater at Home as Batica Nikolajević
- Change Me as Milan
- The Black Dawn as Niko
- Black Gruja and the Stone of Wisdom
2006
- Sheitan Warrior as Telal
- Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms as Himself - Narrator
2005
- Love Stars as Grof
- Ivko's Feast as Predsednik opštine
- Chasing Luck(y) as Mafijaški bos
- 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
- Virtual Reality as Zoran
- She Likes Red Star as Dacin otac
- Her Mother, the Whore as Boksic
1999
- The White Suit as Makro
- The Knife as Hodža
- Lovers as Zlatan
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
- Underground as Film Director
- The Tragic Burlesque as Milan
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
- The Big Fuss as Čeda
- Tito and Me as Kole (Gane's father)
1991
- The Original of the Forgery as Pavlović
- The Big Small Prom
1989
- Migrations as Pavle
- The Last Lap at Monza as Urke
- Migrations II as Pavle Isaković
- Meeting Place as Janko
- The Cabinet Minister's Wife as Pera Kalenić
- Happy End as Otac
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
- Something in Between as Marko
- Balkan Express as Popaj
- The Teacher as Učitelj Miloš
- The Falcon as Alija
1982
- The Last Act as Major Ljuba Popović
- Let's Move On as Miloš
1981
- Some Other Woman as Boban
- Season of Peace in Paris as Dragan
- Shady Business as Stole Haringa
1980
- Hot Wind as Dragan Nikolić
- Transgression as Boris
- Who's Singin' Over There? as Pevač
1979
- National Class Category Up to 785ccm as Brana 'Floyd'
1978
- Return of the Written Off as Prle
- Moment as Novak
1977
- One Summer at Spa as Janko Katić
- The Love Life of Budimir Trajković as Zvonko (voice)
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
- Early Works as (voice)
- Young and Healthy as a Rose as Stiv
- The Role of My Family in the World Revolution as Vaculić
- The Last Stop
1970
- Homo homini
- This Crazy World of Ours as Dragan
- Brigandage as Milan Brkić, hajduk #1
1969
- The Daughter-in-Law as Džo
- 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