Boris Dvornik
- Acting
- April 16, 1939 · Split, Croatia
- March 23, 2008
Biography
Boris Dvornik was born to the family of a carpenter. His acting experience started at the age of 8 when he took parts in plays for children. In his high school days he was learning to be electrician, but soon decided to pursue full-time acting career instead. After finishing National Acting School in Novi Sad he enrolled in Drama Academy in Zagreb. While on the first academic year, he began his movie career in Deveti krug (1960). His film debut was instant success, and in his second movie, Martin u oblacima (1961), he proved his abilities in comic roles. Dvornik soon became on of the movie icons of former Yugoslavia, together with 'Bata Zivojinovic', Milena Dravic and Ljubisa Samardzic. However, the zenith of popularity was reached by his role in humorous cult series "Malo misto" (mini) and some other light pieces that followed in the 1970s. However, although still being one of the most prolific actors in history of former Yugoslav and Croatian cinema and TV, Boris Dvornik in 1980s mostly used to work in the Croatian National Theatre in Split. In 1992, due to the friendship with Antun Vrdoljak, he flirted with politics for a couple of months. Dvornik is married, has a daughter and four granchildren, while two of his sons - Dean Dvornik and 'Dino Dvornik', who used to cameo as children in his movies - are now major pop stars in Croatia.
Known for
Filmography
- Trace into Infinity · Self
- Ballad of Sharko · Muškarac, Writer
- Long Dark Night · Luka Kolar
- The Insanity Doctor · Prolaznik
- Visa for the Future · Vinko Uskok
- The Last Will · Jure
- Transatlantic
- The Canyon of Dangerous Games · Frane
- Nausicaa
- Carnival, Angel and Dust · Visko (segment "Karneval")
- Spy In High Heels · Božur
- Thirty Horses · Bare
- Tight Skin 2 · Vujo
- Wartime · Bronco
- Marjuca or Death · Ivanko
- Better Life · Lujo Lukšić
- Journey to Vucjak · Đula Boroš
- From One Friday to the Next
- The Secret of an Old Attic · Šime
- Heads or Tails · Bajin brat
- Cyclops · Starojugoslavenski oficir
- Cervantes from the Small Town · Roko Prč
- My Part-Time Dad · Bora
- The Big Town · Meštar
- Two Coffins of Dynamite
- Times, Waters · Narednik Žika
- The Return · Barba Frane
- Occupation in 26 Pictures · Vlaho
- Roko and Cicibela · Roko
- Wolf Hunters of Upper and Lower Polacha
- Man and Architecture · Špiro
- Fliers of the Open Skies · Tomo
- Daredevil Times · Dane Desnica
- The Bonfires of Kapela · Dimnjačar
- Hitler from Our Street · Marko
- Covik I po
- Red Blow · Kapetan avijacije
- The Dervish and Death · Hasan Dželevdžija
- The Trail
- What Are We In This World... · Marko Uvodic
- The Battle of Sutjeska · Dalmatinac
- To Live on Love · Medan
- Traces of a Black Haired Girl · Jova
- The Suburb
- The Deer Hunt · Konobar Zeljo
- The Pine Tree in the Mountain · Dikan
- The Bet · Vozač kamiona
- Zagrebians · Roko Prč
- Pero the Lump's Gang · Policajac Jozo
- Our Little Town · Roko Prc
- Indian Summer · Kapetan
- Life Is a Mass Phenomenon · Adio
- Love and Sometimes a Curse · Mate Pivac
- The Battle of Neretva · Stipe
- An Event · Lugar
- The Bridge · Zavatoni
- When You Hear the Bells · Kubura
- Kaya · Crnokošuljaš
- Thunder at the Border · Pater
- On the Mountain of Konjuh · Mešo
- Man of the World · Ive
- Man Is Not a Bird · Boško, vozač kamiona
- Mad Summer · Ive
- Sunrise · Pomoćni šofer Stevo
- Face to Face · Andrija Mačkić
- Radopolje · Čovek bez čavala
- Double Circle · Krile
- Countrymen · Nikola, traktorista
- Did a Good Man Die? · Miki
- Three-Hearts Locket · (segment "Priča 3")
- Superfluous · Dane
- The Shadow of Glory · Bazi
- Martin in the Clouds · Martin Barić
- The Ninth Circle · Ivo Vojnović
- A Hell of a Guy
- 67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze · Crnogorski partizan