Biography
Slobodan Aligrudić was a Serbian actor known for some of the most memorable roles in the history of former Yugoslav cinema.
He earned prominence as a thespian in Belgrade's Atelje 212 Theatre, but to a wider audience he is best known for his memorable character portrayals on film. Some of those roles were achieved in classic films of former Yugoslav cinema, including Love Affair: Or the Case of Missing Switchboard Operator. Due to his distinctly coarse look, most of his roles were stern authority figures, but he always managed to give them a breath of humanity. One of the best examples is Maho, a father character in Emir Kusturica's 1981 coming-of-age drama Do You Remember Dolly Bell?.
Aligrudić worked with Kusturica again in his 1985 celebrated drama When Father Was Away on Business, in which he played an UDBA agent in charge of protagonist's "re-education". He died shortly after that film won Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and shortly after the death of his long-time colleague Zoran Radmilović. This event led many former Yugoslav film critics to say that "heaven had received a huge boost".
Filmography
Cast Credits
Grey Home
Character: Kosketov otac
TV • 1986
Open Space
Character: Čiča Rogulja
MOVIE • 1985
When Father Was Away on Business
Character: Ostoja Cekić
MOVIE • 1985
Indian Mirror
Character: Ćale
MOVIE • 1985
Great Transport
Character: Novoverac Rade
MOVIE • 1983
The Great Transport
Character: Novoverac Rade
TV • 1983
The Teacher
Character: Školski nadzornik
TV • 1983
Variola Vera
Character: Drug Vlada
MOVIE • 1982
Tailors for Jeans
Character: Gazda Rista
MOVIE • 1982
Let's Move On
Character: Školski nadzornik
MOVIE • 1982
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Character: Otac
MOVIE • 1981
Erogenous Zone
Character: Milicioner
MOVIE • 1981
The Promising Boy
Character: Psihijatar
MOVIE • 1981
The Train for Kraljevo
Character: Policajac Rapajić
MOVIE • 1981
Who's Singin' Over There?
Character: Poručnik
MOVIE • 1980
Happy Family
Character:
MOVIE • 1980
Dreams, Life, Death of Filip Filipović
Character: Upravnik zatvora
MOVIE • 1980
National Class Category Up to 785ccm
Character: Funkcioner Vidoje
MOVIE • 1979
First Serbian Railway
Character: Milija Milovanović
MOVIE • 1979
The Love Life of Budimir Trajković
Character: Direktor OOUR-a
MOVIE • 1977
Crew
