Boris Dvornik
Born April 16, 1939 (Age: 87)
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Split, Croatia
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.
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.
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Filmography
Trace into Infinity
2018
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as Himself
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Age: 78
Ballad of Sharko
2005
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as Muškarac
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Age: 66
Long Dark Night
2004
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as Luka Kolar
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Age: 64
Transatlantic
1998
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as
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Age: 58
The Canyon of Dangerous Games
1998
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as Frane
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Age: 58
Carnival, Angel and Dust
1990
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as Visko (segment "Karneval")
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Age: 50
Spy In High Heels
1988
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as Božur
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Age: 49
Thirty Horses
1988
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as Bare
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Age: 48
Tight Skin 2
1987
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as Vujo
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Age: 48
Wartime
1987
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as Bronco
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Age: 48
Marjuca or Death
1987
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as Ivanko
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Age: 48
From One Friday to the Next
1985
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as
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Age: 45
Two Coffins of Dynamite
1980
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as
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Age: 41
Times, Waters
1980
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as Narednik Žika
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Age: 40
Occupation in 26 Pictures
1978
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as Vlaho
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Age: 39
Roko and Cicibela
1978
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as Roko
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Age: 38
Wolf Hunters of Upper and Lower Polacha
1978
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as
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Age: 38
Man and Architecture
1977
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as Špiro
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Age: 38
Fliers of the Open Skies
1977
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as Tomo
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Age: 38
Daredevil Times
1977
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as Dane Desnica
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Age: 37
Red Blow
1974
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as Kapetan avijacije
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Age: 35
The Dervish and Death
1974
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as Hasan Dželevdžija
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Age: 35
No Image
The Trail
1974
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as
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Age: 34
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
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as Dalmatinac
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Age: 34
To Live on Love
1973
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as Medan
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Age: 33
Traces of a Black Haired Girl
1972
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as Jova
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Age: 33
No Image
The Suburb
1972
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as
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Age: 32
The Deer Hunt
1972
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as Konobar Zeljo
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Age: 32
Zagrebians
1970
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as Roko Prč
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Age: 31
Love and Sometimes a Curse
1969
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as Mate Pivac
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Age: 30
The Battle of Neretva
1969
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as Stipe
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Age: 30
An Event
1969
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as Lugar
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Age: 30
When You Hear the Bells
1969
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as Kubura
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Age: 29
The Bridge
1969
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as Zavatoni
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Age: 29
Man of the World
1965
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as Ive
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Age: 26
Man Is Not a Bird
1965
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as Boško, vozač kamiona
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Age: 25
Mad Summer
1964
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as Ive
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Age: 25
The Sunrise
1964
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as Pomoćni šofer Stevo
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Age: 24
Face to Face
1963
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as Andrija Mačkić
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Age: 24
Radopolje
1963
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as Čovek bez čavala
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Age: 24
Double Circle
1963
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as Krile
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Age: 23
Countrymen
1963
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as Nikola, traktorista
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Age: 23
Did a Good Man Die?
1962
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as Miki
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Age: 23
Three-Hearts Locket
1962
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as (segment "Priča 3")
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Age: 22
Superfluous
1962
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as Dane
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Age: 22
No Image
The Shadow of Glory
1962
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as Bazi
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Age: 22
Martin in the Clouds
1961
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as Martin Barić
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Age: 21
The Ninth Circle
1960
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as Ivo Vojnović
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Age: 21