Dragomir Bojanić Explained

Dragomir Bojanić
Other Names:Anthony Ghidra
Birth Name:Dragomir Bojanić
Birth Date:13 June 1933
Birth Place:Kragujevac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Place:Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Years Active:1955–1993
Nationality:Serbian
Occupation:Actor
Spouse:Ljiljana Kontić
(1966–?, divorced); (?–?, divorced); (?–1993; his death)
Children:1

Dragomir Bojanić (Serbian: Драгомир Бојанић; 13 June 1933  - 11 November 1993), also known by his nickname Gidra, was a Serbian actor. In several Italian films he was credited as Anthony Ghidra.

He appeared in many Yugoslav films, and even some international productions, usually playing villains.

The best known of such roles is Kondor, German secret agent in popular 1972 film Valter brani Sarajevo. He is, however, best known for the comical role of family patriarch Žika Pavlović, which he reprised 10 times in the Lude godine series.

Gidra died in 1993 at the age of sixty.

Theater

He was a member of the amateur theater "Sveta Mladenović" from which he moved to Kragujevac National Theater, of which he was a longtime member. He then enrolled Academy of Theater, Film, Radio and Television and, as a first-year student, began to play Mitke at the National Theater in the play "Kostana", playing his first major role. From 1964 to 1966, he was a member of Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade.[1]

Personal

Bojanić was married to Ljiljana Kontić (7 September 1931 – 17 July 2005), also an accomplished actress.[2] They had a tumultuous marriage, marrying 3 times and divorcing twice.[3] After remarrying for the 3rd time, they remained married until his death. They have a daughter named Jelena.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1958The Sky Through the Trees
1964March on the Drina
1965Three
1966The Climber
1967The Last Killer
Ballad of a Gunman
1968May God Forgive You... But I Won't
It Rains in My Village
U raskoraku
A Hole in the Forehead
1972Walter Defends Sarajevo
1984Šta se zgodi kad se ljubav rodi
1986Dancing in Water
1989Hajde da se volimo

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dragomir Bojanic - "Gidra" (Kragujevac, 13 June 1933 - Belgrade, 11 November 1993). kaldrmaskragujevac.rs. 2015-01-29. 4 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140904053444/http://kaldrmaskragujevac.rs/index.php/dragomir-bojanic-gidra-kragujevac-13-jun-1933-beograd-11-novembar-1993/. dead.
  2. News: Božović. Danica. Nosi nas isti vetar. Nada. August 1981. 13 January 2015.
  3. Web site: ТРИ ПУТА СЕ ВЕНЧАВАЛИ: Ова глумица је била Гидрина супруга. 10 June 2022 . nportal.rs. 2022-12-01.