Radko Polič
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| Born | Radko Polič 18 August 1942 |
| Died | 15 September 2022 (aged 80) Slovenia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–2022 |
Radko Polič (18 August 1942 – 15 September 2022) was a Slovenian theatre, television and film actor.[1]
Biography
Born in Črnomelj, Polič's family moved to Belgrade in 1945 and then to West Berlin in 1949 before returning to Slovenia and settling in Ljubljana in 1954.[2] He started acting in the early 1960s and during his career spanning over four decades, he played in over 150 theatre and film productions. He starred in stage productions all around Slovenia and appeared in a number of Yugoslav feature films.
Polič won numerous awards for his work, including the Golden Arena for Best Actor at the 1976 Pula Film Festival and the Best Actor award at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in Igor Pretnar's film Idealist,[3][4] and the Prešeren Award for Life Achievement in 2007.[5]
Polič was a descendant of Serbs of White Carniola.[6] He died on 15 September 2022, at the age of 80.[1][7]
The last movie he played in, Good Times, Bad Times by Nevio Marasović, was released in 2023.[8][9]
Selected filmography
- Battle of Neretva (Bitka na Neretvi, 1969)
- The Widowhood of Karolina Zasler(Vdovstvo Karoline Žašler, 1976)
- Idealist (1976)
- Real Pests (To so gadi, 1977)
- Moment (1978)
- Balkan Express (Balkan Ekspres, 1983)
- In the Jaws of Life (U raljama života, 1984)
- The End of the War (Kraj rata, 1984)
- Taiwan Canasta (Tajvanska kanasta, 1985)
- My Uncle's Legacy (Život sa stricem, 1988)
- Silent Gunpowder (Gluvi barut, 1990)
- Charuga(Čaruga, 1991)
- Mathilde (2004)
- Libertas (2006)
- Night Boats (Noćni brodovi, 2012)
References
- ^ a b "Umrl je velikan slovenskega igralstva Radko Polič" [The giant of Slovene acting Radko Polič has died] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- Slovene National Theatre. Archived from the originalon 21 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Festival igranog filma u Puli" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Prešernove nagrade" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ Dmitrović, Ratko (28 January 2011). "Ružna prošlost lepog kraja zvanog Žumberak" (in Serbian). Pečat.
- ^ "Legendary actor Radko Polič – Rac has died". Lubljana Festival. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES". Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Stojiljković, Marko (27 July 2023). "Review: Good Times, Bad Times". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
External links
- Radko Polič at IMDb
- Radko Polič profile at the Slovene National Theatrewebsite (in Slovene)
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