Boris Dvornik
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1939
- Died
- March 23, 2008 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
A Hell of a Guy
TV · 10 eps
67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze
TV · as Crnogorski partizan · 1 ep
Trace into Infinity
Movie · as Himself
Ballad of Sharko
Movie · as Muškarac
Long Dark Night
Movie · as Luka Kolar
The Insanity Doctor
Movie · as Prolaznik
Visa for the Future
TV · as Vinko Uskok · 5 eps
The Last Will
Movie · as Jure
Transatlantic
Movie
The Canyon of Dangerous Games
Movie · as Frane
Nausicaa
Movie
Carnival, Angel and Dust
Movie · as Visko (segment "Karneval")
Spy In High Heels
Movie · as Božur
Thirty Horses
Movie · as Bare
Wartime
Movie · as Bronco
Tight Skin 2
Movie · as Vujo
Marjuca or Death
Movie · as Ivanko
Better Life
TV · as Lujo Lukšić · 22 eps
Journey to Vucjak
TV · as Đula Boroš · 15 eps
From One Friday to the Next
Movie
The Secret of an Old Attic
Movie · as Šime
Heads or Tails
Movie · as Bajin brat
Cervantes from the Small Town
Movie · as Roko Prč
My Part-Time Dad
Movie · as Bora
Cyclops
Movie · as Starojugoslavenski oficir
Times, Waters
Movie · as Narednik Žika
Two Coffins of Dynamite
Movie
The Big Town
TV · as Meštar · 14 eps
The Return
Movie · as Barba Frane
Roko and Cicibela
Movie · as Roko
Wolf Hunters of Upper and Lower Polacha
Movie
Occupation in 26 Pictures
Movie · as Vlaho
Man and Architecture
Movie · as Špiro
Daredevil Times
Movie · as Dane Desnica
Fliers of the Open Skies
Movie · as Tomo
Hitler from Our Street
Movie · as Marko
The Bonfires of Kapela
TV · as Dimnjačar · 13 eps
The Dervish and Death
Movie · as Hasan Dželevdžija
Red Blow
Movie · as Kapetan avijacije
The Trail
Movie
Covik I po
TV · 10 eps
To Live on Love
Movie · as Medan
The Battle of Sutjeska
Movie · as Dalmatinac
What Are We In This World...
TV · as Marko Uvodic · 8 eps
Traces of a Black Haired Girl
Movie · as Jova
The Suburb
Movie
The Deer Hunt
Movie · as Konobar Zeljo
The Bet
Movie · as Vozač kamiona
The Pine Tree in the Mountain
Movie · as Dikan
Zagrebians
Movie · as Roko Prč
Pero the Lump's Gang
Movie · as Policajac Jozo
Indian Summer
Movie · as Kapetan
Life Is a Mass Phenomenon
Movie · as Adio
Our Little Town
TV · as Roko Prc · 13 eps
The Battle of Neretva
Movie · as Stipe
The Bridge
Movie · as Zavatoni
When You Hear the Bells
Movie · as Kubura
An Event
Movie · as Lugar
Love and Sometimes a Curse
Movie · as Mate Pivac
Kaya
Movie · as Crnokošuljaš
On the Mountain of Konjuh
Movie · as Mešo
Thunder at the Border
Movie · as Pater
Man Is Not a Bird
Movie · as Boško, vozač kamiona
Man of the World
Movie · as Ive
Sunrise
Movie · as Pomoćni šofer Stevo
Mad Summer
Movie · as Ive
Face to Face
Movie · as Andrija Mačkić
Countrymen
Movie · as Nikola, traktorista
Double Circle
Movie · as Krile
Radopolje
Movie · as Čovek bez čavala
Superfluous
Movie · as Dane
The Shadow of Glory
Movie · as Bazi
Did a Good Man Die?
Movie · as Miki
Three-Hearts Locket
Movie · as (segment "Priča 3")
Martin in the Clouds
Movie · as Martin Barić
The Ninth Circle
Movie · as Ivo Vojnović