Ljuba Tadić

This article is about the actor. For the academic and politician, see Ljubomir Tadić.

Ljubomir "Ljuba" Tadić (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубомир Љуба Тадић; 31 May 1929 – 28 October 2005) was a Yugoslav actor who enjoyed a reputation as one of the greatest names in the history of former Yugoslav cinema.^[1][2][3]

Ljuba Tadić
Љуба Тадић
Ljuba Tadić on a 2007 Serbian stamp
Born	Ljubomir Tadić (1929-05-31)31 May 1929 Uroševac, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Uroševac, Kosovo i Metohija)
Died	28 October 2005(2005-10-28) (aged 76) Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–2005
Awards	Big Golden Arena – Big Golden Arena for Best Actor 1964 Marš na Drinu – Major Kursula Big Golden Arena – Big Golden Arena for Best Actor 1968 Uka i Bjeshkëve të nemura – Uka Big Golden Arena – Big Golden Arena for Best Actor 1974 Strah – Franc Big Golden Arena – Big Golden Arena for Best Actor 1975 Doktor Mladen – Dr. Mladen Stojanovic

Biography

He made his screen debut in 1953, but his first truly memorable role was in the 1957 film Nije bilo uzalud. In this film, like in many others, he played the villain, but he turned out to be the most memorable character. Later he built on this reputation and continued to play important historical and larger-than-life characters.^[3]

Tadić also made history by uttering an obscenity in one of the final scenes of 1964 World War I epic Marš na Drinu, which was the first such instance in the history of former Yugoslav cinema.^[4]

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Impure Blood
1989	Battle of Kosovo
1982	Cyclops
1980	Special Treatment
1978	Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte	Stefan Koruga
1978	Ward Six
1975	Doktor Mladen
1973	The Battle of Sutjeska	Sava Kovačević
1972	The Master and Margaret
1968	Comandamenti per un gangster	Northon	[5]
1968	U raskoraku
1966	The Dream
1964	March on the Drina	Major Kursula
1962	The Steppe
1961	Nebeski odred
1957	It Was Not in Vain
1955	The Girl and the Oak	Josip

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Vuk Karadžić