Žarko Laušević facts for kids

Žarko Laušević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Лаушевић; Serbian pronunciation: [ʒǎːrkɔ lâuʃɛʋitɕ]; 19 January 1960 – 15 November 2023) was a Serbian actor. He became a leading actor early in his career. By the age of 33, he was a major star across the former Yugoslavia on both stage and screen.

Early years

Žarko Laušević was born on 19 January 1960, in Cetinje, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia. He got his first TV role at the age of eighteen. In 1982, immediately upon graduating from the University of Belgrade’s Academy of Theatrical Arts, he was cast in his first lead film role. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he received mostly lead roles in 25 movies, 17 TV shows and numerous theatrical productions across Yugoslavia. During this period, he became one of Yugoslavia's most popular movie and theatrical actors. He won the 1987 Golden Arena award for the film Oficir s ružom (The Officer with a Rose).

Death

Žarko Laušević died in hospital on 15 November 2023, at the age of 63.

Filmography

• Volja sinovljeva (2024) as Nikola
• Ruski konzul (2024) as Ljuba Božović
• Vreme smrti (2024) as Živojin Mišić
• Heroji Hilijarda (2023) as Kosta Jović
• How I Learned to Fly (2022) as Nikola
• Princ Rastko Srpski (2018) as Stefan Nemanja
• Volja sinovljeva (2018) as Nikola
• Smrdljiva bajka (2015) as Moma
• The Dagger (1999) as Alija Osmanović / Ilija Jugović
• Ranjena zemlja (1999)
• Rođen kao ratnik (1994) as Gibon
• Kaži zašto me ostavi (1993) as Peđa
• Better Than Escape (Bolje od bekstva) (1993)
• The Black Bomber (1992) as Šmajser
• The Original of the Forgery (1991) as Stojan
• Stela (1990) as Mato Herceg
• Početni udarac (1990)
• Atoski vrtovi - preobraženje (1989) as Sava slikar
• Battle of Kosovo (1989) as Miloš Obilić
• Braća po materi (1988) as Braco Gavran
• El Camino del sur (1988) as Moritz
• Oktoberfest (1987) as Skobi
• Dogodilo se na današnji dan (1987) as Bajra
• Oficir s ružom (1987) as Petar Horvat
• The Beauty of Vice (1986) as young man with a cigarette
• Dobrovoljci (1986) as Sportista
• Šmeker (1986) as Šmeker
• Jagode u grlu (1985) as Lale
• Lazar (1984) as Lazar
• Igmanski marš (1983) as Miljan
• Savamala (1982) as Vinko Sarić
• 13. jul (1982) as Janko 'Kvisling'
• Progon (1982) as Mirko
• Direktan prenos (1982) as Fantom