Slavko Simić

Actor

Serbia / Yugoslavia

Birth : 21 July 1924 (Novi Bečej, Yugoslavia - currently Serbia)

Death : 20 November 2007

Career : 49 years

Age : 83 years

Slavko Simić is a Serbian actor born in 1924 in Novi Bečej. He began his film career in the late 1950s and became a regular fixture in Yugoslav cinema and television. He starred in notable productions such as “Ward Six“, “Kako upokojiti vampira“, and “Nikola Tesla“, often portraying supporting but memorable characters.

His commanding presence and precise diction established him as a respected character actor. Simić continued to perform until the 2000s, marking more than four decades of artistic commitment before his death in 2007.

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Slavko Simić was born on July 21, 1924, in Novi Bečej, in present-day Serbia. Drawn to the dramatic arts from an early age, he gravitated toward theater before turning to film. His film career began in 1958 with “Factory B“, in which he played a modest but notable role. He quickly specialized in supporting roles: teachers, doctors, former soldiers—figures imbued with wisdom, irony, or resignation.

In the 1970s, he participated in several major Yugoslav productions, such as “Nikola Tesla“, in which he played Mark Twain, and “Ward Six“, based on Chekhov’s play, in which he played Mihail Averjanič. His ability to step back from his characters while giving them a palpable humanity made him invaluable to directors.

He worked regularly for television, notably in series such as “More Than a Game” and “Hot Wind“, often playing fatherly or caring roles. He remained active until his last days, appearing again in “Poor Little Hampsters” in 2003. Slavko Simić died in 2007 at the age of 83, leaving behind a rich and respected filmography.