Bozidar Smiljanic

Profesional acting career started as 16 years old lad (1953) in movie Sinji galeb (part of Pero, credited as Darko Slivnjak) directed by famous Croatian director Branko Bauer. 1950-1953 member of amateur group which is today Zagrebacko kazaliste mladih (Zagrebian Theatre of Youngsters); 1953-1957 student at The Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb; 1957 - 1973 permanent member of Zagrebian Drama Theatre (today City Drama Theatre Gavella); 1970 - 1973 professor at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. 1973 - 1974 manager and director of Drama department of Croatian National Theatre in Osijek; 1974 - 1977 free-lance and at the same time member of Teater &td in Zagreb. During 1977 manager of Estrade Theatre ESTA in Zagreb. 1978 - 1984 permanent member of Drama department of Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb as an actor and for short time (1983) as publicity director. Since 1984 free-lance again, mostly engaged in various films made by foreign productions. Since September 2003 to present