Dragan "Bjela" Bjelogrlić (, ; born 10 October 1963) is a Yugoslav actor, director and producer. "Bjelogrlić: rodjen sam u Jugoslaviji, umreću u Jugoslaviji".cdm.com, 24.8.2017. "Dragan Bjelogrlić Jugosloven.rts.com, 4.3.2020
Career Bjelogrlić made his acting debut as a 15-year old, playing Sava Jovanović Sirogojno in Boško Buha, a 1978 film that achieved sizable popularity.
He followed that up in the coming years with other roles in TV series, short, and feature films. By the mid-1980s, Bjelogrlić was an established young actor in SFR Yugoslavia. In 1985 he appeared in Bal na vodi as part of an ensemble cast featuring Srđan Todorović, Nebojša Bakočević, Goran Radaković, and Gala Videnović.
In 1987, he became one of the central cast members on the hugely popular drama television series Bolji život, playing the role of Boba Popadić. His brother Goran Bjelogrlić is a film producer. His 2010 film, Montevideo, God Bless You!, was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. The film's sequel, See You in Montevideo, was released in 2014.
Awards and recognition Best acting couple (with Vesna Trivalić) at the festival in Niš for the series Bolji život 1991. Two grand prizes "Ćele-kula" for the best actor in the film Lepa sela lepo gore at the acting festival in Niš Two Golden Mimosas, for best acting role in the film Lepa sela lepo gore]at the Herceg Novi Film Festival Statue of Liberty for the best acting achievement at Sopot Film Festival for the role in film Lepa sela lepo gore 1996. Charter Award for Outstanding Male Role in Doktor Rej i đavoli Golden Antenna for the best screenplay for Montevideo, God Bless You! Audience Award in Moscow for the film See You in Montevideo Award for contribution to European cinematography at the 10th European and Mediterranean Film Festival in Piran (2020)
Selected filmography As actor Year Title Role Notes1978Boško BuhaSava Jovanović Sirogojno1987Dancing in WaterSaša1992The Black BomberCrni bombarder 1996Pretty Village, Pretty FlameMilan1998The WoundsČika Kure2000War LiveSergej2012Doctor Ray and the DevilsRatko Dražević2014Monument to Michael JacksonDusan2018South WindCar2023Guardians of the FormulaLeka Ranković
As director Year Title Notes2010Montevideo, God Bless You!2014See You in Montevideo2021Toma2023Guardians of the Formula
Television Year Title Role Notes1987-1991A Better LifeSlobodan "Boba" PopadićTV series2004-2007Crna hronikaGoran LatinovićTV series2007-2008The Storks Will ReturnAleksandar Vrancov "Ekser"TV series
See also Cinema of Serbia
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