Pavle Vuisić
Pavle "Paja" Vuisić (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле "Паја" Вуисић; 10 July 1926 – 1 October 1988) was a Yugoslavian actor, known as one of the most recognizable faces of former Yugoslav cinema. With many sharing the opinion that he was one of the greatest actors and people from the Balkans.
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Павле Вуисић | |
 Vuisić on a 2013 Serbia postage stamp. | |
| Born | 10 July 1926 |
| Died | 1 October 1988 (aged 62) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Other names | Paja |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–1986 |
Biography
Pavle Vujisić (Вујисић) was born in Belgrade to father Mišo, a police force agent and mother Radmila. He was named after his grandfather Pavle, Montenegrin jurist and brigadier. His great-grandfather was Milosav Mišnin Vujisić, famous hero from Donja Morača and commander of the guard of Prince Danilo.[1] He joined the Yugoslav Partisans and fought at the Syrmian Front. He studied law and worked as a journalist for Radio Belgrade before getting a small role in 1950 film Čudotvorni mač. After that he tried to become a professional actor, but failed to enroll in Drama Arts Academy in Belgrade.
His first major role was in 1955 film Šolaja. He was never a star, but he quickly established himself as one of the most dependable and versatile character actors. In his long and prolific career he played many different roles, both dramatic and comical, and earned great respect from almost any director with whom he worked. He is arguably best known for his role in 1972 TV series Kamiondžije (Truck Drivers), where he was paired with comedian Miodrag Petrović Čkalja.
One of the acting awards in Serbia (for lifetime acting achievement in movies, awarded at film festival in Niš) is named after him.
Orson Welles said in interview for former Yugoslav television RTZ that he considered Pavle Vuisić as the best actor in the world.
Selected filmography
- The Magic Sword (1950) - Vitez
- Perfidy (1953) - Mornar
- The Gypsy Girl (1953) - Guta
- Solaja (1955) - Cetnik Bubalo
- Potraga (1956) - Sluzbenik u policiji
- Zenica (1957) - Rajko
- Subotom uvece (1957) - Redar (segment "Doktor")
- Rafal u nebo (1958) - Kosta
- Tri koraka u prazno (1958) - Obrad - ladjar
- Cetiri kilometra na sat (1958) - Kafedzija Gliga
- Te noci (1958) - Dragisa
- Pogon B (1958) - Mane Karakas
- Sam (1959) - Sarac
- Osma vrata (1959) - Zandarm
- Campo Mamula (1959) - Milic
- Point 905 (1960) - Pajo Serpa
- Kapetan Lesi (1960) - Crnoberzijanac
- Drug predsednik centarfor (1960) - Radisa
- Bolje je umeti (1960) - Mane Karakas
- Parce plavog neba (1961) - Ceda
- Nema malih bogova (1961) - Direktor servisnih stanica
- Ne diraj u srecu (1961) - Instruktor Maric
- Velika turneja (1961) - Sofer Krsto
- Cudna devojka (1962) - Profesor fakulteta
- La steppa (1962) - Kuzmiciov
- Zvizduk u osam (1962) - Direktor filmskog preduzeca
- Macak pod sljemom (1962) - Ilija Kapara
- Double Circle (1963) - Krcmar Marko
- Desant na Drvar (1963) - Vasina
- Herrenpartie (1964) - Nikola Kelner
- Vrtlog (1964) - Stojan ... otac (segment "Vrtlog")
- Narodni poslanik (1964) - Sekulic
- Svanuće (1964) - Ilija
- Prometheus of the Island (1964) - Sjor Zane
- Sette a Tebe (1964)
- Neprijatelj (1965)
- To Come and Stay (1965) - Mileta
- Inspektor (1965) - Sef racunovodstva Matic
- Gorki deo reke (1965) - Ribar
- Konjuh planinom (1966) - Bosko - miner
- Vreme ljubavi (1966) - (segment "Kavez")
- Monday or Tuesday (1966) - Markov otac
- Sretni umiru dvaput (1966) - Cetnik Radovan
- The Rats Woke Up (1967) - Krmanos
- Nemirni (1967) - Bogdan Bogojevic
- Bomb at 10:10 (1967) - Man with the glasses
- Bokseri idu u raj (1967) - Sveti Petar
- Dim (1967) - Gaben
- Macedonian Blood Wedding (1967) - Pop Damjan
- Brat doktora Homera (1968) - Atanas
- Uzrok smrti ne pominjati (1968) - Jagos
- Sunce tudjeg neba (1968) - Rajko Djokovic 'Kurjak'
- Ram za sliku moje drage1 (1968) - Uskok
- Kad cujes zvona (1969) - Gara
- Zaseda (1969) - Staresina sela
- Horoskop (1969) - Otpravnik vozova
- An Event (1969) - Djed Jura
- Battle of Neretva (1969) - Sofer
- Moja strana svijeta (1969)
- Ubistvo na svirep i podmukao nacin i iz niskih pobuda (1969) - Pavle Vuisic (uncredited)
- Bablje ljeto (1970)
- Lepa parada (1970) - Ziza Sinter
- Zivot je masovna pojava (1970) - Maestro
- Prva ljubav (1970) - Alas
- Zarki (1970) - Obrad
- Zedj (1971) - Trendafil
- Dan duzi od godine (1971) - Nadzornik
- Moja luda glava (1971) - Kapetan
- Dorucak sa djavolom (1971) - Dimitrije
- Black Seed (1971) - Maki
- Makedonski del od pekolot (1971) - Josif Dzo
- Opklada (1971) - Miller
- Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972) - Otpravnik vozova
- I Bog stvori kafansku pevacicu (1972) - Ratkov stric
- Traces of a Black Haired Girl (1972) - Paja
- The Master and Margaret (1972) - Azazelo
- Razmeđa (1973) - Pajo
- Paja i Jare (1973) - Pavle 'Paja' Cutura
- Death and the Dervish (1974) - Muftija
- Hell River (1974) - (uncredited)
- Doktor Mladen (1975) - Radovan Tadic
- Anno Domini 1573 (1975) - Franjo Tahy
- Naivko (1975) - Gazda Velja
- Salas u Malom Ritu (1976) - Paja
- Beach Guard in Winter (1976) - Buda
- Povratak otpisanih (1976) - Joca
- Leptirov oblak (1977) - Krckov otac
- Bestije (1977) - Pijanista
- Hajka (1977) - Filip Bekic
- The Dog Who Loved Trains (1977) - Stric
- Nije nego (1978) - Markov otac
- Ward Six (1978) - Cuvar Nikita
- Moment (1978) - Ljuba Kvrga
- The Tiger (1978) - Sorgin tener
- Posljednji podvig diverzanta Oblaka (1978) - Oblak
- Poslednja trka (1979) - Mikos
- Pakleni otok (1979) - Bartul
- Drugarcine (1979) - Mika
- Across the Blue Sea (1979) - Sjor Frane
- Pozorisna veza (1980) - Pijanac
- Special Treatment (1980) - Direktorov otac
- Petria's Wreath (1980) - Ljubisa
- Who's Singin' Over There? (1980) - Kodukter
- Olovna brigada (1980) - Mirko
- Majstori, majstori (1980) - Stole
- Hajduk (1980) - Gazda Urosevic
- Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981) - Tetak
- Berlin kaputt (1981) - Mate
- Sesta brzina (1981) - Prof. Psihijatar
- Gazija (1981) - Papaz
- Laf u srcu (1981) - Majstor
- Sok od sljiva (1981) - Ljuba
- Idemo dalje (1982) - Dragisa
- The Marathon Family (1982) - Milutin Topalovic
- 13. jul (1982) - Perisa Blagotin
- The Smell of Quinces (1982) - Jozo
- Twilight Time (1982) - Pashko
- Nedeljni rucak (1982) - Drug Jerkovic
- Daleko nebo (1982) - Mate Rogulj ... avio mehanicar u penziji
- Halo taxi (1983) -Aga
- Medeni mjesec (1983) - Drug Laza
- Kamiondzije opet voze (1984) - Pavle 'Paja' Cutura
- Early Snow in Munich (1984) - Otac
- O pokojniku sve najlepse (1984) - Vuk Lukic
- Vojnici (1984) - Jokas
- When Father Was Away on Business (1985) - Dedo Muzamer
- Life Is Beautiful (1985) - Kruscic, gazda kafane
- Debeli i mrsavi (1985) - Jovan Kupusic
- Jazol (1985) - Masinovozacot
- Od zlata jabuka (1986) - Strahinja (final film role)
References
- https://antenam.net/istorija/36512-bombaska-afera-
- "Pavle Vuisic's legacy exhibited at Adligat". Serbian Monitor. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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