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Relja Bašić
Born(1930-02-14)14 February 1930
Died7 April 2017(2017-04-07) (aged 87)
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
OccupationActor
Years active1954–2014
SpouseKoraljka Bašić
Children2
MotherElly Bašić
RelativesMladen Bašić (stepfather)
Awards

Relja Bašić (14 February 1930 – 7 April 2017) was a Croatian actor. With a career that lasted more than half a century, he is considered one of the most prolific performers of that country.

Biography

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Bašić was born on 14 February 1930 in Zagreb, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was born to a Jewish mother Elly (née Lerch) Bašić.[1][2] Bašić was raised by his mother and stepfather Mladen Bašić. He first appeared on screen in 1954 classic film Koncert. Through the decades, he played many different roles, often in international co-productions. He never became a star, but remained one of the most recognisable and dependable character actors. His specialty were the roles of suave aristocratic villains, especially in historic films dealing with World War II, but he is best remembered for the role of Mr. Fulir in 1970 cult comedy Tko pjeva zlo ne misli.

In the 1990s, Bašić was an enthusiastic supporter of the Croatian Social Liberal Party. During 1992 parliamentary elections he appeared as that party's candidate in one of Zagreb constituencies. He lost that race to Nedjeljko Mihanović of HDZ in controversial circumstances. A few months later, in the elections for upper house of the Croatian Parliament, he won the seat representing the City of Zagreb.[citation needed]

In 1995, President Tuđman awarded him with the Order of Danica Hrvatska.[3]

Bašić also acted as a UNESCO Artist for Peace.[4]

Several years before his death, Bašić suffered a femur fracture which restrained his mobility.[5] He died on 7 April 2017, in Zagreb.[6][7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1954 Koncert Bartol
1956 Millions on the Island Žuti / Štakor
1956 The Siege Adam
1956 Pulverschnee nach Übersee
1957 Sand, Love and Salt Innkeeper
1957 Vraticu se Svedok na sudu
1960 The Battle of Austerlitz Soldier Uncredited
1961 The Seven Revenges
1961 Le goût de la violence Commandante
1962 Il capitano di ferro
1962 Il bandito della luce rossa
1965 Kljuc Gost u hotelu (segment "Poslije Predstave")
1965 Čovik od svita Gastarbajter - Hrvat
1966 Rondo Fedja
1967 Crne ptice
1967 Posalji coveka u pola dva Inspektor
1967 Fast ein Held
1967 Hasanaginica Imotski kadija
1968 I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers Prvi tata
1968 Adriatic Sea of Fire Capitaine Popovitch
1968 Operation Cross Eagles Admiral Von Vogels
1969 Sedmina Carlo Gasparone
1969 Man on Horseback Nagel
1969 The Bridge Sova / Obersturmführer Kautz
1969 Nedjelja Kucevlasnik
1969 Wild Angels Hotelski animator
1970 The Gamblers Yakov
1970 The Fifth Day of Peace Ten. George Romney
1970 Togetherness Mr. J.C.
1970 One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away Mr. Ernest Fulir
1970 The Way to Paradise Kristian Pendrekovski
1972 Short Night of Glass Dolls Ivan
1972 The Deer Hunt Advokat Janjic
1972 Walter Defends Sarajevo Obersturmführer - vodja ubacene grupe
1972 The Curse of a Faithful Wife
1973 Little Mother
1973 You Get It, Man Grof
1973 Sutjeska Capt. William Stewart
1973 Ein für allemal Santini
1973 Pjegava djevojka Mirando
1974 Deps Pijanac
1975 The House Arhitekt
1976 The Rat Savior Mayor
1976 Violet Zdenko
1978 Praznovanje pomladi Hauptman
1979 Slow Motion Bruno
1980 Rad na odredjeno vreme Zeljko Gospodnetic
1980 Gospodjica
1981 High Voltage Jurcec
1982 Cyclops Atma
1982 Moj tata na odredjeno vreme Zeljko Gospodnetic
1983 Un foro nel parabrezza Tommasini
1984 Bis später, ich muss mich erschiessen Aristarch
1984 Early Snow in Munich Davor
1984 Memed, My Hawk Mad Durdu
1985 Drei und eine halbe Portion Gonzales
1985 Jenseits der Morgenröte [de] Volkov 4 episodes
1985 Love Letters with Intent Primarijus
1985 Anticasanova Mirkov sef
1985 Dancing in Water Glenn
1986 Nägel mit Köpfen
1986 The Lenz Papers [de] Ludwik Mierosławski Episode: "Aufbruch"
1987 Secondo Ponzio Pilato Annas
1987 The Magic Snowman Capt. Longbrau
1988 Vila Orhideja
1988 The Way Steel Was Tempered Misel
1988 Honor Bound General Gorodnikov
1989 The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1990 A Summer to Remember Grof
1990 Captain America Industrialist #2
1991 The Pope Must Die Alberto
1991 Memories of Midnight Lieutenant Theophilos
1993 Countess Dora Krsnjavi
1995 Internationale Zone Gubarow
1997 Cudnovate zgode segrta Hlapica Crni Stakor Voice
1997 Puska za uspavljivanje Police chief's daughter
1998 Transatlantik
1998 Kanjon opasnih igara Karl Stolzer
2003 Below the Line Antun Pozgaj
2003 Heimkehr
2004 Verflüchtigung Mafia Boss
2006 Libertas Spanjolski konzul

References

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  1. ^ Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 106)
  2. ^ "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database: Relja Basic". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  3. ^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Relje Bašića Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (94/1995). Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  4. ^ "Bai, Relja". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 12 September 2006. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  5. ^ Čulić, Ivana (8 April 2017). "U 88. godini života preminuo je glumac Relja Bašić". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  6. ^ "Umro Relja Bašić: legendarni glumac preminuo u 87. godini". Jutarnji Kultura (in Croatian). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  7. ^ "Preminuo glumac Relja Bašić". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-08.

Bibliography

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  • Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb. Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8.
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