Slavko Štimac
Slavko Štimac was born in a village near Perušić in Croatia, he later graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Štimac made his screen debut in the 1972 children's film Vuk samotnjak, recruited at the age of ten years old after the wife of director Obrad Gluščević visited his school. What followed was a career during which Štimac appeared in many popular and important 1970s and 1980s Yugoslav films where he played child and adolescent characters (including the role of young Russian soldier in Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron). His youthful looks later plagued his career, typecasting him into adolescent roles well into his 30s.
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Slavko Štimac

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- Name
- Slavko Štimac
- Born
- 15 October 1960
- Birthplace
- Konjsko Brdo, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Serbia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Education
- University of Arts in Belgrade
- Honours
- Aleksandar Lifka Award
- Languages
- Serbian · Serbo-Croatian · Croatian
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Slavko Štimac was born in a village near Perušić in Croatia, he later graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Štimac made his screen debut in the 1972 children's film Vuk samotnjak, recruited at the age of ten years old after the wife of director Obrad Gluščević visited his school. What followed was a career during which Štimac appeared in many popular and important 1970s and 1980s Yugoslav films where he played child and adolescent characters (including the role of young Russian soldier in Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron). His youthful looks later plagued his career, typecasting him into adolescent roles well into his 30s.
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However, in 2004 he had the leading role in Emir Kusturica's Life Is a Miracle, some years after playing the role of a stutterer in the internationally acclaimed film Underground of same director Kusturica.
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• Name — Slavko Štimac • Born — 15 October 1960 • Birthplace — Konjsko Brdo, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1972–present Slavko Štimac (born 15 October 1960) is a Serbian actor.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Slavko Stimac. His recorded languages were Serbian, Serbo-Croatian and Croatian.
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