Dragoslav "Dragan" Nikolić (, ; 20 August 1943 – 11 March 2016) was a Serbian and Yugoslav actor.
Nikolić studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade. In 1967 he starred in the film Kad budem mrtav i beo, which was the beginning of a career that lasted 50 years. Dragan Nikolić has since appeared in many films of different genres and portrayed various characters, becoming one of the most recognizable actors in Serbian cinema. In 2000, he received the "Pavle Vuisić" Award for his lifework. From 2011 to 2013, he was the television host on the Serbian edition of quiz Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
His best known role was as Prle, a wisecracking World War II resistance fighter whom he portrayed in 1970s TV series Otpisani and Povratak otpisanih.
Personal life
His wife was the Serbian actress, Milena Dravić. They co-hosted the 1970s TV variety show Obraz uz obraz (Cheek toCheek).
Selected filmography + List of acting performances in film and television Year Title Role Note1966The One Eyed SoldiersGangster1968Three Hours to LoveRiki1971 Young and Healthy as a Rose Stiv 1971 The Role of My Family in the Revolution Vaculić1974–1975OtpisaniPrleTV series (13 episodes)1975BackbonePavle Gvozdenović1978Moment Novak1980Who's Singin' Over There?Pevač (Singer)1981The FalconAlijaWon Best Actor at Pula Film FestivalPeacetime in ParisDragan1983Nešto izmeđuMarko1984Unseen WonderKaruzo1985Life Is BeautifulGara1988MigrationsPavel Isaković1989Uroš "Urke"1989The Meeting PointJanko1991The Original of the ForgeryPavlović1992Tito and MeGane's Father1994Ni na nebu ni na zemljiIgla1998Cabaret BalkanJohn's Boxer friendPlace VendômeJanoš1999The DaggerHodža Valija OsmanovićLovers ZlatanThe White SuitMakro2002LabyrinthPetar Aksentijević 'Pop'2004The Robbery of the Third ReichGlavonja2005I Have Something Important to Tell YouProfessor2007The Fourth ManPolitičar2007The Simpsons MovieTom HanksVoice roleSerbian-language version2007–2011Selo gori, a baba se češljaŽota / Sudija VeliborTV series (47 episodes)2008–2009Ranjeni oraoUgleša KneževićTV series (8 episodes)2008The TourMiškoVratiće se rodeMutaviTV series (2 episodes)201072 DaysLone Shark2014See You in MontevideoJules Rimet
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