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Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Date of birth: 1943-08-20

Place of birth: Belgrade, Serbia

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Dragan Nikolic, Dragoslav Dragan Nikolic, Dragoslav Nikolic, Драган Николић

Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Biography

Dragan Nikolić was a Serbian actor. He 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.

Movie Credits

Lovers
3

Lovers

1999-12-08

A French woman falls in love with a Yugoslavian man, not realizing that he is an illegal immigrant.

Season of Peace in Paris
2.5

Season of Peace in Paris

1981-07-01

A Yugoslavian man meets a woman in Paris, where he has come to do some research, and their mutual at

Black Gruja and the Stone of Wisdom
3.5

Black Gruja and the Stone of Wisdom

2007-01-31

Based on a comedy TV series about Serbian "aristocracy" during the Turkish "answer" to the Serbian U

The Robbery of the Third Reich
2.9

The Robbery of the Third Reich

2004-02-16

During 1941 in Belgrade, two well-known thieves try to carry out the biggest robbery of Nazi authori

The Fourth Man
3

The Fourth Man

2007-02-20

A man awakens from a two-month-long coma. Total amnesia. A bullet fired point blank. He doesn't reme

Brigandage
0

Brigandage

1970-02-01

TV drama that depicts treatment and persecution of outlaws in the Kingdom of Serbia during 1860s.

Tito and Me
3.5

Tito and Me

1992-03-02

At his school, 10-year-old Zoran wins the competition for the best essay about Tito. His reward is p

The Tour
3.4

The Tour

2008-08-30

Year 1993, the bleakest time of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A group of actors from Belgrade, utte

St. George Shoots the Dragon
3.1

St. George Shoots the Dragon

2009-03-11

Love triangle story between the village gendarme Đorđe, his wife Katarina and the young disabled war

Who's Singin' Over There?
3.8

Who's Singin' Over There?

1980-10-23

On Saturday, 5 April 1941, one day before the Invasion of Yugoslavia of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a

Seventy-Two Days
3.2

Seventy-Two Days

2010-07-20

A family from isolated village in Lika makes a good living out of American pension earned by their l

Cabaret Balkan
3.8

Cabaret Balkan

1998-08-01

20 people's paths crisscross one night in violent mid-'90s Belgrade.

Unseen Wonder
3.2

Unseen Wonder

1984-01-26

The peace of a small fishing village is shattered by the coming of a young, and stunningly beautiful

The Knife
3.3

The Knife

1999-03-19

In attempt to find out who he is and where his roots lie, Alija Osmanović discovers something far de

Zamfir's Zona
3.1

Zamfir's Zona

2002-10-31

Zona Zamfirova is set in the eastern Serbian city of Niš in the 19th century. The plot follows the s

Balkan Express
2.9

Balkan Express

1983-01-24

In this entertaining, clever satire, it is the beginning of World War II and a group of con artists

Chasing Luck(y)
2.4

Chasing Luck(y)

2005-10-06

In a rented apartment in Belgrade lives Srećko, who always plays the same combination of lotteries i

Ivko's Feast
2.7

Ivko's Feast

2005-11-03

The story takes place in Nis, towards the end of the nineteenth century, during the calm down of the

The Kingdom of Serbia
4

The Kingdom of Serbia

2008-02-15

A documentary re-enactment of the last few hundred years in Serbian history.

One Hell of an Actor
0

One Hell of an Actor

2021-11-01

Friends and colleagues talk about the life and work of Zoran Radmilovic (1933-1985), one of the best

Labyrinth
2.9

Labyrinth

2002-08-26

The story evolves around the Arian sect. During the III century AD they have seriously shaken the ve

The White Suit
2.6

The White Suit

1999-05-14

A sergeant officer lives a life of a loner, reads literary classics and dreams about acting. On his

She Likes Red Star
2.5

She Likes Red Star

2001-10-23

Srba is graduating pupil and football fanatic, or more precise king of a street soccer, who plays ev

Love Stars
1.1

Love Stars

2005-04-28

"Love Stars" is a film about loneliness, growing up and search for love. Laza is a romantic 20 year-

I Have Something Important to Tell You
0

I Have Something Important to Tell You

2005-04-08

A story about musician from Podgorica, capital of Montenegro, told in the style of Dogme '95.

The Beautiful Blue Danube
2.4

The Beautiful Blue Danube

2008-03-02

Luxurious Danube river cruiser "Kriemhild", on a 2 day tour from Vienna to Belgrade. The ship "Kriem

Change Me
1.9

Change Me

2007-06-15

A story about an ordinary man searching for the fulfillment of dreams and emotions. Well-known Belgr

Sheitan Warrior
2.8

Sheitan Warrior

2006-04-19

Trouble usually starts when the power falls into the wrong hands. That's how the book that hides an

National Class Category Up to 785ccm
3.4

National Class Category Up to 785ccm

1979-01-09

One week in life of Branimir Mitrovic "Floyd", a young rally driver from the National class (up to 7

Her Mother, the Whore
5

Her Mother, the Whore

2001-05-30

After Coralie was found dead in a vacant lot, her mother Catherine - who thinks that her daughter wa

The Whirl
3.8

The Whirl

2012-11-10

Three childhood friends from Belgrade, Serbia, whose destinies change as they become adults during t

The Big Fuss
2

The Big Fuss

1992-04-27

Čeda is a clerk, pushed around by everyone. He is "everybody's girl". He walks his poodle, makes cof

Fever of Love
2.5

Fever of Love

1984-07-26

Bane and Vesna are young and happy couple. Vesna gets pregnant, but soon she was told that Bane was

Shady Business
3

Shady Business

1981-01-01

Residents of a shanty town are faced with its destruction. With the help of the local trickster, Paj

The Last Lap at Monza
2.5

The Last Lap at Monza

1989-12-19

The story of an outsider who spent seven years in prison for robbery. Eternal rebel, unsatisfied wit

A Little Joke
0

A Little Joke

1992-11-23

Two middle-aged friends, Mićko and Đorđe, decide to make a joke with their childhood friend, teacher

Young and Healthy as a Rose
2.5

Young and Healthy as a Rose

1971-07-13

Young and Healthy as a Rose follows Stevan Nikolić, "Stiv", a petty criminal born in Belgrade, and h

When I Am Dead and White
3.6

When I Am Dead and White

1967-12-27

The story about Jimmy Barka, a young vagabond who works as a seasonal worker. Having been sacked fro

Three Tickets to Hollywood
3.3

Three Tickets to Hollywood

1993-04-09

The story of three boys who, fascinated with seventh art magic, decide to escape from their remote v

The Falcon
2.5

The Falcon

1983-03-29

Banović Strahinja takes place during the middle ages in Serbia. While estate owner Strahinja is hunt

The Tragic Burlesque
3.2

The Tragic Burlesque

1995-05-10

In a way of protesting for inhuman living conditions and the shortage of medications caused by the d

This Crazy World of Ours
2.4

This Crazy World of Ours

1970-07-14

A psychological drama about two young lovers who are emotionally and mentally unstable. Through the

Something in Between
2.7

Something in Between

1983-01-01

An American woman comes to Belgrade to visit an old friend. There, on the exotic boundary between We

In the Middle of Nowhere
3.7

In the Middle of Nowhere

1994-07-02

The exploits of a depressed architect in Belgrade as he wanders about searching for the future in a

Virtual Reality
2.5

Virtual Reality

2001-10-06

A fifteen year old girl Senka, comes from a wealthy family whose parents enroll in an elite school w

Without a Word
2.9

Without a Word

1972-01-01

The main protagonist is a young fellow who tries to live his life within 30 frames. He's a person su

Children of Duke Schmidt
2.5

Children of Duke Schmidt

1967-01-01

A group of WW2 orphans, now young people in their late teens, find out that one of them is a child o

Meeting Place
3.7

Meeting Place

1989-02-26

During the excavation of ancient Roman ruins, an old archaeology professor accidentally opens the ga

Backbone
3.1

Backbone

1975-06-06

An unbearable stench makes quite wide confusion among the residents of Belgrade. The microbiologist

Albatross
0

Albatross

2011-02-10

Apart from showing the situation in Serbia at that time, the parallel course of the story follows th

The Black Dawn
0

The Black Dawn

2007-07-28

Docu-historical in which the facts are presented in acted and narrative manner. The narrative part c

Place Vendôme
3.1

Place Vendôme

1998-10-07

The story of a woman that remained distracted for a long time from her life, from the passions that

Maiden Bridge
3.1

Maiden Bridge

1976-01-07

"Maiden Bridge" is a place of exchange of German prisoners and partisans captured by the Germans. Un

Underground
3.9

Underground

1995-05-13

A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, trage

The Original of the Forgery
3.1

The Original of the Forgery

1991-01-01

The plot lasts from 1945 until today's day. Pavle, Stojan and Dragisa, the three war friends are tak

Life Is Beautiful
3.8

Life Is Beautiful

1985-06-03

After a train breaks down and the passengers are forced to spend a day at a remote country tavern, t

The Written Off Return
4

The Written Off Return

1976-12-14

Prle and Tihi, being the only surviving members of their resistance group, had been forced to leave

Horoscope
2.6

Horoscope

1969-10-21

A gang of young delinquents from a coastal town terrorize the locals, the tourists that spend the su

Some Other Woman
2.9

Some Other Woman

1981-01-01

The murder of a famous gynecologist occurred under unusual circumstances. Inspectors found the docto

Sonja
0

Sonja

2012-03-30

This documentary was inspired by the artistic life of Serbian actress Sonja Savić. Being a wonder ch

The Last Stop
3

The Last Stop

1971-01-01

A former partisan Tone, who once believed in the idea of a new, just society, now barely living as a

All Right, I Won
0

All Right, I Won

2010-03-30

A documentary about Dusan Petrovic Prele "urban Jekyll and Heidi". Singer. Bohemian. Wild intellectu

Miss
0

Miss

1986-01-01

Three gangsters smuggle a microfilm with passport data from West Germany to their buyer from Middle

Migrations
3.1

Migrations

1989-05-21

Based on the famous novel of Milos Crnjanski, the story follows Serbian migrations from the Austro-H

Migrations II
4

Migrations II

1989-11-26

Screening of the synonymous Milos Crnjanski's poetic novel about the tragedy of Serbian people who s

Protest Album
0

Protest Album

1986-03-06

Events surrounding the life of a female pop star in which several men are involved as well. The stor

Gunfight at Casino Cabaret
1.8

Gunfight at Casino Cabaret

1993-01-01

Two friends who work in a detective agency rob their boss in order to be hired by him to find the th

Wanderer
2.5

Wanderer

1987-01-01

Another story of a young and beautiful singer, whose beauty and ambition and a lack of happiness, an

Let's Move On
3.1

Let's Move On

1982-02-16

The film takes us back to a moving, exciting and unforgettable period in time, the time of Liberatio

Three Hours to Love
2.5

Three Hours to Love

1968-06-17

An attractive housekeeper girl gets attention of a handsome young man and older intellectual she wor

It Will Be Better
2.5

It Will Be Better

1994-01-01

A local bar/restaurant run by a feuding husband and wife find themselves and their business threaten

Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms
3

Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms

2006-06-19

By the end of 1915, during the second half of World War I, which had started by the Austro-Hungarian

Blackbird
3.4

Blackbird

1988-01-01

A story about friendship between two boys coming from different social backgrounds, but with the equ

Wounded Eagle
0

Wounded Eagle

2009-04-24

Serbian drama "Wounded Eagle" is about true love story of long forgotten romances and some new ones,

Happy End
0

Happy End

1989-01-01

Father goes on a honeymoon with his American wife, but the children go along with them.

Transgression
0

Transgression

1980-01-17

A TV journalist making a documentary in a factory finds out that the workers have been on strike and

Moment
2.8

Moment

1978-07-23

A young man from the banks of the Ibar River goes to the revolutionary war. It turns out to be one o

The Cabinet Minister's Wife
0

The Cabinet Minister's Wife

1989-01-01

Becoming a wife of a minister, Zivka changes her former way of life and becomes a lady. However, her

Promised Land
3.1

Promised Land

1986-03-20

Settlers from infertile parts of Yugoslavia, arrive to rich Slavonia and Baranja. There they are fac

Early Works
2.6

Early Works

1971-03-12

Inspired by Karl Marx's "Das Kapital", three men and a girl named Jugoslava decide to wake up the co

How the Two Fools Loved Each Other
3.1

How the Two Fools Loved Each Other

1972-01-01

A short film based on Dusko Radovic writings.

Operation Tiger
0

Operation Tiger

2002-01-01

A honest and proud Montenegrin is worried about his manager's position. He is married to equally pro

Murder on the Night Train
3

Murder on the Night Train

1972-01-01

An old and a young man are travelling together. The old man reminds the young of his father, and the

Duel for Three
0

Duel for Three

1996-01-29

Divorced couple receives a farewell VHS cassette from their son who voluntarily joined military forc

The Village Is Burning... and So On
0

The Village Is Burning... and So On

2009-10-26

It's story about family and religion, sons and fathers, about the secrets everyone knows. The film i

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution
2.9

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution

1971-07-09

An absurd depiction of the communist revolution in Yugoslavia after World War II, the film primarily

The Ruin
0

The Ruin

2009-08-15

A man comes home to discover that someone else is living there.

Homo homini
0

Homo homini

1970-11-01

The second film in Vlatko Gilic’s Sisyphean trilogy.

The Love Life of Budimir Trajković
2.6

The Love Life of Budimir Trajković

1977-06-03

Trajković family are bridge builders. Being forced to move every once in a while, the bridges are ev

The One Eyed Soldiers
2.1

The One Eyed Soldiers

1966-01-01

Action - The body of Dr. Charles Berens, Chief of the United Nations Medical Relief Organization, is

The Principality of Serbia
0

The Principality of Serbia

2008-02-15

The main plot of the film "The Principality of Serbia" was put in the first seven decades of the nin

The Big Small Prom
0

The Big Small Prom

1991-01-01

A girl prepares for her prom night and the funny events leading up to it.

The Written Off
0

The Written Off

1974-04-29

Careless lives of few Belgrade youths are shattered when Nazis occupy their town in 1941. Soon they