Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic was born
on 11th of August 1934 in Belgrade, Stojkovic in Belgrade. He was one
of the most prominent and respectable actors in the history of Yugoslav
and Serbian cinema.
He acted in 68 films during his life (debut in
Covek iz hrastove sume (1964)),
more than 50 TV dramas and 20 TV series. The character Bubuleja in
Sinisa Pavic's TV series
Diplomci (1971) is considered to be
the most popular role of this actor. He began his career as a theatre
actor in the 1950s in Yugoslav Drama Theatre and later as a member of a
famous "Atelje 212" (1961-1999). He realized more than 80 theater
roles, such as Pete in "The Birthday Party" by
Harold Pinter, Lopahin in "The Cherry
Orchard" by
Anton Chekhov, Ilija Cvorovic
in "The Balkan Spy" by
Dusan Kovacevic, Luka Laban in
"The Professional" by
Dusan Kovacevic and Captain in
"The Father" by
August Strindberg.
Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic was one
of the favorite actors of director
Slobodan Sijan and writer
Dusan Kovacevic.