Faruk Begolli

Faruk Begolli (14 February 1944 – 22 August 2007) was a prominent Yugoslav and Kosovan actor.

Early life Begolli attended high school in Pristina and graduated from the Academy of Film in Belgrade in 1966.

Career Begolli played in more than 60 films, starting with Veljko Bulajić's Pogled u zenicu Sunca (1966). He cooperated with director Puriša Đorđević in his films Podne (Noon), Jutro (The Morning), and San (The Dream), and his notable roles include Bitka na Neretvi, Čuvar plaže u zimskom periodu and Derviš i Smrt (The Dervish and Death).

His last major lead role was in Ekrem Kryeziu's Dashuria e Bjeshkëve të Nemuna (The Love of the Accursed Mountains, 1997), and his last appearance was in Etjet e Kosovës (Kosovo's Thirsts, 2006), for which he co-wrote the script.

Personal life In the late 1980s, Begolli returned from Belgrade to Kosovo, where he worked as a professor at the Faculty of Drama of the University of Pristina.

Begolli was married to the Serbian ballerina for 17 years. Đoković took his surname, and kept it after the two divorced. Through Đoković, Begolli was the stepfather of the Serbian musician Relja Popović.

Begolli died in 2007 after a long battle with cancer.

Selected filmography

Pogled u zjenicu sunca (1966) The Dream (1966) - Petar Deca vojvode Smita (1967) - Mirko The Morning (1967) - Rus Miska Uka i Bjeshkëve të nemura (1968) - Partizan Brat doktora Homera (1968) - Seljak / peasant Podne (1968) - Rus Misko Operacija Beograd (1968) - Jasa Sarajevski atentat (1968) - Nedeljko Cabrinovic Battle of Neretva (1969) - Stevo Moja strana svijeta (1969) Rekvijem (1970) Draga Irena! (1970) - Misko Prva ljubav (1970) Si të vdiset (1972) Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972) - Branko SB zatvara krug (1974) - Agent Stipe Dervis i smrt (1974) - Mula Jusuf Crveni udar (1974) - Slikar Pavle Pavlovic (1974) - Student preprodavac Cuvar plaze u zimskom periodu (1976) - Draganov prijatelj Vrhovi Zelengore (1976) - Rajko Stici pre svitanja (1978) - Doktor Sudbine (1978) Zestoke godine (1978) - Aleksandar Dragovic Lyubov i yarost (1978) Kur pranvera vonohet (1979) Partizanska eskadrila (1979) - Porucnik Begovic Përroi vërshues (1981) 13. jul (1982) - Partizan Meho Timocka buna (1983) - Potpukovnik Dih (1983) - Djordje Idi mi, dodji mi (1983) - Marijin kolega I Mahovina na asfaltu (1983) Opasni trag (1984) - Inspektor Ramiz Proka (1985) Kuca pored pruge (1988) - Hasan Azra (1988) - Osman The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1989) Noc u kuci moje majke (1991) - Kum Radovan Srcna dama (1991) - Azem Cartier Project (1991) - Selim Bulevar revolucije (1992) - Clan komisije na ispitu 10 Minuta (2004), directed by Burim Haliti Etjet e Kosovës (2006) - Old Albanian (final film role)