Slobodan Ninković

Slobodan "Boda" Ninković (; born 25 November 1956 in Smederevo) is a Serbian actor. He is known for his work in the films Ulysses' Gaze, The Crusaders and We Are Not Angels. He starred in the popular television series Otvorena vrata, Naša mala klinika and Senke nad Balkanom.

Considered a dedicated and hard-working method actor, Ninković is also known for his work ethic and prolific stance in theatre. He has performed in the National Theatre in Belgrade, Atelje 212, the Boško Buha Theatre, the Zvezdara Theatre and the Yugoslav Drama Theatre. In his theatre repertoire, he has appeared over three thousand times on stage, including performing in two different theatres two different plays at the same time (Ona voli Mambo in the Bitef Theatre and Grobljanska in the Zvezdara Theatre). He is widely called "a legend of Smederevo" by critics, actors, historians, writers and academics.

Career An alumnus of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, he was a member of what was nicknamed "the turbo-class". The twelve-student class of 1984, led by Vladimir Jevtović, has spawned well established actors in Serbian theatre, television and film, including Dragan Bjelogrlić, Vesna Trivalić, Srđan Todorović, Mirjana Joković, Milorad Mandić, Vesna Stanojević, Dušanka Stojanović, Dragan Petrović, Branka Pujić, Darko Tomović, Tatjana Venčelovski and Ninković, respectively.

Best known for his versatile and wide range in theatre, he is prominent for both his comedic and dramatic roles in the National Theatre in Belgrade, Atelje 212, the Boško Buha Theatre, the Zvezdara Theatre and the Yugoslav Drama Theatre, including modern repertoire and classic works by Racine, Shakespeare, Dostoyevski, Tolstoy, A. P. Chekhov, Faulkner, Homer and Molière.

He has appeared in over fifty films, starring in over twenty of them. Among his notable credits stand Ulysses' Gaze, The Crusaders, We Are Not Angels, Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahu and San zimske noći. He has starred in the commercially and critically successful cult classic televised series as Otvorena vrata, Naša mala klinika and Senke nad Balkanom. He appeared in supporting roles in the series Bolji život and Folk. He was also the presenter of Beovizija 2007.

He has also worked prominently in radio and animation. He is the official Serbian voice dub for Goofy. He also voiced Tantor in the Serbian dub of Tarzan, Philoctetes in the Serbian dub of Hercules, Li Shan in the Serbian dub of Kung Fu Panda 3 and Smokey in Cars 3.

His autobiography Slušaj sine ove velike reči, written by Jovica Tišma, was released in February 2019. His book Sin moj is set to be released 2021.

Filmography Year Title Role 1987. Vidim ti lađu na kraju puta Lađar Vasa 1987. Pogrešna procena 1987–1988. Vuk Karadžić sveštenik 1988. Braća po materi Antiša 1989. Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahu Reci Vojo 1989. Vreme čuda (serija) Ozren 1989. Vreme čuda Ozren 1989. Švedski aranžman 1989. Dome, slatki dome Kiza 1989. Kako je propao rokenrol milicajac 1989. Drugarica ministarka 1989. Balkan ekspres 2 1990. Agencija Kikom Kiza 1990. Hajde da se volimo 3 1991. Bolji život 2 putnik u vozu 1991. Holivud ili propast 1991. Tesna koža 4 Rambo 1992. Vukov Video Bukvar (TV serija) 1992. Policajac sa Petlovog brda Vučina 1992. Mi nismo anđeli Cane 1992–1993. Volim i ja nerandže... no trpim (serija) Joviša 1992. Dama koja ubija 1992. Sekula nevino optužen Sekula 1993. Pun mesec nad Beogradom Milorad 1993. Obračun u Kazino Kabareu Rile 1993. Policajac sa Petlovog brda (TV serija iz 1993) Vučina 1994. Goli život Vojvoda 1994. Dva sata kvalitetnog programa Bambusić 1994. Biće bolje Dikan 1993–1994. Srećni ljudi Stojiljko Stojiljković 'Rambo' 1995. Nasleđe Tika 1995. Udri jače manijače 1995. Otvorena vrata Šuvaković 1995. Snovi od šperploče Bajlag 1995. Odisejev pogled 1997. Laža i paralaža Paralaža - Mita 1997. Tri letnja dana Mali 1998. Crveno, žuto, zeleno... kreni 1998. Kod lude ptice glumac 1998. Još tvoje ruže mirišu samoćom (TV) govori stihove 1999. Kod male sirene 1999. Belo odelo kondukter 2000. Zemlja istine, ljubavi i slobode 2001. Crociati Olaf Gunarson 2001. Normalni ljudi Bane 2001. Bar—Beograd vija Peking Blagota 2001. Blizanci 2002. Fazoni i Fore 2 2002. Mrtav 'ladan Mića 'Šaft' 2002. Mala noćna muzika Šule 2002. Kazneni prostor (TV serija) 2003. Kazneni prostor 2 2003. Život je marš 2003. Siroti mali hrčki 2010 šef šifranata 2003. Ledina Paja 2004. Poljupci 2004. Pad u raj siledžija 2004. Jesen stiže, Dunjo moja Timotije 2004. San zimske noći Cvikeraš 2005. Na Badnji dan Svetozar Vujić 2005. Mi nismo anđeli 2 Cane Pilot 2005. Dangube! 2005. Libero otac 2005. Potera za sreć(k)om Sale 2005. Made in YU Petar 2005. Lele, bato Docent Rakočević 2006. Ljubav, navika, panika Gile 2006. Drugo stanje Slobodan Boda Dimić 2006. Rekonvalescenti potpukovnik 2006–2007. Agencija za SIS Rista 2007. Pozorište u kući (2007) kolega Brkić 2007–2008. Kafanica blizu SIS-a Rista 2007–2008. Naša mala klinika (Srbija) Dr. Vrabac 2008. April i detektivi (TV film) Klovn 2009. Drug Crni u NOB-u Drug Uča / Fon Šturmkugl 2009. Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahu Ninko Belotić 2009–2010. Selo gori, a baba se češlja (TV serija) Dragutin 2010. Ma nije on takav komšija 2010. Montevideo, Bog te video! Đorđe 2012. Montevideo, Bog te video! (TV serija) Đorđe 2013. Na putu za Montevideo Đorđe 2013. Skidanje Monti 2013 Vilenjakova priča Kengi 2013 O bubicama i herojima Crki 2013 Ravna Gora (TV serija) Nikodije Janjić Kode 2014 Svinjari Koda 2015 Za kralja i otadžbinu Nikodije Janjić Kode 2016 Cipiripi Čokica 2017-2019 Senke nad Balkanom žandar Živojin 2018-2019 Žigosani u reketu Živko 2019 Izgubljeni snovi Old man Adi 2019 Glorija Jere