Dragan Maksimović
- February 4, 2001
- 51 years
- beaten
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60 Seconds Life Story
Dragan Maksimović was a distinguished Serbian actor whose life was tragically cut short at the age of
Dragan Maksimović
d. 2001
60 Seconds: Dragan Maksimović's Life Story
A documentary short detailing the career and tragic death of Serbian actor Dragan Maksimović.
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Dragan Maksimović was a distinguished Serbian actor whose life was tragically cut short at the age of fifty-one. Between 1971 and 1999, he left an indelible mark on the industry, performing in over sixty theatrical plays, movies, and television productions. His career began at the National Theatre in Belgrade with a role in the play Mother Courage and her Children. In November 2000, he suffered a brutal assault by a group of sports supporters in the Zeleni Venac neighborhood. He succumbed to his injuries in a hospital on February 4, 2001. Though the perpetrators were never brought to justice, a commemorative plaque was later unveiled at the site of the attack. His work remains a celebrated part of Serbian artistic history.
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Full Biography
|Dragan Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Максимовић; 7 February 1949 – 4 February 2001) was a Serbian actor.
Biography
Maksimović (nicknamed Maks) performed in more than sixty theatrical plays, movies and TV productions, between 1971 and 1999. His debut was in National Theatre in Belgrade playing Soldier in the play Mother Courage and her Children, 1971.
On 18 November 2000, Maksimović was attacked in the Zeleni Venac neighbourhood, in day-time, by a group of FK Rad supporters (after their team lost a match against FK Obilić), who assumed he was Romani. He died on 4 February 2001 in hospital. On the initiative by film director Goran Marković, a commemorative plaque was placed at Zeleni Venac on 18 November 2006. The perpetrators were never apprehended.
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