Biography
Pavle "Paja" Vuisić (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле "Паја" Вуисић; 10 July 1926 – 1 October 1988) was a Serbian and Yugoslav actor, known as one of the most recognizable faces of former Yugoslav cinema. He was born in Belgrade as Pavle Vujisić to father Mišo, a police force agent and mother Radmila. He was named after his grandfather Pavle, Montenegrin jurist and brigadier. His great-grandfather was Milosav Mišnin Vujisić, famous hero from Donja Morača and commander of the guard of Prince Danilo. He joined the Yugoslav Partisans and fought at the Syrmian Front. He studied law and literature, and worked as a journalist for Radio Belgrade before getting a small role in 1950 film Čudotvorni mač. After that he tried to become a professional actor, but failed to complete his enrollment at the Drama Arts Academy in Belgrade.His first major role was in 1955 film Šolaja. He was never a star, but he quickly established himself as one of the most dependable and versatile character actors. In his long and prolific career he played many different roles, both dramatic and comical, and earned great respect from almost any director with whom he worked. He is arguably best known for his role in 1972 TV series Kamiondžije (Truck Drivers), where he was paired with comedian Miodrag Petrović Čkalja.
One of the acting awards in Serbia (for lifetime acting achievement in movies, awarded at film festival in Niš) is named after him.
Orson Welles said in interview for former Yugoslav television RTZ that he considered Pavle Vuisić as the best actor in the world.His legacy is housed by Adligat.
Filmography
all 139
Movies 129
TV Shows 10
Golden Apple (1986)
Highlands (1985)
Fat and Thin (1985)
Life Is Beautiful (1985)
When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
Knot (1985)
Early Frost in Munich (1984)
Truckers Ride Again (1984)
The Death of Black George (1984)
Never Speak Ill of the Dead (1984)
Honeymoon (1983)
The Teacher (1983)
Hallo, Taxi (1983)
The Far Sky (1982)
Twilight Time (1982)
The Marathon Family (1982)
Let's Move On (1982)
Stories from the Workshop (1982)
Scent of Quinces (1982)
July 13th (1982)
Sunday Lunch (1982)
Gazija (1981)
Sixth Gear (1981)
Berlin kaputt (1981)
Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981)
Plum Juice (1981)
A Great Guy at Heart (1981)
Handymen, Handymen (1980)
Who's Singin' Over There? (1980)
The Theatre Connection (1980)
Special Treatment (1980)
Petria's Wreath (1980)
Soldiers (1980)
The Lead Brigade (1980)
The Outlaw (1980)
The Last Race (1979)
Across the Blue Sea (1979)
Devil's Island (1979)
The Pals (1979)
Moment (1978)
The Tiger (1978)
Tit for Tat (1978)
The Last Mission of Demolitions Man Cloud (1978)
Ward Six (1978)
Return of the Written Off (1978)
Manhunt (1977)
Beasts (1977)
The Dog Who Loved Trains (1977)
Butterfly Cloud (1977)
The Written Off Return (1976)
The Beach Guard in Winter (1976)
More Than a Game (1976)
The Farm in the Small Marsh (1976)
Anno Domini 1573 (1975)
Doctor Mladen (1975)
A Naive Person (1975)
The Written Off (1974)
Hell River (1974)
The Dervish and Death (1974)
Walter Defends Sarajevo (1974)
More Than a Game (1974)
The Warrior's Talent (1974)
Truckers (1973)
Boundary (1973)
Truckers (1973)
Ward Six (1973)
The Servant (1973)
The Master and Margarita (1972)
Traces of a Black Haired Girl (1972)
And God Created a Tavern Singer (1972)
Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972)
Professor Kosta Vujic's Hat (1972)
The Macedonian Part of Hell (1971)
Breakfast with the Devil (1971)
My Crazy Head (1971)
A Day Longer Than a Year (1971)
Black Seed (1971)
Thirst (1971)
The Bet (1971)
Zarki (1970)
First Love (1970)
A Lovely Parade (1970)
Life Is a Mass Phenomenon (1970)
Indian Summer (1970)
Horoscope (1969)
The Battle of Neretva (1969)
An Event (1969)
The Ambush (1969)
When You Hear the Bells (1969)
The Sun of Another Sky (1968)
Do Not Mention the Cause of Death (1968)
Frame for the Picture of My Beloved One (1968)
Doctor Homer's Brother (1968)
Smoke (1967)
Boxers Go to Heaven (1967)
Bomb at 10:10 (1967)
The Rats Woke Up (1967)
Letovi koji se pamte (1967)
The Restless Ones (1967)
Bloodshed at the Wedding (1967)
The Time of Love (1966)
On the Mountain of Konjuh (1966)
Monday or Tuesday (1966)
Merry People Die Twice (1966)
Inspector (1965)
The Bitter Part of River (1965)
To Come and Stay (1965)
The Enemy (1965)
Prometheus from the Island of Viševica (1964)
Vortex (1964)
Destination Death (1964)
The Sunrise (1964)
People's Deputy (1964)
The Descent Upon Drvar (1963)
Double Circle (1963)
Whistle at Eight (1962)
The Steppe (1962)
Cat Under a Helmet (1962)
There Are No Small Gods (1961)
The Great Tour (1961)
A Piece of Blue Sky (1961)
Comrade President Center-Forward (1961)
Don't Meddle Into Fortune (1961)
Captain Lechi (1960)
Point 905 (1960)
It Is Better to Know How (1960)
Mamula Camp (1959)
Alone (1959)
The Eighth Door (1959)
Factory B (1958)
Four Kilometers per Hour (1958)
Three Steps Into the Emptiness (1958)
Shots in the Sky (1958)
Zenica (1957)
Saturday Night (1957)
Solaja (1955)
The Gypsy Girl (1953)
Perfidy (1953)
The Magic Sword (1950)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1926-07-10
Deathday1988-10-01 (62 years old)
Birth NameПавле Вујисић
Birth PlaceBelgrade, Serbia
ReligionEastern Orthodoxy
Height1.84-meter
SiblingsDušan Vuisić
CitizenshipsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
ResidencesBelgrade, Serbia
Also Known AsПавле Вуисић, Pavle Vujisic, Pavle Vuisic, Paja Vuisić, Павле Вуйсич, Павле Вуйисич, 帕维尔·武吉西奇
AwardsGolden Arena for Best Actor
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