Fabijan Šovagović

Fabijan Šovagović

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1932-01-04
Deathday: 2001-01-01 (68 years old)

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Biography

Fabijan Šovagović (4 January 1932 – 1 January 2001) was a Croatian film, television and theatre actor, and writer. Šovagović was born in the village of Ladimirevci, in the Slavonia region of Croatia, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He began acting in his youth and from the late 1950s he appeared in many films, becoming one of the most recognisable faces of Croatian and former Yugoslav cinema. He never became a star, but he built a reputation as one of the greatest character actors with memorable roles in many classic films and popular television series. Matija Gubec, whom he played in 1975 film Seljačka buna, is one of his rare starring roles.

In 1979 he played the role of a Dervish in Meetings with Remarkable Men, directed by Peter Brook.

Šovagović was also active in theatre and those experiences led him to begin writing plays of his own. The best known of them all is Sokol ga nije volio ("Sokol Did Not Love Him"), later adapted in 1988 film. It was his movie about his birthplace, Ladimirevci.

His most unforgettable last role was of a Slavonian refugee man in the 1994 movie Vukovar se vraća kući ("Vukovar: The Way Home"). A man lost everything in war except his loving companion dog, and shares destiny of many of his fellow citizens who are exiled from the Slavonian town of Vukovar.

Many believe his brilliant reflection of this tragic Slavonian character was due to a fact that Šovagović being a native Slavonian Croat, have known this feeling firsthand himself.

Šovagović played brilliant role of policeman (Žandar) in television series "Kuda idu divlje svinje?" (Where Do Wild Boars Go?).

Through the last years of his life, Šovagović struggled with the consequences of heart strokes. He died in Zagreb, on 1 January 2001, aged 68.

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Filmography

all 89

Movies 81

TV Shows 8

self 1

Writer 1

Himself (archive footage)
Kico

Kico (2021)

Movie
Delusion

Delusion (1998)

Movie
Funtak
The Third Woman

The Third Woman (1997)

Movie
Writer
The Price of Life

The Price of Life (1994)

Movie
Vukovar: The Way Home

Vukovar: The Way Home (1994)

Movie
Sima
Djuka Begovic

Djuka Begovic (1991)

Movie
Brico
Charuga

Charuga (1991)

Movie
Krištofić
Eagle

Eagle (1990)

Movie
Čuvar u zoološkom vrtu
Operation Barbarossa

Operation Barbarossa (1990)

TV
Pop Novak
Silent Gunpowder

Silent Gunpowder (1990)

Movie
Ujak
A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember (1990)

Movie
Pavel
Death Diploma

Death Diploma (1989)

Movie
Gabrek
A Man Who Liked Funerals

A Man Who Liked Funerals (1989)

Movie
Stari Kozul
Return of Katarina Kozul

Return of Katarina Kozul (1989)

Movie
Sima
Sokol Did Not Love Him

Sokol Did Not Love Him (1988)

Movie
Gostionicar Fila
The Life of Stipe Zvonarov

The Life of Stipe Zvonarov (1988)

Movie
Upravnik Janković
On the Road to Katanga

On the Road to Katanga (1987)

Movie
Boris Bojanovski
Hi-Fi

Hi-Fi (1987)

Movie
Pero
The Convicted

The Convicted (1987)

Movie
Lazar Margitić 'Lazo'
Journey to Vucjak

Journey to Vucjak (1986)

TV
Laci
Dreaming the Rose

Dreaming the Rose (1986)

Movie
Petar Perbako
The Red and the Black

The Red and the Black (1985)

Movie
Isidor Katanic-Zeko
And This Will Pass, Too...

And This Will Pass, Too... (1985)

Movie
Lazar Margitic 'Lazo'
Horvat's Choice

Horvat's Choice (1985)

Movie
Kikaš
Beggars and Sons

Beggars and Sons (1984)

TV
Grof Andrej Tihonov
Small Train Robbery

Small Train Robbery (1984)

Movie
Majstor centralnog grijanja
The Ambassador

The Ambassador (1984)

Movie
Marito di Daniza
A Hole in the Windshield

A Hole in the Windshield (1983)

Movie
Čika Sima
Honeymoon

Honeymoon (1983)

Movie
Pukovnik De Malochio
In the Camp

In the Camp (1983)

Movie
Direktor
Crime at School

Crime at School (1982)

Movie
Sudija
Two Halves of a Heart

Two Halves of a Heart (1982)

Movie
Sekretar mjesne zajednice
Cervantes from the Small Town

Cervantes from the Small Town (1982)

Movie
Marko Mlinaric
I Want to Live

I Want to Live (1982)

Movie
Ilegalac
The Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse (1982)

Movie
Fabijan
The Rhythm of Crime

The Rhythm of Crime (1981)

Movie
Stolar
Lidija

Lidija (1981)

Movie
Baby Deer

Baby Deer (1981)

TV
Simun
Liberanovi

Liberanovi (1979)

Movie
Dervish
Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)

Movie
Barba Pave
The Return

The Return (1979)

Movie
Stanko Kos
Journalist

Journalist (1979)

Movie
Ante
Burning

Burning (1979)

Movie
Profesor na fakultetu
Whatever You Can Spare

Whatever You Can Spare (1979)

Movie
Žandar
Snowstorm

Snowstorm (1977)

Movie
Mate
Don't Lean Out the Window

Don't Lean Out the Window (1977)

Movie
Pajo Brajdic
A Shot

A Shot (1977)

Movie
Profesor Martin Boskovic
The Rat Savior

The Rat Savior (1976)

Movie
Dr Bedekovic
Four Days to Death

Four Days to Death (1976)

Movie
Matija Gubec
Anno Domini 1573

Anno Domini 1573 (1975)

Movie
Branko
The House

The House (1975)

Movie
Misery

Misery (1975)

Movie
Simun
The Hunt

The Hunt (1974)

Movie
Ucitelj Andro
A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja (1974)

Movie
Dezurni sudija
Deps

Deps (1974)

Movie
Jozica Kicmanovic 'Zgubidan'
In the Registrar's Office

In the Registrar's Office (1974)

TV
Toni
What Are We In This World...

What Are We In This World... (1973)

TV
Blackfoot
Scalawag

Scalawag (1973)

Movie
Direktor škole
To Live on Love

To Live on Love (1973)

Movie
Portir
Ninth Miracle on the East

Ninth Miracle on the East (1972)

Movie
Berlioz
The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita (1972)

Movie
Prijatelji

Prijatelji (1972)

Movie
Actor
A Journey

A Journey (1972)

Movie
Zdravko
The Deer Hunt

The Deer Hunt (1972)

Movie
Sudac
1st Split Detachment

1st Split Detachment (1972)

Movie
Professor Karting
Short Night of Glass Dolls

Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)

Movie
Lazo
The Pine Tree in the Mountain

The Pine Tree in the Mountain (1971)

Movie
Bugarski polkovnik
The Macedonian Part of Hell

The Macedonian Part of Hell (1971)

Movie
Perica
Shepherd

Shepherd (1971)

Movie
Mile Vrbica
Where the Wild Boars Go

Where the Wild Boars Go (1971)

TV
Ante
Handcuffs

Handcuffs (1970)

Movie
Apostol
The Fed One

The Fed One (1970)

Movie
Actor
The Man Himself

The Man Himself (1970)

TV
Boško
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva (1969)

Movie
Matijevic
An Event

An Event (1969)

Movie
Mican
When You Hear the Bells

When You Hear the Bells (1969)

Movie
TV novinar
Accidental Life

Accidental Life (1969)

Movie
Drugi tata
I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers

I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers (1968)

Movie
Pijanac
Gravitation

Gravitation (1968)

Movie
Ustaski porucnik
Black Birds

Black Birds (1967)

Movie
Kolega sa fakulteta
Illusion

Illusion (1967)

Movie
Joza 'Sveti'
The Birch Tree

The Birch Tree (1967)

Movie
Golubar Boltek
Monday or Tuesday

Monday or Tuesday (1966)

Movie
Marko
The Key

The Key (1965)

Movie
Ustaški policajac zvani 'Beba'
Back of the Medal

Back of the Medal (1965)

Movie
Double Circle

Double Circle (1963)

Movie
Franjo Rosić
H-8...

H-8... (1958)

Movie
Master of His Own Body

Master of His Own Body (1957)

Movie
Isidor Katanić-Zeko
I to će proći

I to će proći

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1932-01-04

Deathday
2001-01-01 (68 years old)

Birth Place
Valpovo, Croatia

Citizenships
Croatia

Also Known As
Fabijan Sovagovic, Fabian Sovagovic, Fabijan Sovagovikj

Awards
Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting


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