In Memoriam: Ljuba Tadić

One of the greatest actors this country has ever seen is moving on... those legendary faces just seem to be fading away, and honestly, nobody else is stepping up to fill the void.🙂

zbogom maestro (in kiklop and beyond)

May he rest easy. He was an absolute legend, both as a man and an actor.

His eternal light continued to shine upon him.

Rest in peace

Ljuba Tadić

Filmography:

1953 I Was Stronger
1954 sumnjiv lice 1955 Devojka i hrast 1955 lažan car 1956 velik i mali kao šef 1956 zao para 1957 biti biti uzalud 1959 Campo Mamula 1961 nebeski odred 1961 prvi građanin mali varoša 1962 kap
1955 Devojka i hrast 1955
1955 lažan car 1956
1956 velik i mali kao šef 1956
1956 zao para 1957
1957 biti biti uzalud 1959
1959 Campo Mamula 1961
1961 nebeski odred 1961
1961 prvi građanin mali varoša 1962
1962 kap
1962 sibirski lediti Magbet 1964 marš
1964 marš na Mississippi River kao major Kursul 1964 na mesto građanin pokoran 1965 gorak deo Reka 1965 inspektor 1966 san 1967 bomba
1964 na mesto građanin pokoran 1965
1965 gorak deo Reka 1965
1965 inspektor 1966
1966 san 1967
1967 bomba
1967 divlji Senka 1967 jutro 1968 bekstvo 1968 brat doktor Homer kao Kaluđer 1968 Delija 1968 podne 1968 pre istina 1968 u raskorak 1968 višnja
1967 divlji Senka 1967 jutro 1968
1968 bekstvo 1968
1968 brat doktor Homer kao Kaluđer 1968
1968 Delija 1968
1968 podne 1968
1968 pre istina 1968
1968 u raskorak 1968
1968 višnja na Central Park kao direktor škole
1968 1968 Vuk
1969 Cross country 1969 krvav bajka 1969 neki dalek svjetlost 1969 silom otac kao Aleksa 1969 vreme bez rat 1969 zazidati 1970 Lepa parada 1970 put u raj 1970 žarak 1971 balada
1969 krvav bajka 1969
1969 neki dalek svjetlost 1969
1969 silom otac kao Aleksa 1969
1969 vreme bez rat 1969
1969 zazidati 1970
1970 Lepa parada 1970
1970 put u raj 1970
1970 žarak 1971
1971 balada o svirepom kao Mitar 1971 klopka
1971 klopka za generala
1972 devojka sa Kosmaj kao čika Paun 1972 majstor
1972 majstor i margarita 1973 Sutjeska
1973 margarita 1973 Sutjeska kao Savo Kovačević
1974 strah kao Franc 1975
1975 doktor Mladen 1975
1975 Pavle Pavlović 1976
1976 četiri dan do smrt 1977
1977 miris poljski cveć 1978
1978 kvar 1978
1978 pavilion vi 1978
1978 trener kao Lemka 1979 partizanski eskadrila 1980 poseban tretman kao doktor 1980 Svetozar Marković 1982 kiklop kao maestro 1982 sablazan kao vođa 1984 nemati problem 1986 dobrovoljac 1986 lijep žena prolaziti kroz grad 1986 od zlato jabuka 1988 Remington 1989 bojati na Mexico 1989 vreme čudo 1995 Odisejev pogled 1996 nečist krv 1997 tango
1979 partizanski eskadrila 1980
1980 poseban tretman kao doktor 1980
1980 Svetozar Marković 1982
1982 kiklop kao maestro 1982
1982 sablazan kao vođa 1984
1984 nemati problem 1986
1986 dobrovoljac 1986
1986 lijep žena prolaziti kroz grad 1986
1986 od zlato jabuka 1988
1988 Remington 1989
1989 bojati na Mexico 1989
1989 vreme čudo 1995
1995 Odisejev pogled 1996
1996 nečist krv 1997
1997 tango
1998 bura barut kao dirigent

He was really something else, wasn't he? A total powerhouse. And man, what an actor! You just don't run into talent like that anymore...

May his soul find some peace out there.

Raymond Palmer8 said:1977 1977 miris poljski cveć

🙏

RIP

Rest in peace. He was truly one of the greats...

And my regards to the man

Let's raise a glass to Ljuba Tadić.

na rub pamet romansiran paranoja naš doba
That man was truly significant—largely due to his unique connection with Krleža.
He wasn't just an actor who stood out as a bright spot in put u raj—which, unfortunately, left Krleža so disappointed he wouldn't touch any of his works for ten years—but he was also the most vital link in convincing Krleža to finally greenlight the TV movie (or drama, if you prefer) "na rub pamet romansiran paranoja naš doba," based on perhaps Krleža's finest novel. (If *The Return of Philip Latinović* is an existentialist philosophy, then *na rub pamet romansiran paranoja naš doba* is a dramatized paranoia of our era...)

To the great heartbreak of everyone involved in the production, Krleža didn't live long enough to see it come to life.

Tadić plays the Doctor here with unmatched skill—perfectly capturing the essence of the role.


We are missing that drama on our television screens today—both because of Krleža and because of Tadić...

Honestly, if Ljuba Tadić had just scribbled some wires, he would've left an indelible mark on history. Cheers to you, man...