Smojver, Zdravko


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Smojver, Zdravko

Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:20

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Zdravko Smojver in Kuda idu divlje svinje (1971)
Zdravko Smojver was a baby-faced small-part actor and, later, special effects expert, active in Yugoslav / Croatian films and television, including some Italian co-productions, from at least the late 1950's until the mid-1990's.

I had been aware of Zdravko for some time as an unidentified actor from a number of peplum films, but had little hope of identifying him since they were all roles in films shot in Yugoslavia. I got lucky when I spotted him in a small credited role in La strada lunga un anno while searching for images of Niksa Stefanini and was able to confirm his identity from several very helpful videos on You Tube where he is identified. It appears that from the late sixties he worked more as a specialist in special effects and pyrotechnics, a field in which he has a number of credits, but he still continued to act occasionally as well.

No biographical details are currently known, though from his name and career I would think it highly probable that he was Croatian.

Since I first identified him in uncredited roles which do not appear in any of his internet filmographies then I think it is extremely likely there will be more roles to be found in films shot in Yugoslavia.

Filmography

1958
  1. La strada lunga un anno .... Young man from the village (credited)

    1959
  2. Vlak bez voznog reda .... Police officer (credited)

    1960
  3. Deveti krug .... Cadet (uncredited)

    1961
  4. Le sette sfide .... One of Amok's men (uncredited)
  5. Sudar na paralelama .... Does not appear (credited as Property master)

    1962
  6. Giulio Cesare contro i pirati .... Army captain on the ship (uncredited)

    1963
  7. Il pirata del diavolo .... Wounded man (uncredited)
  8. Le verdi bandiere di Allah .... Role? (uncredited)
  9. Taras Bulba, il cosacco .... Cossack (uncredited)

    1964
  10. Ursus, il terrore dei kirghisi .... One of Zareteli's men (uncredited - re-used footage)

    1965
  11. Ragazzi sparate a vista a Killer Kid .... Fort Clark rancher (uncredited)

    1966
  12. Konjuh planinom .... Soldier fooling around with water (credited as Pyrotechnician)

    1969
  13. Dogadjaj .... Does not appear (credited as "Scena")

    1970
  14. Hranjenik .... Gusti (credited)
  15. Uomini contro .... Sergeant (credited and for special effects, both as Smojver Zdravko)

    1971
  16. Kuda idu divlje svinje (TV series) eps. 2 (credit only), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 .... Policeman (credited)
  17. U gori raste zelen bor .... Does not appear (credited unspecified technical)

    1973
  18. Little Mother .... Henchman (uncredited)
  19. Sutjeska .... Does not appear (credited as Pyrotechnician)

    1976
  20. Giovanni (TV movie) .... Does not appear (credited as Pyrotechnician)
  21. Kapelski kresovi (TV series) eps. 11, 12, 13 .... Miner (credited and for Special effects)
  22. Vizi privati, pubbliche virtù .... Does not appear (credited for Special effects as "Zaravko Smojver")

    1977
  23. Ne naginji se van .... Stipe (credited)
  24. Nikola Tesla (TV series) ep. 7 .... Policeman (credited)

    1978
  25. Force 10 from Navarone .... Does not appear (credited as "Zdravko Smojnec" as Yugoslav unit special effects)
  26. Macak pod sljemom (TV series) eps. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 .... Does not appear (credited for Special effects)

    1979
  27. Daj sto das .... Waiter who buys the ring (credited)
  28. Povratak .... Does not appear (credited unspecified technical)

    1981
  29. Gosti iz galaksije .... Does not appear (credited as Pyrotechnician)
  30. Pad Italije .... Role? (credited and as Pyrotechnician)

    1988
  31. Trinajstica .... Casino bouncer (credited)

Filmography to check
  • Letovi koji se pamte (1966 TV series) eps. 6, 7. IMDb as Pyrotechnician, probably does not appear
  • Neli ti rekov (1977 TV movie) IMDb as Pyrotechnician, probably does not appear
  • Presuda (1977) IMDb as Pyrotechnician, probably does not appear
  • Bosko Buha (1978) IMDb as Special effects, probably does not appear
  • Snadji se, druze (1981) IMDb as Pyrotechnician, probably does not appear
  • Nepokoreni grad (1982 TV series) ep. 14. IMDb as Pyrotechnician, probably does not appear
  • Hudodelci (1987) IMDb as Special effects, probably does not appear
  • Djavolji raj (1989) IMDb as Special effects, probably does not appear
  • The Sands of Time (1992) IMDb as Special effects, probably does not appear
  • Night Watch (1995 TV movie) IMDb as Special effects, probably does not appear
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Re: Smojver, Zdravko

Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:26

La strada lunga un anno (1958) credited, as Young man from the village.

His earliest known role, credited or otherwise, is currently in this Italian-Yugoslav co-production, which aside from 3 Italian leading actors features an entirely Yugoslavian supporting cast.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:29

Vlak bez voznog reda (1959) credited, as Police officer
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Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:31

Deveti krug (1960) as Cadet
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Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:33

Le sette sfide (1961) as One of Amok's men
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Re: Smojver, Zdravko

Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:37

Sudar na paralelama (1961) credited as "Property master".

This is the first of his production credits, but while I'm not entirely certain what a property master's work entails, it seems quite different from his later production credits which were all effects related. He does not appear in the film.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:39

Giulio Cesare contro i pirati (1962) as Army captain on the ship
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Re: Smojver, Zdravko

Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:45

Le verdi bandiere di Allah (1963) Role uncertain.

Old images, I need to re-watch the movie to check the role sometime
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Re: Smojver, Zdravko

Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:47

Ursus, il terrore dei kirghisi (1964) as One of Zareteli's men.

This is re-used footage from Le sette sfide (1961)
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Re: Smojver, Zdravko

Post by PeplumParadise » 23/05/2021, 11:51

Konjuh planinom (1966) credited as "Pyrotechnician", as Soldier fooling around with water.
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