Fabijan Šovagović

Fabijan Šovagović (pronounced [fȁbijān šovágović]; 4 January 1932 – 1 January 2001) was a prominent Croatian actor.

Fabijan Šovagović
Born(1932-01-04)4 January 1932
Ladimirevci, Yugoslavia
Died1 January 2001(2001-01-01) (aged 68)
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Years active1957–2001
Spouse(s)Maja Blaškov
Children2

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.

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.

His most unforgettable last role (if not the best in his career) 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?).

Personal life

Šovagović was married his wife Maja Blaškov, with whom he had two children; Anja, and a son, Filip, both actors.

His son Filip was a leading character in No Man's Land, a 2001 Oscar-winning Bosnian movie. They are both followed his footsteps and became well accredited movie and theater actors.

Selected filmography
  • Svoga tela gospodar (1957)
  • H-8... (1958) - Franjo Rosic
  • Dvostruki obruc (1963)
  • Sluzbeni polozaj (1964) - Radnik u pogonu
  • Prometej s otoka Visevice (1964) - Vinko
  • The Key (1965) - Marko (segment "Cekati")
  • Druga strana medalje (1965) - Ustaski policajac zvani 'Beba'
  • Monday or Tuesday (1966) - Golubar Boltek
  • Breza (1967) - Joza 'Sveti'
  • Illusion (1967) - Kolega s faksa
  • Crne ptice (1967)
  • Gravitacija ili fantastična mladost činovnika Borisa Horvata (1968) - Pijanac
  • I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers (1968) - Drugi tata
  • When You Hear the Bells (1969) - Mican
  • Dogadjaj (1969) - Matijevic
  • Slucajni zivot (1969) - TV novinar
  • Battle of Neretva (1969) - Bosko
  • The Fed One (1970) - Apostol
  • Lisice (1970) - Ante
  • U gori raste zelen bor (1971) - Lazo
  • Ovcar (1971) - Perica
  • Makedonski del od pekolot (1971) - Bugarski polkovnik
  • Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) - Professor Karting
  • Lov na jelene (1972) - Zdravko
  • Prvi splitski odred (1972) - Sudac
  • Majstor i Margarita (1972) - Berlioz
  • Deveto cudo na istoku (1972)
  • To Live on Love (1973) - Direktor skole
  • Scalawag (1973) - Blackfoot
  • Deps (1974) - Dezurni sudija
  • Acting Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja (1974) - Ucitelj Andro
  • Pokoj, rci, jad (1975)
  • The House (1975) - Branko
  • Anno Domini 1573 (1975) - Matija Gubec
  • Cetiri dana do smrti (1976) - Dr Bedekovic
  • The Rat Savior (1976) - Profesor Martin Boskovic
  • A Shot (1977) - Pajo Bradic
  • Ne naginji se van (1977) - Mate
  • Snowstorm (1977) - Zandar
  • Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) - Dervish
  • Novinar (1979) - Stanko Kos
  • Povratak (1979) - Barba Pave
  • Usijanje (1979) - Ante
  • Daj sto das (1979)
  • Olovna brigada (1980)
  • Rhythm of a Crime (1981) - Fabijan
  • Dvije polovine srca (1982) - Sudija
  • Hocu zivjeti (1982) - Marko Mlinaric
  • Zlocin u skoli (1982) - Direktor
  • Servantes iz Malog Mista (1982) - Tajnik MZ
  • Medeni mjesec (1983) - Cika Sima
  • The Ambassador (1984) - Majstor centralnog grijanja
  • Mala pljacka vlaka (1984) - Grof Andrej Tihonov
  • Horvat's Choice (1985) - Lazar Margitic 'Lazo'
  • I to ce proci (1985) - Isidor Katanic-Zeko
  • Un foro nel parabrezza (1985) - Marito di Daniza
  • Crveni i crni (1985) - Petar Perbako
  • San o ruzi (1986) - Laci
  • Na putu za Katangu (1987) - Upravnik Jankovic
  • Osudjeni (1987) - Pero
  • Hi-Fi (1987) - Boris Bojanovski
  • My Uncle's Legacy (1988) - Martinov djed
  • Sokol Did Not Love Him (1988) - Sima
  • Covjek koji je volio sprovode (1989) - Gabrek
  • Diploma za smrt (1989) - Pavel
  • Povratak Katarine Kozul (1989)
  • Hamburg Altona (1989)
  • Silent Gunpowder (1990) - Pop Novak
  • Ljeto za sjecanje (1990) - Ujak
  • Orao (1990) - Kristofic
  • Caruga (1991) - Brico
  • Đuka Begović (1991) - Sima
  • Vukovar: The Way Home (1994) - Baja
  • The Third Woman (1997) - Funtak


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