Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija is one of those actors whose face carries an entire region's history. Forged in Yugoslav theatre before becoming one of its biggest screen names in the 1970s and 80s, he built a reputation playing weighty figures on both sides of the law. What draws me to him isn't the long shelf of Sterija and Golden Arena awards, impressive as they are, but his gravitas: a deep voice and a stillness that shift the temperature of any scene he enters. A genuine elder statesman with a star on the Croatian Walk of Fame, and one I hold in real respect.

Name (English)

Rade Šerbedžija

Name (Japanese)

ラデ・シェルベッジア

Reading

らで・しぇるべっじあ

Born

July 27, 1946 (age 80)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Bunić, Croatia

Occupation

actor / singer / theatre director / stage actor / film actor

Awards & achievements

• 1977 Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting
• 1986 Golden Arena for Best Actor
• 1979 Golden Arena for Best Actor
• 1979 Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting
• 1984 Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting
• Mary Pickford Award
• 2006 star on Croatian Walk of Fame
• 2018 Vladimir Nazor Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rade%20%C5%A0erbed%C5%BEija
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434291

Tags

• actor
• singer
• theatre director

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.