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'''Rade Šerbedžija''' (born [[27 July]], [[1940s|1946]]) is a [[Wikipedia:Croatia|Croatian]] actor of [[Wikipedia:Serbs|Serbian]] descent.<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rade_Šerbedžija Rade Šerbedžija]" on Wikipedia</ref> In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film)|film adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', he portrays the [[wand]]maker [[Gregorovitch]],<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784884/ Rade Šerbedžija's profile] on IMDb.com</ref> a role he described as "small but interesting."<ref>"[http://www.croatiantimes.com/index.php?id=4063 Serbedzija to act in seventh Harry Potter film]" from the Croatian Times</ref>
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'''Rade Šerbedžija''' (born [[27 July]], [[1940s|1946]]) is a [[Wikipedia:Croatia|Croatian]] actor of [[Wikipedia:Serbs|Serbian]] descent.<ref>{{Wikilink|Rade Šerbedžija}}</ref> In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film)|film adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', he portrays the [[wandmaker]] [[Gregorovitch]],<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784884/ Rade Šerbedžija's profile] on IMDb.com</ref> a role he described as "small but interesting."<ref>"[http://www.croatiantimes.com/index.php?id=4063 Serbedzija to act in seventh Harry Potter film]" from the Croatian Times</ref>
   
To American audiences, he is arguably most famous for his appearance as Russian terrorist [[w:c:24:Dmitri Gredenko|Dmitri Gredenko]] in the [[w:c:24:Season 6|sixth season]] of "[[w:c:24:24|24]]" or as Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich in ''Mission: Impossible II''.
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To American audiences, he is arguably most famous for his appearance as Russian arms dealer, [http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0003635/ Boris The Blade] in the British film, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snatch_(film) Snatch], as Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich in ''Mission: Impossible II'', and, most recently, as Prince Kuragin on the television series ''Downton Abbey'', co-starring [[Maggie Smith]].
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Coincidentally, Šerbedžija's earlier film roles include the primary antagonist Ivan Tretiak of the action film ''The Saint'', in which his aide was played by [[Michael Byrne]] (the elderly [[Gellert Grindelwald]], who was responsible in his youth for robbing Šerbedžija's character, Gregorovitch).
   
 
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Rade Šerbedžija (born 27 July, 1946) is a Croatian actor of Serbian descent.[1] In the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he portrays the wandmaker Gregorovitch,[2] a role he described as "small but interesting."[3]

To American audiences, he is arguably most famous for his appearance as Russian arms dealer, Boris The Blade in the British film, Snatch, as Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich in Mission: Impossible II, and, most recently, as Prince Kuragin on the television series Downton Abbey, co-starring Maggie Smith.

Coincidentally, Šerbedžija's earlier film roles include the primary antagonist Ivan Tretiak of the action film The Saint, in which his aide was played by Michael Byrne (the elderly Gellert Grindelwald, who was responsible in his youth for robbing Šerbedžija's character, Gregorovitch).

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