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|name= Rade Šerbedžija
 
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Bunić, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia (todays Croatia)
 
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'''Rade Šerbedžija''' (born [[July 27]], [[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 will portrary a "wizard who makes swords with special power," 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><ref>"[http://www.javno.com/en-bestseller/rade-serbedzija-will-act-in-new-harry-potter_260476 Rade Serbedzija Will Act in New Harry Potter]" from Javno</ref> As no wizard smith is found in the novel, it is most likely that the character was invented for the films, possibly to replace [[Ragnuk|Ragnuk the First]] as the maker of [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword|Godric Gryffindor's sword]] and thus eliminate the need to devote screentime to explaining [[goblin's silver]].
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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>
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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] (co-starring [[Dave Legeno]]), as Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich in ''Mission: Impossible II ''(with [[Brendan Gleeson]]) and, most recently, as Prince Kuragin on the television series ''Downton Abbey'', co-starring [[Maggie Smith]]. He also had a small but memorable appearance in ''Batman Begins'', co-starring [[Gary Oldman]] and Legeno, as a Gotham City transient who switches coats with Bruce Wayne before the latter embarks on his studies as a crime-fighter.
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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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[[Category:Actors|Šerbedžija, Rade]]
 
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*{{IMDb name|0784884|Rade Šerbedžija}}
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Revision as of 05:40, 13 May 2015

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 (co-starring Dave Legeno), as Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich in Mission: Impossible II (with Brendan Gleeson) and, most recently, as Prince Kuragin on the television series Downton Abbey, co-starring Maggie Smith. He also had a small but memorable appearance in Batman Begins, co-starring Gary Oldman and Legeno, as a Gotham City transient who switches coats with Bruce Wayne before the latter embarks on his studies as a crime-fighter.

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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