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Relja Bašić  was a Croatian actor, one of the most prolific and versatile Croatian actors with a career which lasted for more than half a century. He also had parts in several American films.

Bašić was born on 14 February 1930 in Zagreb, at the time of Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was born to a Jewish mother Elly (née Lerch) Bašić. Bašić was raised by his mother and stepfather Mladen Bašić. He first appeared on screen in 1954 classic film Koncert. Through the decades, he played many different roles in many different films, often in international co-productions. He never became a star, but remained one of the most recognisable and dependable character actors. His specialty were the roles of suave aristocratic villains, especially in historic films dealing with World War II, but his best remembered role is Mr. Fulir in 1970 cult musical comedy Tko pjeva zlo ne misli.

In the 1990s, Bašić was an enthusiastic supporter of the Croatian Social Liberal Party. During 1992 parliamentary elections he appeared as that party's candidate in one of Zagreb constituencies. He lost that race to Nedjeljko Mihanović of HDZ in controversial circumstances. A few months later, on elections for upper house of the Croatian Parliament, he won the seat representing City of Zagreb.

In 1995, President Tuđman awarded him with the Order of Danica Hrvatska.

Bašić also acted as a UNESCO Artist for Peace.

Bašić, several years earlier from his death, suffered from a femur fracture and as a result it restrained his movement. He died on 7 April 2017 in Zagreb

Filmography

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1954      Koncert                Bartol   

1956      Millions on the Island     Žuti / Štakor      

1956      The Siege             Adam   

1956      Pulverschnee nach Übersee                       

1957      Sand, Love and Salt         Innkeeper          

1957      Vraticu se            Svedok na sudu                

1960      The Battle of Austerlitz Soldier Uncredited

1961      The Seven Revenges                      

1961      Le goût de la violence     Commandante

1962      Il capitano di ferro                          

1962      Il bandito della luce rossa                            

1965      Kljuc      Gost u hotelu     (segment "Poslije Predstave")

1965      Čovik od svita     Gastarbajter - Hrvat       

1966      Rondo   Fedja    

1967      Crne ptice                           

1967      Posalji coveka u pola dva              Inspektor            

1967      Fast ein Held                     

1967      Hasanaginica      Imotski kadija   

1968      I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers      Prvi tata              

1968      Adriatic Sea of Fire           Capitaine Popovitch       

1968      Operation Cross Eagles Admiral Von Vogels        

1969      Sedmina               Carlo Gasparone              

1969      Man on Horseback           Nagel    

1969      The Bridge           Sova      

1969      Nedjelja               Kucevlasnik        

1969      Wild Angels        Hotelski animator           

1970      The Gamblers    Yakov   

1970      The Fifth Day of Peace   Ten. George Romney     

1970      Togetherness    Mr. J.C.                

1970      One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away      Mr. Ernest Fulir

1970      The Way to Paradise       Kristian Pendrekovski    

1972      Short Night of Glass Dolls              Ivan       

1972      The Deer Hunt   Advokat Janjic   

1972      Walter Defends Sarajevo              Obersturmführer - vodja ubacene grupe               

1972      The Curse of a Faithful Wife                        

1973      Little Mother                    

1973      You Get It, Man                 Grof      

1973      Sutjeska               Capt. William Stewart    

1973      Ein für allemal   Santini

1973      Pjegava djevojka              Mirando              

1974      Deps      Pijanac

1975      The House           Arhitekt               

1976      The Rat Savior   Mayor  

1976      Violet    Zdenko

1978      Praznovanje pomladi      Hauptman          

1979      Slow Motion       Bruno   

1980      Rad na odredjeno vreme              Zeljko Gospodnetic        

1980      Gospodjica                         

1981      High Voltage      Jurcec  

1982      Cyclops                 Atma    

1982      Moj tata na odredjeno vreme     Zeljko Gospodnetic        

1983      Un foro nel parabrezza Tommasini         

1984      Bis später, ich muss mich erschiessen     Aristarch             

1984      Early Snow in Munich     Davor   

1984      Memed, My Hawk           Mad Durdu        

1985      Drei und eine halbe Portion         Gonzales             

1985      Jenseits der Morgenröte [de]     Volkov 4 episodes

1985      Love Letters with Intent                Primarijus           

1985      Anticasanova     Mirkov sef          

1985      Dancing in Water             Glenn   

1986      Nägel mit Köpfen                            

1986      The Lenz Papers [de]      Ludwik Mierosławski      Episode: "Aufbruch"

1987      Secondo Ponzio Pilato    Annas   

1987      The Magic Snowman      Capt. Longbrau

1988      Vila Orhideja                     

1988      The Way Steel Was Tempered    Misel    

1988      Honor Bound     Gorodnikov       

1989      The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway                              

1990      A Summer to Remember              Grof      

1990      Captain America               Industrialist #2

1991      The Pope Must Die          Alberto                

1993      Countess Dora   Krsnjavi               

1995      Internationale Zone        Gubarow            

1997      Cudnovate zgode segrta Hlapica                Crni Stakor          Voice

1997      Puska za uspavljivanje    Police chief's daughter  

1998      Transatlantik                     

1998      Kanjon opasnih igara      Karl Stolzer        

2003      Below the Line Antun Pozgaj     

2003      Heimkehr                           

2004      Verflüchtigung Mafia Boss         

2006      Libertas                Spanjolski konzul