Zinaid Memišević obit

Actor Zinaid (Miki) Memišević has died 

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He was a Bosnian and Serbian theatre and film actor. Born in 1950 in Sarajevo, he lived and worked in Vancouver, Canada.

Memišević's first appearance on film in 1966 (Konjuh planinom) in a small role of a young boy, sparked his dream to become an actor and started a successful acting career. After graduating from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of the University of Belgrade in 1973, he became a permanent member of the company at the National Theatre in Belgrade and appeared on stage in numerous plays. He also played roles in many films and TV series that were produced in Yugoslavia during the 1980s and 1990s.

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, he moved to Canada in 1994 with his family and continued his career there, appearing in several films and TV series. He "gave Hollywood's best-known portrayal" of Viktor Tikhonov, a Soviet ice hockey player and coach, in Miracle (2004) and appeared in cameos as the President Sergey Makarenko in 2012 (2009).

Memišević had roles in television films The Building (2009, dir. Terry Ingram), Ronnie and Julie (1997, dir. Philip Spink), and in a short film Henry's Café (1998, dir. Ted Bortolin, Geoff Denham). He also appeared in several episodes of various TV series, such as The X-Files (1996), Da Vinci's Inquest (2000 and 2002), and Jake 2.0 (2003).

In 2009 he was nominated for a Leo Award for the Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama category for his role in the film Pappy and Speedster (2009, dir. Brae Norwiss).

Memišević played a significant role in Neworld Theatre and Touchstone Theatre's production of Wajdi Mouawad's play Tideline (2007), in which he appeared together with his daughter, Una Memišević, who is also an actress.

Memišević died on 7 January 2023, at the age of 72.

 

Filmography

Film

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1966    Konjuh planinom            Franica

1978    Bosko Buha    Viktor 

1983    Body Scent    Postar 

1989    Svedski aranzman            Mafián 

1999            Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying   Jan      

2001    Dark Water   Koyla  

2002    I Spy            Tent Chef    

2004    Miracle            Viktor Tikhonov         

2009    2012            President Sergey Makarenko     

2010            Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball            Russian Man    

2016            Countdown      Slava   

Television

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1973            Pozoriste u kući            Plavi            Episode: "Papan"

1975    Zašto je pucao Alija Alijagić Nikola Petrović            Television film

1975    Kraj nedelje Siniša

1977    Kucna terapija Siniša

1980    Bosko Buha    Viktor            5 episodes

1982            Pastrovski vitez            Pisarcic            Television film

1985    Brisani prostor Lisko            3 episodes

1986    Smesne i druge price            Kole            Episode: "Razgovori stari"

1987    Bolji život     Piletov rodjak  3 episodes

1988    Wolf Karadzich            Osman pasa            Episode: "Putovanje"

1996    The X-Files     The Cruel-Faced Man            Episode: "Wetwired"

1997            Breaking the Surface            Judge            Television film

1997    Ronnie & Julie  Peshlov

1997    The Outer Limits            Young Man            Episode: "Bodies of Evidence"

1999    The Net      Dmitri            Episode: "Pay the Line"

2000            Runaway Virus            Russian General            Television film

2000    The Adventures of Shirley Holmes            Pavlo            Episode: "The Case of the Desperate Dancer"

2000    Secret Agent Man            Vladimov            Episode: "Fail-Safe"

2000    Dark Angel   Captain            Episode: "Heat"

2000, 2002            Da Vinci's Inquest            Jim Schulte / Alfred            2 episodes

2003    Just Cause            Embassy Official            Episode: "Trial by Memory"

2003    Jake 2.0       Nicolai Iskanov            Episode: "Double Agent"

2009    The Building            Thaddius            Television film

2017    Arrow            Yurievich            Episode: "Second Chances"