Vojislav Govedarica obit

Voyo Goric Has Died

 

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Voyo Goric (also known as Vojo Goric) is a Serb-American actor and stuntman, known for his tough physical appearance, which brought him numerous roles thugs and villains, and among them is probably his most famous role, as Soviet Sgt. Yushin in Rambo: First Blood Part II.

Goric was born in 1940 in Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia as Vojislav Govedarica. A common nickname for him is "Voja Krstarica". He is also known by various other names, such as Vojislav Govedarica, Wojo Govedariza, Wojo Govedarizu and Charles V. Torrent. Before dealing with the film lived in Belgrade, and earned a living as a lifeguard on the beach and a bouncer at nightclubs. His biography is already an array of colorful details, such as spending time with personalities who would later become a prominent criminals like Centeno and Ljube zemunci, and an exceptional chivalrous attitude toward women in a series of anecdotes that made it in a newspaper, which declared him a "Colossus gentle heart ".

These stories are fascinated by the famous director Purisima Djordjevic who began to cast Goric in his films, allowing him start a career. In 1981, Goric emigrated to the United States and arrived in Los Angeles, where he got a job as a bodyguard, and then became a personal friend of Sylvester Stallone, who later gave him a main role as tertiary antagonist Yushin in Rambo: First Blood Part II in 1985. His other notable roles include Lionheart (1990), Alligator II: The Mutation (1991) and Nowhere to Run (1993). Voyo Goric is 6' 1½" (1.87 m) in height, several inches taller than Sylvester Stallone, who is 5'10".

 

Actor

Ubice mog oca (2016)

Ubice mog oca

8.1

TV Series

Voja Krstarica (as Voja Govedarica)

2020

1 episode

 

Brigitte Nielsen and Matthias Hues in Hostile Environment (1999)

Hostile Environment

2.8

Belkov (as Voyo)

1999

 

Olivier Gruner in Mars (1997)

Mars

3.9

Pinrake (as Voyo Goric)

1997

 

Billy Blanks and Mako in Balance of Power (1996)

Balance of Power

4.6

Voyo (as Voyo Goric)

1996

 

The Evil Inside Me (1993)

The Evil Inside Me

7.5

Nicolai (as Voyo Goric)

1993

 

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, and Tiffany Taubman in Nowhere to Run (1993)

Nowhere to Run

5.7

Prisoner (as Voyo Goric)

1993

 

The Fifth Corner (1992)

The Fifth Corner

2.8

TV Series

Voyo (as Voyo Goric)

1992

3 episodes

 

Universal Soldier (1992)

Universal Soldier

6.1

Thug in bar (uncredited)

1992

 

Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)

Alligator II: The Mutation

3.9

Carmen (as Voyo Goric)

1991

 

Jean-Claude Van Damme in Lionheart (1990)

Lionheart

6.2

Sgt. Hartog (as Voyo Goric)

1990

 

River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier in Little Nikita (1988)

Little Nikita

5.9

Joe (as Vojo Goric)

1988

 

Joaquin Phoenix, Peter Billingsley, Stefan DeSalle, and Whip Hubley in Russkies (1987)

Russkies

5.5

Boris (as Vojo Goric)

1987

 

Code Name Zebra (1987)

Code Name Zebra

4.1

Otto (as Vojo Goric)

1987

 

Virginia Madsen, Cynthia Gibb, Daphne Zuniga, and Clayton Rohner in Modern Girls (1986)

Modern Girls

5.7

Doorman (as Vojo Goric)

1986

 

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Rambo: First Blood Part II

6.5

Yushin (as Vojo Goric)

1985

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Bodyguard (as Vojo Goric)

1985

1 episode

 

Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)

Cover Up

7.7

TV Series

Lohman (as Voyo Goric)

1985

1 episode

 

Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

7.0

TV Series

Corporal Danilov (as Vojo Goric)

1984

1 episode

 

The Coach (1978)

The Coach

5.4

Igrac sportske prognoze (as Voja Govedarica)

1978

 

Ratko e l'orso

1973

 

Die blutigen Geier von Alaska (1973)

Die blutigen Geier von Alaska

4.2

Achua-hua (as Vojo Govedarica)

1973

 

Zuta (1973)

Zuta

7.1

Momir Tanic

1973

 

I Bog stvori kafansku pevacicu (1972)

I Bog stvori kafansku pevacicu

6.3

(as Voja Govedarica)

1972

 

Girl from the Mountains (1972)

Girl from the Mountains

6.4

1972

 

Murder Commited in a Sly and Cruel Manner and from Low Motives (1969)

Murder Commited in a Sly and Cruel Manner and from Low Motives

7.3

Siledzija (as Voja Govedarica)

1969

 

Muzikanti (1969)

Muzikanti

8.2

TV Series

(as Voja Govedarica)

1969

1 episode

 

Veliki dan (1969)

Veliki dan

1969

 

Lex Barker and Pierre Brice in The Valley of Death (1968)

The Valley of Death

6.1

Roter Büffel [Red Buffalo] (as Wojo Govedariza)

1968

 

Operacija Beograd (1968)

Operacija Beograd

6.3

(as Voja Govedarica)

1968

 

Neda Arneric in Podne (1968)

Podne

7.6

(as Voja Govedarica)

1968

 

The Hell Before Death (1968)

The Hell Before Death

5.7

Thug (uncredited)

1968

 

Odissea (1968)

Odissea

8.5

TV Mini Series

Filezio (uncredited)

1968

2 episodes

 

Jutro (1967)

Jutro

7.2

Nemac - zarobljenik (as Voja Govedarica)

1967

 

Praznik (1967)

Praznik

7.2

1967

 

Die Goldsucher von Arkansas (1964)

Die Goldsucher von Arkansas

5.2

Mescalero (as Wojo Govedarizu)

1964

 

Stunts

Universal Soldier (1992)

Universal Soldier

6.1

stunts (as Voyo Goric)

1992