Quick Facts
Born:
1940-06-13
Birthplace:
Strojkovce near Leskovac, Morava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Credits:
83 Total Roles
Gojko Mitić
Acting
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Gojko Mitić (was born June 13, 1940, in Strojkovce near Leskovac, Morava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is a Serbian director, actor, stuntman, and author. He lives in Berlin.
He is known for a numerous series of Red Westerns from the GDR DEFA Studios, featuring Native Americans as the heroes, rather than white settlers as in John Ford's Westerns. Beginning with The Sons of Great Bear (1966), Mitić starred in 12 films of this type between 1966 and 1984. He contributed to the popular image of Native Americans in German-speaking countries.
In an attempt to move away from his fame based on these Westerns, Mitić in his later career increasingly sought to appear in other genres, on film, on television, and on stage. Among other roles, he played Spartacus on stage and presented several TV shows.
He also played Karl May's Winnetou in seasons at the "Karl-May-Festspiele" until 2006 in Bad Segeberg near Hamburg, Germany. In one episode he played a role at the German television program, Schloss Einstein.
Bulgarian punk rock & ska group Hipodil composed a song, Bate Goiko, dedicated to Gojko Mitić. In 2010, he received the Brothers Karić Award in Serbia.
(from Wikipedia)
He is known for a numerous series of Red Westerns from the GDR DEFA Studios, featuring Native Americans as the heroes, rather than white settlers as in John Ford's Westerns. Beginning with The Sons of Great Bear (1966), Mitić starred in 12 films of this type between 1966 and 1984. He contributed to the popular image of Native Americans in German-speaking countries.
In an attempt to move away from his fame based on these Westerns, Mitić in his later career increasingly sought to appear in other genres, on film, on television, and on stage. Among other roles, he played Spartacus on stage and presented several TV shows.
He also played Karl May's Winnetou in seasons at the "Karl-May-Festspiele" until 2006 in Bad Segeberg near Hamburg, Germany. In one episode he played a role at the German television program, Schloss Einstein.
Bulgarian punk rock & ska group Hipodil composed a song, Bate Goiko, dedicated to Gojko Mitić. In 2010, he received the Brothers Karić Award in Serbia.
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Known For
Balkan Line
Goran Milić
Apache Gold
Self
Last of the Renegades
White Bird (uncredited)
The Desperado Trail
Jicarilla
Old Shatterhand
Apache (uncredited)
Frontier Hellcat
Wokadeh
Winnetou - A New World
Intschu Tschuna
Chingachgook: The Great Snake
Chingachgook
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos! MOVIE | Fred |
| 2019 | Balkan Line MOVIE | Goran Milić |
| 2016 | Winnetou - A New World MOVIE | Intschu Tschuna |
| 2010 | Ein Wochenende mit TV | Self |
| 2009 | SOKO Stuttgart TV | Ortwin Michalsky |
| 2008 | Esperanza MOVIE | Albert |
| 2008 | Hitman Zero MOVIE | Antonin Sokurov |
| 2007 | Hamburg Dockland TV | Peter Ravani |
| 2006 | Tierärztin Dr. Mertens TV | Zirkusdirektor Bernd König |
| 2006 | Karl-May-Spiele: Winnetou III MOVIE | Winnetou |