Branko Pleša

Biography: 

He was a Serbian actor, was born on March 6, 1926 in Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He finished elementary school and attended high school in Vinkovci. Completed studies in the State acting school in Zagreb and Theatre Academy in Belgrade. The first professional contract he signed with the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (season 1945/46.) From 1946 to 1947, engaged in Split, and in 1947 he transferred to the Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade, where he flourished. Besides acting, he worked in the theater, television and as a film director (film Lilika). He died in Belgrade on 8 June 2001.