Slobodan Aligrudi? was a Serbian actor known for some of the most memorable roles in the history of former Yugoslav cinema He earned prominence as a thespian in Belgrades Atelje 212 Theatre but to a wider audience he is best known for his memorable character portrayals on film Some of those roles were achieved in classic films of former Yugoslav cinema including Love Affair Or the Case of Missing Switchboard Operator Due to his distinctly coarse look most of his roles were stern authority figures but he always managed to give them a breath of humanity One of the best examples is Maho a father character in Emir Kusturicas 1981 comingofage drama Do You Remember Dolly Bell Aligrudi? worked with Kusturica again in his 1985 celebrated drama When Father Was Away on Business in which he played an UDBA agent in charge of protagonists reeducation He died shortly after that film won Palme dOr at the Cannes Film Festival and shortly after the death of his longtime colleague Zoran Radmilovi? This event led many former Yugoslav film critics to say that heaven had received a huge boost
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