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April 15, 2026
THE ENTIRE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA IN MOURNING Legendary actor has died!
He gained wide acclaim in the film 'Walter Defends Sarajevo'
TL;DR
- Husein Čokić, the oldest Bosnian-Herzegovinian actor, passed away on April 14 in Pula.
- Born in 1931, he spent most of his career in Banja Luka, later moving to Pula.
- He started his acting career in 1953 at the National Theatre of Bosanska Krajina in Banja Luka.
- Čokić gained wider recognition through films, appearing in 'Walter Defends Sarajevo' and other notable Yugoslav productions.
- He starred in a total of 28 feature films, numerous TV movies, series, and drama projects for TV Sarajevo.
- He and Bekim Fehmiu helped Yugoslav actors break into international films, including the classic 'Winnetou' (1963).
- His monodrama 'The Defense and Death of Socrates' was a significant part of his artistic work.