Slobodan "Boda" Ninkovià(; born 25 November 1956 in Smederevo) is a Serbian actor. He is known for his work in the films Ulysses' Gaze, The Crusaders and We Are Not Angels. He starred in the popular television series Otvorena vrata, Naà ¡a mala klinika and Senke nad Balkanom.
Considered a dedicated and hard-working method actor, Ninkoviàis also known for his work ethic and prolific stance in theatre. He has performed in the National Theatre in Belgrade, Atelje 212, the Boà ¡ko Buha Theatre, the Zvezdara Theatre and the Yugoslav Drama Theatre. In his theatre repertoire, he has appeared over three thousand times on stage, including performing in two different theatres two different plays at the same time (Ona voli Mambo in the Bitef Theatre and Grobljanska in the Zvezdara Theatre). He is widely called "a legend of Smederevo" by critics, actors, historians, writers and academics.
An alumnus of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, he was a member of the most successful class in the history of the university, nicknamed "the turbo-class". The twelve-student class of 1984, led by Vladimir Jevtoviàhas spawned one of the most established and prolific actors in Serbian theatre, television and film, including Dragan BjelogrliÃÂ, Vesna TrivaliÃÂ, SrÃÂan TodoroviÃÂ, Mirjana JokoviÃÂ, Milorad MandiÃÂ, Vesna StanojeviÃÂ, Duà ¡anka StojanoviÃÂ, Dragan PetroviÃÂ, Branka PujiÃÂ, Darko TomoviÃÂ, Tatjana VenÃÂelovski and NinkoviÃÂ, respectively.
Best known for his versatile and wide range in theatre, he is prominent for both his comedic and dramatic roles in the National Theatre in Belgrade, Atelje 212, the Boà ¡ko Buha Theatre, the Zvezdara Theatre and the Yugoslav Drama Theatre, including modern repertoire and classic works by Racine, Shakespeare, Dostoyevski, Tolstoy, A. P. Chekhov, Faulkner, Homer and Molière.
He has appeared in over fifty films, starring in over twenty of them. Among his notable credits stand Ulysses' Gaze, The Crusaders, We Are Not Angels, Sveti Georgije ubiva aà ¾dahu and San zimske noÃÂi. He has starred in the commercially and critically successful cult classic televised series as Otvorena vrata, Naà ¡a mala klinika and Senke nad Balkanom. He appeared in supporting roles in the series Bolji à ¾ivot and Folk. He was also the presenter of Beovizija 2007.
He has also worked prominently in radio and animation. He is the official Serbian voice dub for Goofy. He also voiced Tantor in the Serbian dub of Tarzan, Philoctetes in the Serbian dub of Hercules, Li Shan in the Serbian dub of Kung Fu Panda 3 and Smokey in Cars 3.
His autobiography Sluà ¡aj sine ove velike reÃÂi, written by Jovica Tià ¡ma, was released in February 2019. His book Sin moj is set to be released 2021.