Zinaid Memišević

Memišević in 2011

Zinaid (Miki) Memišević (zi'naid 'miki me'miʃevit͡ʃ) is a Bosnian theatre and film actor. Born in 1950 in Sarajevo, he now lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.

Career

His first appearance on film in 1966 (Konjuh planinom) in a small role of a young boy, sparked his dream to become an actor and started a successful acting career. After graduating from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of the University of Belgrade in 1973, he became a permanent member of the company at the National Theatre in Belgrade and appeared on stage in numerous plays. He also played roles in many films and TV series that were produced in Yugoslavia during the 1980s and 1990s.

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, he moved to Canada in 1994 with his family and continued his career there,^[1] appearing in several films and TV series. He "gave Hollywood's best-known portrayal" of Viktor Tikhonov, a Soviet ice hockey player and coach, in Miracle (2004)^[2] and appeared in cameos as the President Sergey Makarenko in 2012 (2009).^[3]

He had roles in TV films The Building (2009, dir. Terry Ingram), Ronnie and Julie (1997, dir. Philip Spink), and in a short film Henry's Café (1998, dir. Ted Bortolin, Geoff Denham). He also appeared in several episodes of various TV series, such as The X-Files (1996), Da Vinci's Inquest (2000 and 2002), and Jake 2.0 (2003).

In 2009 he was nominated for a Leo Award for the Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama category for his role in the film Pappy and Speedster (2009, dir. Brae Norwiss).^[4]

He played a significant role in Neworld Theatre and Touchstone Theatre's production of Wajdi Mouawad's play Tideline (2007), in which he appeared together with his daughter, Una Memišević, who is also an actress.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role
1966	Konjuh planinom	Franica
1978	Bosko Buha	Viktor
1983	Body Scent	Postar
1989	Svedski aranzman	Mafián
1999	Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying	Jan
2001	Dark Water	Koyla
2002	I Spy	Tent Chef
2004	Miracle	Viktor Tikhonov
2009	2012	President Sergey Makarenko
2010	Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball	Russian Man
2016	Countdown	Slava

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Pozoriste u kuci	Plavi	Episode: "Papan"
1975	Zasto je pucao Alija Alijagic	Nikola Petrovic	Television film
1975	Kraj nedelje	Sinisa
1977	Kucna terapija	Sinisa
1980	Bosko Buha	Viktor	5 episodes
1982	Pastrovski vitez	Pisarcic	Television film
1985	Brisani prostor	Lisko	3 episodes
1986	Smesne i druge price	Kole	Episode: "Razgovori stari"
1987	Bolji život	Piletov rodjak	3 episodes
1988	Wolf Karadzich	Osman pasa	Episode: "Putovanje"
1996	The X-Files	The Cruel-Faced Man	Episode: "Wetwired"
1997	Breaking the Surface	Judge	Television film
1997	Ronnie & Julie	Peshlov	Television film
1997	The Outer Limits	Young Man	Episode: "Bodies of Evidence"
1999	The Net	Dmitri	Episode: "Pay the Line"
2000	Runaway Virus	Russian General	Television film
2000	The Adventures of Shirley Holmes	Pavlo	Episode: "The Case of the Desperate Dancer"
2000	Secret Agent Man	Vladimov	Episode: "Fail-Safe"
2000	Dark Angel	Captain	Episode: "Heat"
2000, 2002	Da Vinci's Inquest	Jim Schulte / Alfred	2 episodes
2003	Just Cause	Embassy Official	Episode: "Trial by Memory"
2003	Jake 2.0	Nicolai Iskanov	Episode: "Double Agent"
2009	The Building	Thaddius	Television film
2017	Arrow	Yurievich	Episode: "Second Chances"

References

^ "Kanadu poredim s bivšom pokojnom državom - Nedelja - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). May 31, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ Aykroyd, Lucas (December 2, 2014). "Viktor Tikhonov: The man who made the 'Miracle on Ice' a miracle". Russia Beyond. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ Cermak, Iri (January 30, 2017). The Cinema of Hockey: Four Decades of the Game on Screen. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6625-9.
^ Leo Awards 2009 Nominees for Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama http://www.leoawards.com/2009/nominees_2009.html Archived February 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^ Derdeyn, S. (November 7, 2007). Waging war on the stage. Province. Retrieved December 29, 2014, from canada.com "Waging war on the stage". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
^ Birnie, P. (November 14, 2007). "Fable about war gets buried in cliché". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 29, 2014, from canada.com"Fable about war gets buried in cliche". Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
^ Wasserman, J. (November 12, 2007). "Well-acted Tide turns at the end". Province. Retrieved December 29, 2014, from canada.com "Well-acted Tide turns at the end". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
^ Thomas, C. (November 14, 2007). "Tideline" (Theatre review). Retrieved January 4, 2015, from straight.com [1]

External links

Zinaid Memisevic at the Internet Movie Database
"Tideline" (Preview). Vancouverplays Theatre, v.40 (October 2007). Retrieved December 29, 2014. http://www.vancouverplays.com/theatre/previews_theatre/preview_tideline_2007.shtml

[1] "Kanadu poredim s bivšom pokojnom državom - Nedelja - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). May 31, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[2] Aykroyd, Lucas (December 2, 2014). "Viktor Tikhonov: The man who made the 'Miracle on Ice' a miracle". Russia Beyond. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[3] Cermak, Iri (January 30, 2017). The Cinema of Hockey: Four Decades of the Game on Screen. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6625-9.

[4] Leo Awards 2009 Nominees for Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama http://www.leoawards.com/2009/nominees_2009.html Archived February 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Derdeyn, S. (November 7, 2007). Waging war on the stage. Province. Retrieved December 29, 2014, from canada.com "Waging war on the stage". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

[6] Birnie, P. (November 14, 2007). "Fable about war gets buried in cliché". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 29, 2014, from canada.com"Fable about war gets buried in cliche". Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

[7] Wasserman, J. (November 12, 2007). "Well-acted Tide turns at the end". Province. Retrieved December 29, 2014, from canada.com "Well-acted Tide turns at the end". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

[8] Thomas, C. (November 14, 2007). "Tideline" (Theatre review). Retrieved January 4, 2015, from straight.com [1]

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