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Bekim Fehmiu (Albanian: [bɛˈkim fɛhˈmiu]; Cyrillic: Беким Фехмију; 1 June 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War, and one of the internationally best-known ethnic Albanian actors.
Bekim Fehmiu was a Yugoslav actor who starred in several films and TV shows, such as The Adventurers, I Even Met Happy Gypsies and Partizanska eskadrila. He was born in Sarajevo in 1936 and died by suicide in Belgrade in 2010.
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- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
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- Belgrade, Serbia
Jun 24, 2010 · Yugoslav actor Bekim Fehmiu, who has died, worked in Western films but found his greatest fame in the movie industry back home. He was celebrated by his fans as a true Yugoslav personality.
Nov 23, 2012 · Branka Petric-Fehmiu, the widow of Bekim Fehmiu, recalls his film successes, love of tango, pride in his roots and his tragic end. She reveals how he refused to change his name, taught her to dance and ended his life as he lived it.
Jun 15, 2010 · Bekim Fehmiu was a Yugoslavian actor of Albanian ethnicity who starred in Hollywood and European films. He played Odysseus in The Odyssey, Joseph in A Child Called Jesus, and the father of Mother Teresa in La Voce.
Jul 7, 2010 · Bekim Fehmiu, who has died aged 74, was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War, appearing in over 40 films alongside cinematic legends such as Dirk Bogarde, Ava...
Sep 21, 2023 · Bekim Fehmiu: Directed by Valmir Tertini. With Roza Anagnosti, Faruk Begolli, Bekim Fehmiu, Timo Flloko. Bekim Fehmiu was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War, and he was one of the internationally best-known actors.
