Boris Dvornik was born to the family of a carpenter. His acting experience started at the age of 8 when he took parts in plays for children. In his high school days he was learning to be electrician, but soon decided to pursue full-time acting career instead. After finishing National Acting School in Novi Sad he enrolled in Drama Academy in Zagreb. While on the first academic year, he began his movie career in Deveti krug (1960). His film debut was instant success, and in his second movie, Martin u oblacima (1961), he proved his abilities in comic roles. Dvornik soon became on of the movie icons of former Yugoslavia, together with 'Bata Zivojinovic', Milena Dravic and Ljubisa Samardzic. However, the zenith of popularity was reached by his role in humorous cult series "Malo misto" (mini) and some other light pieces that followed in the 1970s. However, although still being one of the most prolific actors in history of former Yugoslav and Croatian cinema and TV, Boris Dvornik in 1980s mostly used to work in the Croatian National Theatre in Split. In 1992, due to the friendship with Antun Vrdoljak, he flirted with politics for a couple of months. Dvornik is married, has a daughter and four granchildren, while two of his sons - Dean Dvornik and 'Dino Dvornik', who used to cameo as children in his movies - are now major pop stars in Croatia.

Filmography

• 2005Ballad of Sharko — Muškarac, Writer, Director
• 2004Long Dark Night — Luka Kolar
• 2003The Insanity Doctor — Prolaznik
• Visa for the Future — Vinko Uskok
• 2001The Last Will — Jure
• 1998The Canyon of Dangerous Games — Frane
• 1998Transatlantic
• 1995Nausicaa
• 1990Carnival, Angel and Dust — Visko (segment "Karneval")
• 1988Spy In High Heels — Božur
• 1988Thirty Horses — Bare
• Better Life — Lujo Lukšić
• 1987Marjuca or Death — Ivanko
• 1987Tight Skin 2 — Vujo
• 1987Wartime — Bronco
• Journey to Vucjak — Đula Boroš
• 1985From One Friday to the Next
• 1984The Secret of an Old Attic — Šime
• 1983Heads or Tails — Bajin brat
• 1982Cervantes from the Small Town — Roko Prč
• 1982Cyclops — Starojugoslavenski oficir
• 1982My Part-Time Dad — Bora
• The Big Town — Meštar
• 1980Times, Waters — Narednik Žika
• 1980Two Coffins of Dynamite
• 1979The Return — Barba Frane
• 1978Occupation in 26 Pictures — Vlaho
• 1978Roko and Cicibela — Roko
• 1978Wolf Hunters of Upper and Lower Polacha
• 1977Daredevil Times — Dane Desnica
• 1977Fliers of the Open Skies — Tomo
• 1977Man and Architecture — Špiro
• 1975Hitler from Our Street — Marko
• The Bonfires of Kapela — Dimnjačar
• Covik I po
• 1974Red Blow — Kapetan avijacije
• 1974The Dervish and Death — Hasan Dželevdžija
• 1974The Trail
• 1973The Battle of Sutjeska — Dalmatinac
• 1973To Live on Love — Medan
• What Are We In This World... — Marko Uvodic
• 1972The Deer Hunt — Konobar Zeljo
• 1972The Suburb
• 1972Traces of a Black Haired Girl — Jova
• 1971The Bet — Vozač kamiona
• 1971The Pine Tree in the Mountain — Dikan
• 1970Indian Summer — Kapetan
• 1970Life Is a Mass Phenomenon — Adio
• Our Little Town — Roko Prc
• 1970Pero the Lump's Gang — Policajac Jozo
• 1970Zagrebians — Roko Prč
• 1969An Event — Lugar
• 1969Love and Sometimes a Curse — Mate Pivac
• 1969The Battle of Neretva — Stipe
• 1969The Bridge — Zavatoni
• 1969When You Hear the Bells — Kubura
• 1967Kaya — Crnokošuljaš
• 1966On the Mountain of Konjuh — Mešo
• 1966Thunder at the Border — Pater
• 1965Man Is Not a Bird — Boško, vozač kamiona
• 1965Man of the World — Ive
• 1964Mad Summer — Ive
• 1964Sunrise — Pomoćni šofer Stevo
• 1963Countrymen — Nikola, traktorista
• 1963Double Circle — Krile
• 1963Face to Face — Andrija Mačkić
• 1963Radopolje — Čovek bez čavala
• 1962Did a Good Man Die? — Miki
• 1962Superfluous — Dane
• 1962The Shadow of Glory — Bazi
• 1962Three-Hearts Locket — (segment "Priča 3")
• 1961Martin in the Clouds — Martin Barić
• 1960The Ninth Circle — Ivo Vojnović
• 67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze — Crnogorski partizan
• A Hell of a Guy

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2018Trace into Infinity — Himself