Josip Pejaković

Josip Pejaković
Born(1948-03-05)5 March 1948
Died18 July 2025(2025-07-18) (aged 77)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1968–2025
SpouseVesna Mašić

Josip Pejaković (5 March 1948 – 18 July 2025) was a Bosnian actor and writer. At one time he was the lead singer for the Travnik-based rock group Veziri. He was also an anti-war activist at the start of the Bosnian War. Pejaković was awarded the Sixth of April Sarajevo Award in 1975.[1]

Life and career

Pejaković was born in Travnik, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia on 5 March 1948. He hosted a show on Bosnian television called "Josip Pejaković – U ime naroda" (Josip Pejaković – In the Name of the People). He was also a member of the Advisory Board of the left-wing magazine Novi Plamen.

Pejaković died in Sarajevo on 18 July 2025, at the age of 77.[2][3] He was buried in Sarajevo five days later, at the Bare Cemetery on 23 July.[4]

Filmography

  • Uvrijeđeni čovjek (1972)
  • Papirna (1973)
  • Odbornici (1975)
  • Porobdžije (1976)
  • Osma ofanziva (1979)
  • Ukazanje Gospe u selu Grabovica (1982)
  • Ljudski faktor (1981)
  • Hasanaginica (1983)
  • Vuk Karadžić (1988)
  • Kuduz (1989)
  • Silent Gunpowder (1990)
  • Zamka Za Ptice (1991)
  • The Perfect Circle (1997)
  • All for Free (2006)

References

  1. ^ "Dobitnici Šestoaprilske nagrade od 1956. godine do danas". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  2. ^ "Preminuo doajen bh. pozorišne scene Josip Pejaković". Dnevni avaz (in Bashkir). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  3. ^ Evropa, Radio Slobodna (19 July 2025). "Preminuo bh. glumac Josip Pejaković". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  4. ^ S.S. (23 July 2025). "Josip Pejaković ispraćen na vječni počinak: Od njega se oprostili brojni prijatelji, kolege i porodica" (in Bosnian). Dnevni avaz. Retrieved 2025-07-23.