Born in Gacko, Yugoslavia in
1940 as Vojislav Govedaric died in Los Angeles, California on December 5, 2023.
At a very young age he became famous as a wrestler in the Yugoslav youth
national team, and then worked as a bouncer in discos and pubs first in Gacko
then in Belgrade, where he moved in his early twenties, to make some action
films where he played roles in which a muscular character actor was needed In
1968 he was called to play the role of Philetius in “The Odyssey” and in a
spaghetti western, entitled “The Man with the Long Gun”, in which he played an
Indian chief Native American leader. In 1981 he decided to go to the United
States to try acting in Hollywood. He was noticed by Sylvester Stallone,
because of his imposing physique and his herculean strength. He was given the
role of the cynical and silent sergeant Yushin in “Rambo 2” and then move on to
act in films with Jean-Claude Van Damme in “The Lioness” and then moved on to
roles of various types in both American and Serbian-language cinema. Govedarica
appeared in three Euro-western westerns: “Massacre at Marble City” (1964) (Big
Wolf) [as Voyo Goric], “The Man With the Long Gun” (1968) (Red Buffalo) and
“The Hellhounds of Alaska” in 1972 as Achua-hua
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