RIP Mirko Ivanković

 

Croatian stutnman and actor Mirko Ivanković died from heart complications on September 6th he was 86. Mirko Ivanković was born in Široki Brijeg, Yugoslavia on March 1, 1939. He appeared in four films of Karl May ("Treasure of the Silver Lake" and the "Winnetou" trilogy). Mirko had been very ill for the past few months. 10 days ago, he had surgery and seemed to be on the road to recovery, but it soon became worse, and his heart stopped. Mirko was the younger brother of Mat Ivanković [1937-2006], was born on March 1, 1939, in Široki Brijeg, Yugoslavia the youngest of ten children. From 1965 to 1969 he lived in Italy. After returning to Yugoslavia, he worked as a television driver, later as a taxi driver. He was a widower and left two daughters. Ivanković appeared in four Euro-westerns: "The Treasure of Silver Lake" in 1962 as a Brinkley henchman and performed stunts; "Apache Gold" in 1963 [stunts]; "Last of the Renegades" in 1964 [stunts] and "Desperado Trail" in 1965 [stunts].