Emerging from a lineage of actors-his parents Ivan Manojlović and Zora Doknić-he spent his childhood between Belgrade and Niš, absorbing theatrical influences and learning French from his grandmother before a brief residence in Paris. Returning to Belgrade in 1969, he entered film with a 1970 debut and quickly became a familiar face on Yugoslav screens, notably as Miki Rubiroza in the cult 1975 te…
