Antun Vrdoljak

Antun Vrdoljak
Born (1931-06-05) 5 June 1931 (age 93)
EducationAcademy of Dramatic Art
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • activist
  • politician
Years active1956–present
Spouse
Branka Vrdoljak
(m. 1966)
Children5
RelativesGoran Višnjić (son-in-law)
President of the Croatian Olympic Committee
In office
1991–2000
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byZdravko Hebel

Antun Vrdoljak (Croatian pronunciation: [ǎntuːn ʋr̩dǒʎaːk]; born 5 June 1931) is a Croatian film actor and director, sports official, and head of Croatian Radiotelevision during the Yugoslav Wars. Between the 1960s and early 1990s he was mainly a film artist. In the early 1990s he became involved in politics and became a prominent member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which led to his appointment to a series of offices. He was director general of Croatian Radiotelevision (1991–1995), and president of the Croatian Olympic Committee (1991–2000).