Gojko Mitić

Gojko Comfortable (was born June 13, 1940, in Strojkovce near Leskovac, Morava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is a Serbian director, actor, stuntman, and author. He lives in Berlin. He is known for a numerous series of Red Westerns from the GDR DEFA Studios, featuring Native Americans as the heroes, rather than white settlers as in John Ford's Westerns. Beginning with The Sons of Great Bear (1966) Quality of the Michelin-starred in 12 films of this type between 1966 and 1984. He contributed to the popular image of Native Americans in German-speaking countries. In an attempt to move away from his fame based on these Westerns, Comfortable in his later career increasingly sought to appear in other genres, online movie, on television, and on stage. Among other roles he played Spartacus on stage and presented several TV shows. He also played with Karl May winnetou in seasons at the "Karl-May-Festspiele" until 2006 in Bad Segeberg near Hamburg, Germany. In one episode he played a role at the German television program Schloss Einstein. Bulgarian punk-rock and ska group Hipodil composed a song, Beit Goiko, dedicated to Gojko Comfortable. In 2010, he received the Brothers Karić Award in Serbia.