belgrade-born and bred stojković, a well-known theatre actor by the mid-1960s, started his film career with the 1964 feature "izdajnik" (lit. "the traitor"). a string of tv and minor film roles ensued, with the most important ones coming in guise of being a father figure to the main protagonist – "čuvar plaže u zimskom periodu" ("beach guard in winter", 1976), "pas koji je voleo vozove" ("the dog who loved trains", 1977) being the most recognizable ones – as well as the part in critically well-received "majstor i margarita" ("il maestro e margherita"), 1972.