his role in "balkanski špijun" was one of the last major theatrical roles for stojković. after his major successes of the early 1980s, stojković concentrated mainly on television and theatre, with an odd supporting role here and there. he was effective in both "vreme čuda" (lit. "time of the miracles", 1989) and "sabirni centar" ("the collective center"), and had a memorable cameo in "balkan express 2" (1989). his most famous theatrical role was that of luka laban, in another kovačević play, "profesionalac" (lit. "the professional"). he played the role until a few days before his death. in an interview in 2007 his wife told that she drove him from the hospital to his last plays and returned him to the hospital bed after the play.