Milos Milos | |
|---|---|
) Milos as Lysenko in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966) | |
| Born | Милош Милошевић (Miloš Milošević) 1 July 1941 Knjaževac, German-occupied Serbia |
| Died | 30 January 1966 (aged 24) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Occupation | Actor, stunt double, bodyguard |
| Years active | 1964–1966 |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Bouron (m. after 1964) |
Milos Milos (Serbian: Милош Милошевић; born Miloš Milošević; 1 July 1941 – 30 January 1966) was a Serbian-born American actor, stunt double and bodyguard for actor Alain Delon.
Early life
Milos came from an influential family. His grandfather was the mayor of Knjaževac and his father was chairman of the Guild of Exporters of Yugoslavia. Milos's family suffered under the Communist authorities and most of their private properties were confiscated.[1]
In the 1950s, Milošević and his friend Stevan Marković were involved in street fights in Belgrade.[2] They met Alain Delon, who was filming Marco Polo in Belgrade. Delon hired Milošević and Marković as bodyguards, and Milošević later moved to Hollywood, California.[3] There he met gangster Nikola Milinkovich. Milinkovich gave Milos $200,000 to fight for him in street fights, from which Milinkovich made $2,000,000.
Hollywood
As a young Hollywood actor, Milos is best known for his performance as a Soviet naval officer in the 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, as well as for his titular role in the 1966 Esperanto horror movie, Incubus.[4]
Film roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming | Lysenko | |
| 1966 | Incubus | Incubus | (final film role) |
Personal life and death
Milos was married to Cynthia Bouron from 1964 to 1966; they had one child.[5]
In 1965, Milos began an affair with actress Barbara Ann Thomason (stage name Carolyn Mitchell) who was estranged from her husband Mickey Rooney. Milos and Thomason were found dead in Rooney's Los Angeles house in 1966.[6] The official inquiry found that Milos had shot Thomason with Rooney's chrome-plated .38 caliber revolver and then committed suicide.[7] The official inquiry provoked rumors that they were actually both murdered in revenge for having an affair.[2][8]
References
- ^ Erdeljanović, Aleksandar Saša (2017). "Sećanje na jednu mladost". Kinoteka. 11: 15–16.
- ^ a b Savković, Dušan. Zagrljaj Pariza, 1986, p. 43.
- ^ Erdeljanović, Aleksandar Saša (2017). "Sećanje na jednu mladost". Kinoteka. 11: 15–16.
- ^ "Incubus (1965)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ Wansell, Geoffrey (18 January 1984). "The final blow, the final bow". The Age. p. 9.
- ^ "Mickey Rooney's Wife Murder-Suicide Victim". The Charleston Daily Mail. February 1, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mickey Rooney's Wife Murder-Suicide Victim". The Charleston Daily Mail. February 1, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lopusina, Marko. Ubij bliznjeg svog, 1997, p. 16.
External links
- Milos Milosevic at IMDb
- Cara Jepson, "Curse of the 'Incubus'", Salon.com, 3 May 2000.