- Most popular foreign actor in China, mostly thanks to his appearance in Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972). Every New Years' Eve this film can be seen on Chinese TV.
- In 1990 elected for Serbian Parlament.
- Ranked #6 in Serbian newspapers "Vecernje novosti" in «Best Serbian Actors & Actresses of XX Century» list. (December 2000).
- On August 1993, he received Life Achievement Award "Slavica" for his roles in Yugoslav cinematography.
- In addition to his native Serbian, he has acted in Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Romani, Albanian, German, English, French, Italian and Russian.
- He has two children, son Miljko (1961) who is attorney and film and TV producer and daughter Jelena (1964).
- Pictured on one of a set of eight 23d Serbian commemorative postage stamps celebrating Serbian actors and actresses, issued 27 March 2019. Stamps were issued in a single souvenir sheet. Others honored in this set were Ljubiša Samardžić, Mira Stupica, Slobodan Aligrudic, Predrag Lakovic, Sonja Savic, Milorad Mandic-Manda, and Nebojsa Glogovac.
- For four years in a row, three films in which he starred were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Three) (1966), Feather Gatherers (1967) and The Battle of the Neretva (1969).
- Seven films in which he acted were in the official competition of the Cannes Film Festival: Train without a timetable (1959), A look into the pupil of the sun (1966), Feather gatherers (1967), It will be almost the end of the world (1969), Peasant Revolt 1573 1976), Group Portrait with a Lady (1977) and Special Treatment (1980).
- In 1981, he was a member of the jury at the 12th International Film Festival in Moscow, Russia (Moscow International Film Festival).
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