{{Short description|Bosnian actor (1965–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Mirsad Tuka | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1965|06|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|07|11|1965|06|19|df=y}} | death_place = Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | resting_place = Bare Cemetery, Sarajevo | alma_mater = Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Belgrade | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1991–2023 | spouse = {{marriage|Nerma Tuka|1997}} | children = 2 }} '''Mirsad Tuka''' (19 June 1965 – 11 July 2023) was a Bosnian actor. He made his film debut in the comedy-drama ''Holiday in Sarajevo'' (1991). He had since appeared in films such as ''Remake'' (2003), ''All for Free'' (2006), ''Cirkus Columbia'' (2010), ''The Abandoned'' (2010), ''Body Complete'' (2012), ''Ja sam iz Krajine, zemlje kestena'' (2013) and ''Take Me Somewhere Nice'' (2019).
Tuka also appeared in television series ''Složna braća'' (1996), ''Zabranjena ljubav'' (2005–2007) and, most notably, ''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'' (2008–2021) as police inspector Murga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/magazin/kultura/mirsad-tuka-glumac-treba-preuzeti-stafetu-i-jednog-dana-je-predati/191028068|title=Mirsad Tuka: Glumac treba preuzeti štafetu i jednog dana je predati|date=28 October 2019|access-date=28 October 2019|language=bs|author=E.Sk.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref>
==Personal life and death== Tuka married his wife Nerma in 1997, and together they had two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sinemanija.com/mirsad-tuka-bosanskohercegovacki-glumac/|title=Mirsad Tuka, bosanskohercegovački glumac|date=7 May 2017|access-date=7 May 2017|language=sr|website=sinemanija.com}}</ref>
Tuka died in Sarajevo on 11 July 2023, at the age of 58.<ref>{{cite news |title=Preminuo bh. glumac Mirsad Tuka |url=https://www.klix.ba/magazin/preminuo-bh-glumac-mirsad-tuka/230711078 |access-date=11 July 2023 |work=Klix.ba |date=11 July 2023}}</ref> He was buried in Sarajevo two days later, at the Bare Cemetery on 13 July.<ref>{{cite news |title=Na groblju Bare klanjana dženaza Mirsadu Tuki |trans-title=Funeral services for Mirsad Tuka held at Bare cemetery |url=https://avaz.ba/showbiz/film-i-tv/843369/na-groblju-bare-klanjana-dzenaza-mirsadu-tuki |access-date=13 July 2023 |work=Dnevni avaz |date=13 July 2023 |language=bs}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1991 |''Holiday in Sarajevo'' |Boro | |- |1995 |''Underground'' |Investigator | |- |2003 |''Remake'' |Vaso | |- |2006 |''All for Free'' |Policeman | |- |rowspan=2|2010 |''Cirkus Columbia'' |Dragan | |- |''The Abandoned'' |Mirza Alijagić | |- |2012 |''Body Complete'' |Doctor |- |2013 |''Ja sam iz Krajine, zemlje kestena'' |Zlatan | |- |2019 |''Take Me Somewhere Nice'' |Mechanic | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996 |''Srećni ljudi'' | |1 episode |- |1996 |''Složna braća'' |Sabe |1 episode |- |2004–2006 |''Crna hronika'' |Adem Kovačević |Main cast (200 episodes) |- |2005–2007 |''Zabranjena ljubav'' |Zlatko Fijan |Series regular (302 episodes) |- |2008–2021 |''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'' |Murga |14 episodes |- |2018–2021 |''Besa'' |Baždarević |9 episodes |}
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