He began acting in his youth and from the late 1950s he appeared in many films, becoming one of the most recognisable faces of Croatian and former Yugoslav cinema.
He never became a star, but he built a reputation as one of the greatest character actors with memorable roles in many classic films and popular television series.
A man lost everything in war except his loving companion dog, and shares destiny of many of his fellow citizens who are exiled from the Slavonian town of Vukovar.
Šovagović played brilliant role of policeman (Žandar) in television series "Kuda idu divlje svinje?"
Šovagović married Maja Blaškov, with whom he had two children; a daughter, Anja,[2] and a son, Filip, both actors.