Slavko Brankov was born on May 19, 1951 in Varazdin, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was was a Croatian theatre, television and film actor. He graduated at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1976. In 1971, he started his acting career in one of Zagreb's most popular theaters, "Gavella". As result of his good acting career, in 1992 he was awarded the Vladimir Nazor Award. He was also awarded the Croatian Radio Television Award for playing his the character of "Crni Džek" (Black Jack) in Smogovci, a highly popular children's TV series. He also had small roles in Croatian films like Ajmo žuti (Go, Yellow, 2001). After the end of his marriage to actress Marina Nemet, indulged in an affair with a young girl, with whom he stayed until his death. Died of malignant disease that was treated at the Clinic for Lung Diseases in Zagreb. He died on August 8, 2006 in Zagreb, Croatia.