Mate Ergovic was born on January 11, 1927 in Novi Mikanovci near Stari Mikanovci, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Marsal (1999), Predstava 'Hamleta' u Mrdusi Donjoj (1974) and U gori raste zelen bor (1971). He died on May 7, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia.