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Tarık Akan
Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Died September 16, 2016 (66 years)
Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül, 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s. He acted in a total of 110 films, and won numerous awards from various festivals including Cannes and Berlin. He won an Honourable Mention at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Pehlivan.
He entered a movie actor contest of the magazine Ses ("Voice"), and ended up runner up. He studied acting under the eye of famous Turkish film director Ertem Eğilmez (1929–1989). He made his film debut in 1970 at the age of 21 in Vefasız, and adopted the stage name "Tarık Akan". Between 1970 and 1975, in the heyday of Yeşilçam, he acted in 12 films a year in average. He appeared with Emel Sayın in Mavi Boncuk, Hülya Koçyiğit in Sev Kardeşim, Hale Soygazi in Gece Kuşu Zehra, and entered into the "list of unforgettables" with Hababam Sınıfı. At first, most of his roles were in romantic comedies. Later in his career, he has taken on more political and dramatic roles. The first film of this genre was Nehir, in which he shared the role with Cüneyt Arkın. Political films like Maden, Sürü, Yol and Kanal followed.
He entered a movie actor contest of the magazine Ses ("Voice"), and ended up runner up. He studied acting under the eye of famous Turkish film director Ertem Eğilmez (1929–1989). He made his film debut in 1970 at the age of 21 in Vefasız, and adopted the stage name "Tarık Akan". Between 1970 and 1975, in the heyday of Yeşilçam, he acted in 12 films a year in average. He appeared with Emel Sayın in Mavi Boncuk, Hülya Koçyiğit in Sev Kardeşim, Hale Soygazi in Gece Kuşu Zehra, and entered into the "list of unforgettables" with Hababam Sınıfı. At first, most of his roles were in romantic comedies. Later in his career, he has taken on more political and dramatic roles. The first film of this genre was Nehir, in which he shared the role with Cüneyt Arkın. Political films like Maden, Sürü, Yol and Kanal followed.
Filmography
| 2017 | YOL - The Full Version · as Seyit Ali |
| 2009 | Piano Girl · as Mişka |
| 2006 | Ahh Istanbul (TV Series) · as Ahmet Zeybek |
| 2006 | Ankara Cinayeti · as Kazim Orbay |
| 2004 | Dreaming Games · as Baba |
| 2003 | Vizontele Tuuba · as Güner Sernikli |
| 2003 | The Fall of Abdulhamit · as Mahmut Şevket Paşa |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Koçum Benim (TV Series) · as Koç |
| 1999 | After the Fall · as Hüseyin Efe |
| 1997 | Mektup · as Ragıp |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Disintegration · as Uğur |
| 1993 | Yolcu · as Makasçı |
| 1991 | Siyabend and Xece · as Siyabend |
| 1991 | Uzun Ince Bir Yol · as Müsfik |
| 1990 | Karartma Geceleri · as Mustafa Ural |
| 1990 | Ikili Oyunlar · as Erol |
| 1990 | Berdel · as Ömer |
| 1990 | Bir Küçük Bulut · as Saycan |
| 1989 | Isa Musa Meryem · as Musa |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | The Third Eye · as Tunç |
| 1987 | Water Also Burns · as Yönetmen |
| 1987 | Çark · as Rauf |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Skandal · as Çetin |
| 1986 | Aci Dünya · as Yusuf |
| 1986 | Ses · as Adam |
| 1986 | Adem ile Havva · as Münir Kozan |
| 1986 | Beyoglu'nun Arka Yakasi · as Haydar Rıza |
| 1986 | Kiskivrak · as Yılmaz |
| 1985 | Bir Avuç Cennet · as Kamil |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | Kan · as Haydar Ali/seyit Ağa |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | Paramparça · as Tayfun |
| 1984 | Damga · as Cengiz |
| 1984 | Pehlivan · as Bilal |
| 1984 | Alev Alev · as Murat |
| 1984 | Yosma · as Kerem |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | Remedy · as Şehmuz |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | White Death · as Komiser Yilmakz Gürel |
| 1983 | Children Are Flowers: Rabies · as Yakup |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | Yol · as Seyit Ali |
| 1982 | Arkadasim · as Ali |
| 1981 | Herhangi Bir Kadin · as Bozovalı Cemal |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | Adak · as Mümin |
| 1979 | Railroad · as Bülent |
| 1978 | Seninle Son Defa · as Uğur |
| 1978 | The Herd · as Sivan |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | The Mine · as Nurettin |
| 1977 | Baraj · as Orhan |
| 1977 | My Dear Uncle · as Tarık |
| 1977 | The Three Superboys in the Snow · as Ömer / Fintonto |
| 1977 | Bizim Kiz · as Murat Boğa |
| 1977 | The River · as Sinan |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Oh Where · as Ferit |
| 1975 | Firefly · as Tarık |
| 1975 | Our Family · as Ferit |
| 1975 | The Chaos Class Failed the Class · as Damat Ferit |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | The Chaos Class · as Damat Ferit |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Evcilik Oyunu · as Adnan |
| 1975 | Gece Kusu Zehra · as Ferit |
| 1974 | Mahçup Delikanli · as Metin |
| 1974 | The Bloody Sea · as Ahmet |
| 1974 | Memleketim · as Mehmet |
| 1974 | Esir Hayat · as Aydın |
| 1974 | Bosver Arkadas · as Ferit |
| 1974 | Yeryüzünde Bir Melek · as Ömer |
| 1974 | The Blue Bead · as Yakışıklı Necmi |
| 1974 | Yaz Bekari · as Orhan |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Yalanci Yarim · as Ferdi |
| 1973 | World of Hope · as Ahmet |
| 1973 | My Dear Brother · as Murat |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Oh Olsun · as Ferit Haznedar |
| 1972 | Feryat · as Ferdi |
| 1972 | Suçlu · as Hakan |
| 1972 | Asklarin En Güzeli · as Ali Yanyali |
| 1972 | Sev Kardesim · as Ferit Çalışkan |
| 1972 | Sisli Hatiralar · as Hakan |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Vefasiz · as Halil |
| 1972 | Sweet Talker · as Ferit |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Azat Kusu · as Hakan |
| 1971 | Beyoglu Güzeli · as Ferit Aker |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi · as Murat Sayman |
| 1971 | Melek mi Seytan mi · as Sedat |