Tarık Akan
Known For
Acting
Born
1949-12-13 in Istanbul, Turkey
Died
2016-09-16
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Baraj
as Orhan
Golden Butterfly Awards
as Self - Winner
The Mine
as Nurettin
Çapkın Hırsız
as Orhan
Umut Dünyası
as Ahmet
Beyoğlu Güzeli
as Ferit Aker
Emine
as Metin
The Road
as Seyit Ali
Çark
as Rauf
El Kapıları
as Zeynel
Blackout Night
as Mustafa Ural
The Letter
as Ragıp
Berdel
as Ömer
İkili Oyunlar
as Erol
Remedy
as Şehmuz
After the Fall
as Hüseyin Efe
Vizontele Tuuba
as Güner Sernikli
Son Darbe
as Nazmi
Sweet Talker
as Ferit
Koçum Benim
as Koç