Tarık Akan
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Chaos Class (1975)
as Damat Ferit
The Road (1982)
as Seyit Ali
The Chaos Class Failed the Class (1976)
as Damat Ferit
Azad Kuşu (1972)
as Hakan
Sev Kardeşim (1972)
as Ferit
We Hit The Road (2014)
as Self
Vizontele Tuuba (2004)
as Güner Sernikli
The Blue Bead (1975)
as Yakışıklı Necmi
Devlerin Ölümü (1990)
as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
Umut Dünyası (1973)
as Ahmet
The Beauty of Beyoglu (1971)
as Ferit Aker
Sweet Talker (1972)
as Ferit
Blackout Night (1990)
as Mustafa Ural
Kanlı Deniz (1974)
as Ahmet
El Kapıları (1988)
as Zeynel
The Legend of the Ugly King (2017)
as Self
Çark (1987)
as Rauf
Emine (1971)
as Metin
Blood (1985)
as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
Baraj (1977)
as Orhan
Oh Olsun (1973)
as Ferit Haznedar
After the Fall (1999)
as Hüseyin Efe
The Third Eye (1988)
as Tunç
Kanal (1979)
as Kaymakam
Remedy (1983)
as Şehmuz
Feryat (1973)
as Ferdi
Kimlik (1988)
as Sadettin
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris (1995)
Actor
İkili Oyunlar (1989)
as Erol
Berdel (1990)
as Ömer
Angel or Devil? (1971)
as Sedat
Demir Yol (1979)
as Bülent
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey (1995)
Actor
The Mine (1978)
as Nurettin
Son Darbe (1985)
as Nazmi Yalçın
Bir Avuç Cennet (1985)
as Kamil
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir (1976)
as Yakup
Halkalı Köle (1986)
as Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
The Other Side of Beyoğlu (1987)
as Haydar Rıza
Oh Where (1975)
as Ferit
An Angel on Earth (1974)
as Ömer Mutlu
Dönüş (1988)
as Berde
A Little Cloud (1990)
as Saycan
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi (1971)
as Murat Sayman
The Herd (1978)
as Şivan
Hayal Kurma Oyunları (2004)
as Baba
Herhangi Bir Kadın (1981)
as Bozovalı Cemal
Piano Girl (2009)
as Mişka
Abdulhamid Falling (2003)
as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
Savage Police (1977)
as Murat
Çapkın Hırsız (1975)
as Orhan
We Called Him the Ugly King (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
Siyabend and Xece (1991)
as Siyabend
Uzun İnce Bir Yol (1991)
as Müşfik
The Sacrifice (1980)
as Mümin
Su da Yanar (1987)
as Yönetmen
My Dear Brother (1973)
as Murat
Kaderimin Oyunu (1972)
as Bülent Akman
İsa, Musa, Meryem (1989)
as Musa
The Three Superboys in the Snow (1977)
as Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
Our Family (1975)
as Ferit
Bir Kadın Düşmanı (1991)
as Ziya
Kaçak (1982)
as Habip
Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz (1983)
as Topal Yakup
Our Girl (1977)
as Murat Boğa
The Letter (1997)
as Ragıp
My Friend (1982)
as Ali
Baby Face (1973)
as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
To Pieces (1985)
as Tayfun
Aşkların En Güzeli (1972)
Actor
Gecenin Sonu (1983)
as Kadir
Tele Kızlar (1985)
as Şahin
Aflame (1984)
as Murat
Kader Bağlayınca (1976)
as Murat
Let It Be (1976)
as Ferit
Çözülmeler (1994)
as Uğur
Vefasız (1972)
as Halil
Para (1973)
as Murat
Üç Sevgili (1972)
as Ali
The Stigma (1984)
as Cengiz
Adem ile Havva (1986)
as Münir Kozan
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi (1997)
as Narrator
The Voice (1986)
as Adam
Şeref Sözü (1977)
as Sedat
Lekeli Melek (1978)
as Salih
Gece Kuşu Zehra (1975)
as Ferit
You're Crazy (1975)
as Ferit
White Death (1983)
as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
Sisli Hatıralar (1972)
as Hakan
Summer Single (1974)
as Orhan Güven
Seninle Son Defa (1979)
as Uğur
Yalancı Yarim (1973)
as Ferdi
Gülüm (2003)
Actor
Deli Kan (1981)
as Sefer
Suçlu (1972)
as Hakan
Playing House (1975)
as Adnan
Yosma (1984)
as Kerem
Firefly (1975)
as Tarık
Boşver Arkadaş (1974)
as Ferit
The River (1977)
as Sinan
The Wrestler (1984)
as Bilal
Yağmur Kaçakları (1987)
Actor
My Homeland (1974)
as Mehmet
The Passenger (1993)
as Makasçı
Esir Hayat (1974)
as Aydın
Kızımın Kanı (1987)
as Cemil
Acı Dünya (1986)
as Yusuf
Kıskıvrak (1986)
as Yılmaz
Kayıp Kızlar (1984)
as Komiser Yılmaz
Mahcup Delikanlı (1974)
as Metin
My Dear Uncle (1977)
as Tarık
Skandal (1987)
as Çetin
Layla, Ma Raison (1989)
as Mecnun