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