Tarık Akan

Tarık Akan

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1949-10-13
Deathday: 2016-09-16 (66 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 118

Movies 114

TV Shows 4

self 2

Director 2

Yakışıklı Necmi
The Blue Bead

The Blue Bead (1974)

Movie
Ferit Haznedar
Oh Olsun

Oh Olsun (1973)

Movie
Self - Interviewee
Siyaset Meydanı

Siyaset Meydanı

TV
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1949-10-13

Deathday
2016-09-16 (66 years old)

Birth Name
Tahsin Tarık Üregül

Birth Place
Istanbul, Turkey

Children
Barış Zeki Üregül

Citizenships
Turkey

Also Known As
Tarik Akan

Awards
Golden Orange Life Achievement Award

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10 Movies
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