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Tarık Akan

Tarık Akan

Actor · 1949–2016 · İstanbul, Türkiye

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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.

Acted in 111

2000s

  1. 2009

    Piano Girl

    Mişka

  2. 2006

    Ahh İstanbul

    Ahmet Zeybek · 11 episodes

  3. 2004

    Gece Yürüyüşü

    Sinan · 14 episodes

  4. Vizontele Tuuba

    Güner Sernikli

  5. Hayal Kurma Oyunları

    Baba

  6. 2003

    Abdulhamid Falling

    Mahmut Şevket Paşa

  7. Gülüm

    Movie

  8. 2002

    Koçum Benim

    Koç · 47 episodes

    65

1990s

  1. 1999

    After the Fall

    Hüseyin Efe

  2. 1997

    The Letter

    Ragıp

  3. 1995

    Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey

    Movie

  4. 1994

    Çözülmeler

    Uğur

  5. 1993

    The Passenger

    Makasçı

  6. 1991

    Bir Kadın Düşmanı

    Ziya

  7. Siyabend and Xece

    Siyabend

  8. Uzun İnce Bir Yol

    Müşfik

  9. 1990

    Blackout Night

    Mustafa Ural

  10. Berdel

    Ömer

  11. Devlerin Ölümü

    Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa

  12. A Little Cloud

    Saycan

1980s

  1. 1989

    Layla, Ma Raison

    Mecnun

  2. İsa, Musa, Meryem

    Musa

  3. İkili Oyunlar

    Erol

  4. 1988

    El Kapıları

    Zeynel

  5. Kimlik

    Sadettin

  6. Dönüş

    Berde

  7. The Third Eye

    Tunç

  8. 1987

    Çark

    Rauf

  9. The Other Side of Beyoğlu

    Haydar Rıza

  10. Su da Yanar

    Yönetmen

  11. Kızımın Kanı

    Cemil

  12. Skandal

    Çetin

  13. Yağmur Kaçakları

    Movie

  14. 1986

    Acı Dünya

    Yusuf

  15. The Voice

    Adam

  16. Halkalı Köle

    Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı

  17. Adem ile Havva

    Münir Kozan

  18. Kıskıvrak

    Yılmaz

  19. 1985

    Bir Avuç Cennet

    Kamil

  20. Son Darbe

    Nazmi Yalçın

  21. Blood

    Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa

  22. To Pieces

    Tayfun

  23. Tele Kızlar

    Şahin

  24. 1984

    The Stigma

    Cengiz

  25. The Wrestler

    Bilal

  26. Kayıp Kızlar

    Komiser Yılmaz

  27. Aflame

    Murat

  28. Yosma

    Kerem

  29. 1983

    Remedy

    Şehmuz

  30. Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz

    Topal Yakup

  31. White Death

    Komiser Yılmaz Gürel

  32. Gecenin Sonu

    Kadir

  33. 1982

    The Road

    Seyit Ali

  34. Kaçak

    Habip

  35. My Friend

    Ali

  36. 1981

    Herhangi Bir Kadın

    Bozovalı Cemal

  37. Deli Kan

    Sefer

  38. 1980

    The Sacrifice

    Mümin

1970s

  1. 1979

    Seninle Son Defa

    Uğur

  2. Kanal

    Kaymakam

  3. Demir Yol

    Bülent

  4. 1978

    The Mine

    Nurettin

  5. Lekeli Melek

    Salih

  6. The Herd

    Şivan

  7. 1977

    Savage Police

    Murat

  8. My Dear Uncle

    Tarık

  9. The Three Superboys in the Snow

    Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer

  10. Our Girl

    Murat Boğa

  11. Şeref Sözü

    Sedat

  12. The River

    Sinan

  13. Baraj

    Orhan

  14. 1976

    The Chaos Class Failed the Class

    Damat Ferit

  15. Let It Be

    Ferit

  16. Kader Bağlayınca

    Murat

  17. Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir

    Yakup

  18. 1975

    Oh Where

    Ferit

  19. Firefly

    Tarık

  20. Our Family

    Ferit

  21. You're Crazy

    Ferit

  22. The Chaos Class

    Damat Ferit

    89

  23. Çapkın Hırsız

    Orhan

  24. Playing House

    Adnan

  25. The Blue Bead

    Yakışıklı Necmi

  26. Gece Kuşu Zehra

    Ferit

  27. 1974

    My Homeland

    Mehmet

  28. Esir Hayat

    Aydın

  29. Boşver Arkadaş

    Ferit

  30. An Angel on Earth

    Ömer Mutlu

  31. Kanlı Deniz

    Ahmet

  32. Mahcup Delikanlı

    Metin

  33. Summer Single

    Orhan Güven

  34. 1973

    Yalancı Yarim

    Ferdi

  35. Umut Dünyası

    Ahmet

  36. My Dear Brother

    Murat

  37. Baby Face

    Bebek Yüzlü Murat

  38. Para

    Murat

  39. Oh Olsun

    Ferit Haznedar

  40. Feryat

    Ferdi

  41. 1972

    Suçlu

    Hakan

  42. Sev Kardeşim

    Ferit

  43. Sisli Hatıralar

    Hakan

  44. Aşkların En Güzeli

    Movie

  45. Vefasız

    Halil

  46. Kaderimin Oyunu

    Bülent Akman

  47. Sweet Talker

    Ferit

  48. Üç Sevgili

    Ali

  49. Azad Kuşu

    Hakan

  50. 1971

    Emine

    Metin

  51. The Beauty of Beyoglu

    Ferit Aker

  52. Angel or Devil?

    Sedat

  53. Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi

    Murat Sayman

Produced 2

1990s

  1. 1997

    Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi

    Producer

1980s

  1. 1988

    The Third Eye

    Co-Producer

Directed 2

2010s

  1. 2016

    Atatürk'ün Alev Çiçekleri

    Director

  2. 2012

    Afrodisias

    Director

Wrote 1

1980s

  1. 1987

    Çark

    Writer

Appearances6

2010s

  1. 2017

    The Legend of the Ugly King

    Self

  2. 2014

    We Hit The Road

    Self

1990s

  1. 1997

    Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi

    Narrator

  2. 1994

    Siyaset Meydanı

    Self - Interviewee · 1 episode

1980s

  1. 1987

    We Called Him the Ugly King

    Self (archive footage)