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