Tarık Akan
Acting
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
Acting118
moviePiano Girl
2009
Mişka
tvAhh İstanbul
2006
Ahmet Zeybek
tvGece Yürüyüşü
2004
Sinan
movieVizontele Tuuba
2004
Güner Sernikli
movieAbdulhamid Falling
2003
Mahmut Şevket Paşa
movieAfter the Fall
1999
Hüseyin Efe
movieThe Letter
1997
Ragıp
tvSiyaset Meydanı
1994
Self - Interviewee
movieThe Passenger
1993
Makasçı
movieSiyabend and Xece
1991
Siyabend
movieBlackout Night
1990
Mustafa Ural
movieBerdel
1990
Ömer
movieDevlerin Ölümü
1990
Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
movieA Little Cloud
1990
Saycan
movieEl Kapıları
1988
Zeynel
movieKimlik
1988
Sadettin
movieDönüş
1988
Berde
movieÇark
1987
Rauf
movieSu da Yanar
1987
Yönetmen
movieSkandal
1987
Çetin
movieWe Called Him the Ugly King
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieAcı Dünya
1986
Yusuf
movieHalkalı Köle
1986
Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
movieAdem ile Havva
1986
Münir Kozan
movieThe Other Side of Beyoğlu
1986
Haydar Rıza
movieKıskıvrak
1986
Yılmaz
movieSon Darbe
1985
Nazmi Yalçın
movieBlood
1985
Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
movieTo Pieces
1985
Tayfun
movieTele Kızlar
1985
Şahin
movieThe Stigma
1984
Cengiz
movieKayıp Kızlar
1984
Komiser Yılmaz
movieAflame
1984
Murat
movieYosma
1984
Kerem
movieRemedy
1983
Şehmuz
movieÇocuklar Çiçektir - Kuduz
1983
Topal Yakup
movieWhite Death
1983
Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
movieThe Road
1982
Seyit Ali
movieKaçak
1982
Habip
movieHerhangi Bir Kadın
1981
Bozovalı Cemal
movieDeli Kan
1981
Sefer
movieKanal
1979
Kaymakam
movieDemir Yol
1979
Bülent
movieThe Mine
1978
Nurettin
movieThe Herd
1978
Şivan
movieThe Three Superboys in the Snow
1977
Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
movieOur Girl
1977
Murat Boğa
movieŞeref Sözü
1977
Sedat
movieThe River
1977
Sinan
movieBaraj
1977
Orhan
movieThe Chaos Class Failed the Class
1976
Damat Ferit
movieLet It Be
1976
Ferit
movieOh Where
1975
Ferit
movieFirefly
1975
Tarık
movieOur Family
1975
Ferit
movieThe Chaos Class
1975
Damat Ferit
movieThe Blue Bead
1975
Yakışıklı Necmi
movieMy Homeland
1974
Mehmet
movieEsir Hayat
1974
Aydın
movieAn Angel on Earth
1974
Ömer Mutlu
movieKanlı Deniz
1974
Ahmet
movieSummer Single
1974
Orhan Güven
tvGolden Butterfly Awards
1973
Self - Winner
movieBaby Face
1973
Bebek Yüzlü Murat
moviePara
1973
Murat
movieOh Olsun
1973
Ferit Haznedar
movieFeryat
1973
Ferdi
movieSuçlu
1972
Hakan
movieVefasız
1972
Halil
movieKaderimin Oyunu
1972
Bülent Akman
movieAzad Kuşu
1972
Hakan
movieEmine
1971
Metin
movieThe Beauty of Beyoglu
1971
Ferit Aker
movieSolan Bir Yaprak Gibi
1971
Murat Sayman
Directing2
movieAfrodisias
2012
Director
Production2
movieThe Third Eye
1988
Co-Producer
Writing1
movieÇark
1987
Writer