Abdi Algül

Abdi Algül — Biography

Abdi Algül was a character actor of Yeşilçam's busy production years, remembered for his villain and tough-guy roles. Born Aptül Algür, he was also known in the film world by the nickname "Arap Abdi". He appeared in more than 180 film and television productions, most of them adventure, comedy and drama titles, the majority of them Kemal Sunal films.

He came to the screen in the early 1970s. In his first years he turned up in small parts in dramas and action films such as Çaresizler, Acı Hayat, Kin, Babalık and Önce Vatan. Between 1976 and 1978 he played a prison guard in Two Angry Men, Kara Mithat's man in İnek Şaban, Arap in Cevriyem and Arap Kemal's man in Darbe; Aslan Bacanak and İyi Aile Çocuğu also belong to this period. In the early 1980s he appeared in Unutulmayanlar, Toprağın Teri, İntikam Benim and Tokatçı (1983), one of his best-known films. Birkaç Güzel Gün İçin (1984) and Gazino Bülbülü (1985) are among his later credits.

He spent his last years with his wife at home in the Cankurtaran quarter of Fatih, Istanbul. He died in Istanbul in 2019; his death received wide press coverage and he was remembered as a veteran of Yeşilçam.