Demir Gökgöl

Demir Gökgöl — Biography

Demir Gökgöl was a Turkish-born actor who worked in Germany and is best remembered for his roles in two films by director Fatih Akın, Duvara Karşı (Head-On) and Soul Kitchen (Soul Kitchen). He spent most of his career in German cinema and television.

Born in Istanbul in 1937, he emigrated to Germany in 1968 and continued acting there. One of his first notable screen jobs was the 1986 film 40 Square Meters of Germany (40 Quadratmeter Deutschland), in which he played Hodja. His work with Akın began with Head-On in 2004 and continued in 2009 with Soul Kitchen, where he played Sokrates. He also appeared in films such as Evet, ich will! (2008), Time You Change and Separation (2010), and played Erdalan Özdemir in Tatort: Leben gegen Leben.

He died in Hamburg on 22 March 2012, having been treated for throat cancer for several years.