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Ercan Yazgan

Ercan Yazgan

Actor · died at 71

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Age at death71
Birth dateApril 4, 1946
BirthplaceSinop
DiedMarch 8, 2018
Place of deathIstanbul, Turkey
ProfessionActor, Comedian
Zodiac signAries

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Ercan Yazgan — Biography

Born Necip Ercan Yazgan on 4 April 1946 in Sinop, he gained stage experience with companies such as the Tuncay Özinel Theatre and the Ankara Art Theatre before making his film debut in 1963 and going on to build a career of more than fifty years.

He became widely known for character roles including Şoför İsmet in Perihan Abla, Kapıcı Cafer in Bizimkiler and Memnun Kaygısız in Kaygısızlar, and also appeared in films such as Balalayka and Bana Masal Anlatma; his performance in the 1999 film Duruşma won him Best Supporting Actor at the 36th Golden Orange Film Festival. His exaggerated portrayal of a building caretaker in Kapıcı Cafer drew criticism from doorkeepers' professional groups, to which screenwriter Umur Bugay replied that not every caretaker or accountant behaves that way. He also lent his support to the 1991 Great Miners' March alongside fellow actors Cihat Tamer and Nedim Doğan.

Yazgan, whose stepdaughter from his second marriage, Buket Dereoğlu, also appeared alongside him in Bizimkiler, was hospitalized on 3 March 2018 for respiratory failure; kidney and liver failure that developed in intensive care led to multiple organ failure, and he died in Istanbul on 8 March 2018. He was buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery following funeral prayers at Şakirin Mosque.

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

The engine of Bizimkiler is the daily friction between Sabri, a manager set on supervising everyone, and Cafer, a janitor who turns the job into a side income. That makes Ercan Yazgan's Cafer one of the two poles that carry the show. In my view, in a long-running sitcom a solid push-and-pull like this does more than any single joke.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

In Dokunmayın Şabanıma Ercan Yazgan's Ökkeş is the sly friend who sends Şaban to face a marriage in his place, and that small trick drives the comedy with a lightness that suits Yeşilçam's little-man humour. Set beside Cafer in Bizimkiler, who looks after his own interests, I think the register Yazgan is most at ease in is lovable cunning.

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