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Kâzım Kartal

Kâzım Kartal

Actor · died at 67

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Age at death67
Birth dateApril 28, 1936
BirthplaceAltunhisar
DiedAugust 13, 2003
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signTaurus

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Kâzım Kartal — Biography

Kâzım Kartal, born Kazım Dilcan, was one of Yeşilçam's hardest-working supporting actors, little known to the wider public. He mostly appeared in character parts, often as the villain, and his career of about forty years ran until his death in 2003. Born in Altunhisar in Niğde province, he died in Istanbul.

He left school for work and entered cinema in the early 1960s with Hancının Kızı. For many years he played supporting roles, among them Lopez in Zagor, Cabbar in Oğul, Gaffar in Çöl Kartalı, Şaban in Erkekçe, Arap Hasan in Umut Sokağı and Akseli Ali Ağa in Tatar Ramazan: Sürgünde. Bir Çuval Para, Karaların Ali, Kadersizler and İdamlık are also in his filmography. During the sex-film wave of the 1970s he took leading roles for a time, and he worked in photo-novels, television films and series; in 1968 he was named best male actor of the year.

The number of films he appeared in varies widely by source: documented titles run from 350 to 457, while the figure credited to him is about a thousand. He wrote two screenplays and directed one film. In 2003 he fell ill during the shooting of the series Kirve, returned to Istanbul and died of a heart attack; he was buried at Hasdal Cemetery on 15 August 2003.

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

Kâzım Kartal was usually the bad man: Tahta Bacak in Umutsuzlar, the rival waiting to take Fırat's place. Şoför shows something else: there he plays Osman, the older brother carrying the family's burden. In my view the distance between these two parts shows that the label of bad man alone does not fit him.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Kâzım Kartal's action side gathers in Çetin İnanç's films: Kelepçe, İdamlık, Erkekçe. Kelepçe is a crime-adventure drawing on Dirty Harry; Erkekçe follows a tough man out to avenge his former partner in 79 minutes. Anyone who likes it quick should start with Erkekçe. In my view the formula is similar, but the short running times keep it from wearing thin.

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