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Süheyl Eğriboz

Süheyl Eğriboz

Actor · died at 86

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Age at death86
Birth dateApril 17, 1927
BirthplaceGönen
DiedJanuary 9, 2014
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signAries

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Süheyl Eğriboz — Biography

Born Süheyl Ali Eğriboz on 25 June 1927 in the Gönen district of Balıkesir, the son of Necat Eğriboz, owner of the Nejat Film company, he grew up in Istanbul's Mercan neighborhood and attended Pertevniyal High School for a time. He entered cinema in 1940 with 'Akasya Palas', spent a period on stage with the Muammer Karaca and Ses Tiyatrosu companies, competed as a swimmer for Yüzme İhtisas from 1946 to 1948, and in 1952 appeared alongside Ayhan Işık in a re-enactment filming of the conquest of Istanbul.

Appearing in nearly four hundred films in Yeşilçam, which made him the era's eighth most prolific actor, Eğriboz was best known for playing villains; the 'Sütçü' (Milkman) film series he made with Danyal Topatan between 1978 and 1980 gave him that lasting nickname. In 1971 he was beaten in the street by several men during a religious holiday after playing the killer of the Caliph Omar in the film 'Hazreti Ömer'in Adaleti', and needed 18 stitches to his head.

Remembered for roles in 'Yorgun Savaşçı' (1979), 'Yedi Bela Hüsnü' (1982) and 'Tokatçı' (1983), Eğriboz had been married since 1954 and had two sons, including Yaşar Eğriboz. Hospitalized in November 2013 after a blockage in the blood vessels to his brain, he spent two months in intensive care before dying in Istanbul on 10 January 2014 and being buried at Eyüp Sultan Cemetery.

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

For Süheyl Eğriboz's action side, pick Önce Vatan: a war film headlined by Cüneyt Arkın that mixes history, drama and fighting, with Eğriboz on the opposing side as a Greek officer. If you want a more playful adventure, there is Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı, a brisk entry in a film series that throws kung fu and historical battle together.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The pattern in Süheyl Eğriboz's filmography is plain: Bekir's Man in Kanlı Para, the Creditor's Man in Tanrıya Feryat, Tahir's Man in Vazife Uğruna. The villain's right hand does not even get a name of his own. In my view this shows how, in Yeşilçam's fast production line, an actor like Eğriboz was turned from a character into a ready-made function; what the film asks of him is little more than a threatening face.

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

Süheyl Eğriboz is known for the villain mould, but his range is wider than that mould. In Kemal Sunal comedies like Tokatçı and İnek Şaban he plays Sarı Recep and Jilet Rıza, while in Halit Refiğ's literary adaptations Karılar Koğuşu and Yorgun Savaşçı he stands inside a very different cinema. That is the pleasure for an old-school viewer: the same face finds its place in both popular comedy and serious adaptation.

These are not reader reviews: they are short editorial takes on this person's screen work, written from different viewer perspectives with AI assistance. Reader comments are below.

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