Tarık Akan
Actor · died at 66
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| Age | died at 66 |
|---|---|
| Birth date | December 13, 1949 |
| Birthplace | İstanbul |
| Died | September 16, 2016 |
| Profession | Actor, Film producer |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Tarık Akan — Biography
Tarık Akan, born Tarık Tahsin Üregül on 13 December 1949 in Istanbul, was a Turkish actor, producer and writer widely regarded as one of the defining figures of the Yeşilçam era. After studying mechanical engineering at Yıldız Technical University and later journalism, he won an acting contest organized by Ses magazine in 1970 and made his screen debut in 1971, quickly rising to stardom.
In his early career he became famous through romantic comedies and melodramas, among them Canım Kardeşim, the Hababam Sınıfı series in which he played Damat Ferit, and Ah Nerede. From the late 1970s onward he shifted toward socially and politically engaged cinema, starring in Maden, Sürü and Yılmaz Güney's Yol. The latter won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1982, brought him international recognition and earned him a Best Actor nomination.
Over a career spanning more than four decades and well over a hundred films, Akan won the Golden Orange for Best Actor a record seven times. Alongside acting he worked as a producer and published books. He died of lung cancer in Istanbul on 16 September 2016, at the age of 66.
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Filmography / Projects
- 1982 Path (Yol) (translated)
- 1979 The Herd (Sürü)
- 1975 Hababam Class (Hababam Sınıfı) (translated)
- 2004 Vizontele Tuuba
- 1978 The Mine (Maden)
- 1985 A Handful of Paradise (Bir Avuç Cennet) (translated)
- 1977 The Three Superboys in the Snow (Babanın Evlatları)
- 1984 Wrestler (Pehlivan) (translated)
- 1972 Sweet Talker (Tatlı Dillim) (translated)
- 1973 Oh, that's fine! (Oh Olsun) (translated)
- 1979 Railway (Demiryol) (translated)
- 1976 Hababam Class Failed the Class (Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı) (translated)
- 1974 Blue Bead (Mavi Boncuk) (translated)
- 1990 Berdel
- 1987 Water Also Burns (Su da Yanar)
- 1979 The Canal (Kanal)
- 1973 My Dear Brother (Canım Kardeşim)
- 1973 Baby Face (Bebek Yüzlü) (translated)
- 1986 The Back Side of Beyoğlu (Beyoğlu'nun Arka Yakası) (translated)
- 1976 So be it. (Öyle Olsun) (translated)
- 1997 The Letter (Mektup) (translated)
- A Little Cloud (Bir Küçük Bulut) (translated)
- 1976 When Fate Connects (Kader Bağlayınca) (translated)
- 1986 Tightly (Kıskıvrak) (translated)
- 2002 As Abdulhamid Falls (Abdülhamid Düşerken) (translated)
- 1979 The Vow (Adak) (translated)
- 1987 The Wheel (Çark) (translated)
- 2009 Piano Girl (Deli Deli Olma)
- 1990 Death of the Giants (Devlerin Ölümü) (translated)
- 1999 September Storm (Eylül Fırtınası) (translated)
- 2003 My Rose (Gülüm) (translated)
- 1982 The Fugitive (Kaçak) (translated)
- 1985 Blood (Kan) (translated)
- 1985 Tele Girls (Tele Kızlar) (translated)
- 1973 My Lying Sweetheart (Yalancı Yarim) (translated)
- 1994 Dissolutions (Çözülmeler) (translated)
- 1972 Love, my brother (Sev Kardeşim) (translated)
- 1975 Oh, where? (Ah Nerede) (translated)
- 2017 The Legend of the Ugly King
- 1986 Sound (Ses) (translated)
- 1983 Cure (Derman) (translated)
- 1977 Şefer Sözü (Şeref Sözü)
- 1977 Barrage (Baraj) (translated)
- 1985 Shattered (Paramparça) (translated)
- 1984 Ablaze (Alev Alev) (translated)
- 1994 The Passenger (Yolcu)
- 1972 Beyoğlu Beauty (Beyoğlu Güzeli) (translated)
- 1973 World of Hope (Umut Dünyası) (translated)
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