Tarık Akan
Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül, 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s. He acted in a total of 110 films, and won numerous awards from various festivals including Cannes and Berlin. He won an Honourable Mention at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Pehlivan. He entered a movie actor contest of the magazine Ses ("Voice"), and ended up runner up. He studied acting under the eye of famous Turkish film director Ertem Eğilmez (1929–1989). He made his film debut in 1970 at the age of 21 in Vefasız, and adopted the stage name "Tarık Akan". Between 1970 and 1975, in the heyday of Yeşilçam, he acted in 12 films a year in average. He appeared with Emel Sayın in Mavi Boncuk, Hülya Koçyiğit in Sev Kardeşim, Hale Soygazi in Gece Kuşu Zehra, and entered into the "list of unforgettables" with Hababam Sınıfı. At first, most of his roles were in romantic comedies. Later in his career, he has taken on more political and dramatic roles. The first film of this genre was Nehir, in which he shared the role with Cüneyt Arkın. Political films like Maden, Sürü, Yol and Kanal followed.
Known For
Credits
- 2018 · The Legend of the Ugly King as Self
- 2009 · Piano Girl as Mişka
- 2006 · Ahh İstanbul as Ahmet Zeybek
- 2004 · Gece Yürüyüşü as Sinan
- 2004 · Vizontele Tuuba as Güner Sernikli
- 2004 · Hayal Kurma Oyunları as Baba
- 2003 · Abdulhamid Falling as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
- 2003 · Gülüm as
- 2002 · Koçum Benim as Koç
- 1999 · After the Fall as Hüseyin Efe
- 1997 · The Letter as Ragıp
- 1997 · Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi as
- 1995 · Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey as
- 1994 · Çözülmeler as Uğur
- 1993 · The Passenger as Makasçı
- 1991 · Siyabend and Xece as Siyabend
- 1991 · Uzun İnce Bir Yol as
- 1991 · Bir Kadın Düşmanı as Ziya
- 1990 · Blackout Night as Mustafa Ural
- 1990 · Bir Küçük Bulut as Saycan
- 1990 · Devlerin Ölümü as
- 1990 · Berdel as Ömer
- 1989 · İkili Oyunlar as Erol
- 1989 · Layla, Ma Raison as
- 1989 · İsa, Musa, Meryem as Musa
- 1988 · El Kapıları as Zeynel
- 1988 · Kimlik as
- 1988 · Dönüş as
- 1988 · The Third Eye as Tunç
- 1987 · Çark as Rauf
- 1987 · Skandal as Çetin
- 1987 · Su da Yanar as Yönetmen
- 1987 · Kızımın Kanı as
- 1987 · Yağmur Kaçakları as
- 1986 · Acı Dünya as Yusuf
- 1986 · The Voice as Adam
- 1986 · Adem ile Havva as Münir Kozan
- 1986 · The Other Side of Beyoğlu as Haydar Rıza
- 1986 · Kıskıvrak as Yılmaz
- 1986 · Halkalı Köle as Yazar/Matbaacı
- 1985 · Bir Avuç Cennet as Kamil
- 1985 · Son Darbe as
- 1985 · Blood as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
- 1985 · Tele Kızlar as
- 1985 · Paramparça as Tayfun
- 1984 · The Stigma as Cengiz
- 1984 · The Wrestler as Bilal
- 1984 · Alev Alev as Murat
- 1984 · Kayıp Kızlar as
- 1984 · Yosma as Kerem
- 1983 · Remedy as Şehmuz
- 1983 · White Death as Komiser Yilmakz Gürel
- 1983 · Çoçuklar Çiçektir as Yakup
- 1983 · Gecenin Sonu as
- 1982 · The Road as Seyit Ali
- 1982 · Kaçak as
- 1982 · My Friend as Ali
- 1981 · Herhangi Bir Kadın as Bozovalı Cemal
- 1981 · Deli Kan as
- 1980 · The Sacrifice as Mümin
- 1979 · Seninle Son Defa as Uğur
- 1979 · The Herd as Sivan
- 1979 · Kanal as
- 1979 · Demir Yol as Bülent
- 1978 · Lekeli Melek as
- 1978 · The Mine as Nurettin
- 1978 · Şeref Sözü as Sedat
- 1977 · The Girlfriend as Murat
- 1977 · My Dear Uncle as Tarık
- 1977 · The Three Superboys in the Snow as Ömer / Fintonto
- 1977 · Bizim Kız as Murat Boğa
- 1977 · The River as Sinan
- 1977 · Baraj as Orhan
- 1976 · Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir as
- 1976 · Kader Bağlayınca as
- 1976 · Let It Be as
- 1975 · Oh Where as Ferit
- 1975 · Firefly as Tarık
- 1975 · Our Family as Ferit
- 1975 · The Chaos Class Failed the Class as Damat Ferit
- 1975 · Delisin as
- 1975 · The Chaos Class as Damat Ferit
- 1975 · Çapkın Hırsız as
- 1975 · Evcilik Oyunu as Adnan
- 1975 · Gece Kuşu Zehra as Ferit
- 1974 · Memleketim as Mehmet
- 1974 · Esir Hayat as Aydın
- 1974 · Boşver Arkadaş as Ferit
- 1974 · An Angel on Earth as Ömer
- 1974 · Bebek Yüzlü as
- 1974 · Kanlı Deniz as Ahmet
- 1974 · Mahcup Delikanlı as Metin
- 1974 · The Blue Bead as Yakışıklı Necmi
- 1974 · Yaz Bekarı as Orhan
- 1973 · Yalancı Yarim as Ferdi
- 1973 · Umut Dünyası as Ahmet
- 1973 · My Dear Brother as Murat
- 1973 · Para as
- 1973 · Oh Olsun as Ferit Haznedar
- 1973 · Feryat as Ferdi
- 1972 · Suçlu as Hakan
- 1972 · Sev Kardeşim as Ferit Çalışkan
- 1972 · Sisli Hatıralar as Hakan
- 1972 · Kaderimin Oyunu as
- 1972 · Vefasız as Halil
- 1972 · Aşkların En Güzeli as
- 1972 · Sweet Talker as Ferit
- 1972 · Beyoğlu Güzeli as Ferit Aker
- 1972 · Üç Sevgili as
- 1972 · Azad Kuşu as Hakan
- 1971 · Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi as Murat Sayman
- 1971 · Emine as
- 1971 · Angel or Devil? as Sedat