Tarık Akan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-12-13
Day of Death
2016-09-16 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Tarık Akan
Biography
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
Acting
(2017)
The Legend of the Ugly King
as Self
(2009)
Piano Girl
as Mişka
(2004)
Vizontele Tuuba
as Güner Sernikli
(2004)
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
as Baba
(2003)
Abdulhamid Falling
as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
(2003)
(1999)
After the Fall
as Hüseyin Efe
(1997)
The Letter
as Ragıp
(1997)
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
as Narrator
(1995)
(1995)
(1994)
Çözülmeler
as Uğur
(1993)
The Passenger
as Makasçı
(1991)
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
as Ziya
(1991)
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
as Müşfik
(1991)
Siyabend and Xece
as Siyabend
(1990)
A Little Cloud
as Saycan
(1990)
Devlerin Ölümü
as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
(1990)
Blackout Night
as Mustafa Ural
(1990)
Berdel
as Ömer
(1989)
İsa, Musa, Meryem
as Musa
(1989)
İkili Oyunlar
as Erol
(1989)
Layla, Ma Raison
as Mecnun
(1988)
El Kapıları
as Zeynel
(1988)
Dönüş
as Berde
(1988)
The Third Eye
as Tunç
(1988)
Kimlik
as Sadettin
(1987)
Kızımın Kanı
as Cemil
(1987)
Su da Yanar
as Yönetmen
(1987)
Çark
as Rauf
(1987)
We Called Him the Ugly King
as Self (archive footage)
(1987)
(1987)
Skandal
as Çetin
(1986)
Adem ile Havva
as Münir Kozan
(1986)
The Voice
as Adam
(1986)
Kıskıvrak
as Yılmaz
(1986)
Halkalı Köle
as Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
(1986)
Acı Dünya
as Yusuf
(1986)
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
as Haydar Rıza
(1985)
Tele Kızlar
as Şahin
(1985)
Paramparça
as Tayfun
(1985)
Blood
as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
(1985)
Bir Avuç Cennet
as Kamil
(1985)
Son Darbe
as Nazmi
(1984)
Kayıp Kızlar
as Komiser Yılmaz
(1984)
Aflame
as Murat
(1984)
The Wrestler
as Bilal
(1984)
Yosma
as Kerem
(1984)
The Stigma
as Cengiz
(1983)
Remedy
as Şehmuz
(1983)
White Death
as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
(1983)
Çoçuklar Çiçektir
as Topal Yakup
(1983)
Gecenin Sonu
as Kadir
(1982)
The Road
as Seyit Ali
(1982)
My Friend
as Ali
(1982)
(1981)
Deli Kan
as Sefer
(1981)
Herhangi Bir Kadın
as Bozovalı Cemal
(1980)
The Sacrifice
as Mümin
(1979)
Seninle Son Defa
as Uğur
(1979)
Demir Yol
as Bülent
(1979)
The Herd
as Şivan
(1979)
Kanal
as Kaymakam
(1978)
Lekeli Melek
as Salih
(1978)
The Mine
as Nurettin
(1977)
The Girlfriend
as Murat
(1977)
Bizim Kız
as Murat Boğa
(1977)
The River
as Sinan
(1977)
The Three Superboys in the Snow
as Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
(1977)
My Dear Uncle
as Tarık
(1977)
Baraj
as Orhan
(1977)
Şeref Sözü
as Sedat
(1976)
Kader Bağlayınca
as Murat
(1976)
Let It Be
as Ferit
(1976)
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
as Yakup
(1975)
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
as Damat Ferit
(1975)
The Chaos Class
as Damat Ferit
(1975)
The Blue Bead
as Yakışıklı Necmi
(1975)
Our Family
as Ferit
(1975)
Çapkın Hırsız
as Orhan
(1975)
Oh Where
as Ferit
(1975)
Delisin
as Ferit
(1975)
Gece Kuşu Zehra
as Ferit
(1975)
Evcilik Oyunu
as Adnan
(1975)
Firefly
as Tarık
(1974)
Esir Hayat
as Aydın
(1974)
Yaz Bekârı
as Orhan Güven
(1974)
An Angel on Earth
as Ömer Mutlu
(1974)
Mahcup Delikanlı
as Metin
(1974)
Kanlı Deniz
as Ahmet
(1974)
Boşver Arkadaş
as Ferit
(1974)
Memleketim
as Mehmet
(1973)
Oh Olsun
as Ferit Haznedar
(1973)
Umut Dünyası
as Ahmet
(1973)
Feryat
as Ferdi
(1973)
My Dear Brother
as Murat
(1973)
Yalancı Yarim
as Ferdi
(1973)
Baby Face
as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
(1973)
Para
as Murat
(1972)
Kaderimin Oyunu
as Bülent Akman
(1972)
Sweet Talker
as Ferit
(1972)
Suçlu
as Hakan
(1972)
Sev Kardeşim
as Ferit Çalışkan
(1972)
Sisli Hatıralar
as Hakan
(1972)
(1972)
Üç Sevgili
as Ali
(1972)
Azad Kuşu
as Hakan
(1972)
Vefasız
as Halil
(1971)
Emine
as Metin
(1971)
Beyoğlu Güzeli
as Ferit Aker
(1971)
Angel or Devil?
as Sedat
(1971)
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
as Murat Sayman
Crew
(2016)
Atatürk'ün Alev Çiçekleri
Director
(2012)
Afrodisias
Director
(1997)
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
Producer
(1988)
The Third Eye
Co-Producer
(1987)
Çark
Writer