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.
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)
(2003)
Abdulhamid Falling
as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
(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)
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
as Müşfik
(1991)
Siyabend and Xece
as Siyabend
(1991)
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
as Ziya
(1990)
Berdel
as Ömer
(1990)
Devlerin Ölümü
as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
(1990)
Blackout Night
as Mustafa Ural
(1990)
A Little Cloud
as Saycan
(1989)
Layla, Ma Raison
as Mecnun
(1989)
İsa, Musa, Meryem
as Musa
(1989)
İkili Oyunlar
as Erol
(1988)
El Kapıları
as Zeynel
(1988)
Kimlik
as Sadettin
(1988)
Dönüş
as Berde
(1988)
The Third Eye
as Tunç
(1987)
(1987)
Kızımın Kanı
as Cemil
(1987)
Çark
as Rauf
(1987)
Skandal
as Çetin
(1987)
Su da Yanar
as Yönetmen
(1987)
We Called Him the Ugly King
as Self (archive footage)
(1986)
Adem ile Havva
as Münir Kozan
(1986)
Kıskıvrak
as Yılmaz
(1986)
The Voice
as Adam
(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)
Son Darbe
as Nazmi
(1985)
Bir Avuç Cennet
as Kamil
(1985)
Blood
as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
(1984)
The Stigma
as Cengiz
(1984)
The Wrestler
as Bilal
(1984)
Kayıp Kızlar
as Komiser Yılmaz
(1984)
Aflame
as Murat
(1984)
Yosma
as Kerem
(1983)
Gecenin Sonu
as Kadir
(1983)
White Death
as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
(1983)
Çoçuklar Çiçektir
as Topal Yakup
(1983)
Remedy
as Şehmuz
(1982)
My Friend
as Ali
(1982)
The Road
as Seyit Ali
(1982)
Kaçak
as Habip
(1981)
Deli Kan
as Sefer
(1981)
Herhangi Bir Kadın
as Bozovalı Cemal
(1980)
The Sacrifice
as Mümin
(1979)
The Herd
as Şivan
(1979)
Seninle Son Defa
as Uğur
(1979)
Kanal
as Kaymakam
(1979)
Demir Yol
as Bülent
(1978)
The Mine
as Nurettin
(1978)
Lekeli Melek
as Salih
(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
(1977)
Bizim Kız
as Murat Boğa
(1977)
The Girlfriend
as Murat
(1977)
The River
as Sinan
(1976)
Let It Be
as Ferit
(1976)
Kader Bağlayınca
as Murat
(1976)
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
as Yakup
(1975)
Our Family
as Ferit
(1975)
Firefly
as Tarık
(1975)
Evcilik Oyunu
as Adnan
(1975)
Oh Where
as Ferit
(1975)
Gece Kuşu Zehra
as Ferit
(1975)
Delisin
as Ferit
(1975)
Çapkın Hırsız
as Orhan
(1975)
The Chaos Class
as Damat Ferit
(1975)
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
as Damat Ferit
(1975)
The Blue Bead
as Yakışıklı Necmi
(1974)
Boşver Arkadaş
as Ferit
(1974)
Memleketim
as Mehmet
(1974)
Mahcup Delikanlı
as Metin
(1974)
Yaz Bekârı
as Orhan Güven
(1974)
Esir Hayat
as Aydın
(1974)
An Angel on Earth
as Ömer Mutlu
(1974)
Kanlı Deniz
as Ahmet
(1973)
Yalancı Yarim
as Ferdi
(1973)
Para
as Murat
(1973)
Umut Dünyası
as Ahmet
(1973)
My Dear Brother
as Murat
(1973)
Baby Face
as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
(1973)
Feryat
as Ferdi
(1973)
Oh Olsun
as Ferit Haznedar
(1972)
Vefasız
as Halil
(1972)
Suçlu
as Hakan
(1972)
Üç Sevgili
as Ali
(1972)
Sisli Hatıralar
as Hakan
(1972)
(1972)
Kaderimin Oyunu
as Bülent Akman
(1972)
Sweet Talker
as Ferit
(1972)
Azad Kuşu
as Hakan
(1972)
Sev Kardeşim
as Ferit Çalışkan
(1971)
Emine
as Metin
(1971)
Beyoğlu Güzeli
as Ferit Aker
(1971)
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
as Murat Sayman
(1971)
Angel or Devil?
as Sedat
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