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