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