Tarık Akan
Acting
- Born:
- 1949-12-13
- Died:
- 2016-09-16
- Place of birth:
- İstanbul, Türkiye
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
Filmography
The Legend of the Ugly King
We Hit The Road
Piano Girl
Ahh İstanbul
Gece Yürüyüşü
Vizontele Tuuba
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
Abdulhamid Falling
Gülüm
Koçum Benim
After the Fall
The Letter
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
Çözülmeler
Siyaset Meydanı
The Passenger
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
Siyabend and Xece
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
Blackout Night
Berdel
Devlerin Ölümü
A Little Cloud
Layla, Ma Raison
İsa, Musa, Meryem
İkili Oyunlar
El Kapıları
Kimlik
Dönüş
The Third Eye
Çark
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
Su da Yanar
Kızımın Kanı
Skandal
Yağmur Kaçakları
We Called Him the Ugly King
Acı Dünya
The Voice
Halkalı Köle
Adem ile Havva
Kıskıvrak
Bir Avuç Cennet
Son Darbe
Blood
To Pieces
Tele Kızlar
The Stigma
The Wrestler
Kayıp Kızlar
Aflame
Yosma
Remedy
Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz
White Death
Gecenin Sonu
The Road
Kaçak
My Friend
Herhangi Bir Kadın
Deli Kan
The Sacrifice
Seninle Son Defa
Kanal
Demir Yol
The Mine
Lekeli Melek
The Herd
Savage Police
My Dear Uncle
The Three Superboys in the Snow
Our Girl
Şeref Sözü
The River
Baraj
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
Let It Be
Kader Bağlayınca
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
Oh Where
Firefly
Our Family
You're Crazy
The Chaos Class
Çapkın Hırsız
Playing House
The Blue Bead
Gece Kuşu Zehra
My Homeland
Esir Hayat
Boşver Arkadaş
An Angel on Earth
Kanlı Deniz
Mahcup Delikanlı
Summer Single
Golden Butterfly Awards
Yalancı Yarim
Umut Dünyası
My Dear Brother
Baby Face
Para
Oh Olsun
Feryat
Suçlu
Sev Kardeşim
Sisli Hatıralar
Kaderimin Oyunu
Aşkların En Güzeli
Vefasız
Sweet Talker
Üç Sevgili
Azad Kuşu
Emine
The Beauty of Beyoglu
Angel or Devil?
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi