Tarık Akan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 13, 1949
- Died
- September 16, 2016
- Birthplace
- İstanbul, Türkiye
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.
Filmography
The Legend of the Ugly King 2017
as Self
Atatürk'ün Alev Çiçekleri 2016
Director
We Hit The Road 2014
as Self
Afrodisias 2012
Director
Piano Girl 2009
as Mişka
Vizontele Tuuba 2004
as Güner Sernikli
Hayal Kurma Oyunları 2004
as Baba
Abdulhamid Falling 2003
as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
Gülüm 2003
Actor
After the Fall 1999
as Hüseyin Efe
The Letter 1997
as Ragıp
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi 1997
as Narrator, Producer
- Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris 1995
Actor
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey 1995
Actor
Çözülmeler 1994
as Uğur
The Passenger 1993
as Makasçı
Uzun İnce Bir Yol 1991
as Müşfik
Siyabend and Xece 1991
as Siyabend
Bir Kadın Düşmanı 1991
as Ziya
A Little Cloud 1990
as Saycan
Devlerin Ölümü 1990
as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
Berdel 1990
as Ömer
Blackout Night 1990
as Mustafa Ural
Layla, Ma Raison 1989
as Mecnun
İsa, Musa, Meryem 1989
as Musa
İkili Oyunlar 1989
as Erol
El Kapıları 1988
as Zeynel
Kimlik 1988
as Sadettin
The Third Eye 1988
as Tunç, Co-Producer
Dönüş 1988
as Berde
Çark 1987
as Rauf, Writer
The Other Side of Beyoğlu 1987
as Haydar Rıza
We Called Him the Ugly King 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Yağmur Kaçakları 1987
Actor
Skandal 1987
as Çetin
Kızımın Kanı 1987
as Cemil
Su da Yanar 1987
as Yönetmen
Acı Dünya 1986
as Yusuf
The Voice 1986
as Adam
Kıskıvrak 1986
as Yılmaz
Adem ile Havva 1986
as Münir Kozan
Halkalı Köle 1986
as Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
Bir Avuç Cennet 1985
as Kamil
Son Darbe 1985
as Nazmi Yalçın
Blood 1985
as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
Tele Kızlar 1985
as Şahin
To Pieces 1985
as Tayfun
The Stigma 1984
as Cengiz
The Wrestler 1984
as Bilal
Yosma 1984
as Kerem
Aflame 1984
as Murat
Kayıp Kızlar 1984
as Komiser Yılmaz
Remedy 1983
as Şehmuz
Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz 1983
as Topal Yakup
Gecenin Sonu 1983
as Kadir
White Death 1983
as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
The Road 1982
as Seyit Ali
Kaçak 1982
as Habip
My Friend 1982
as Ali
Herhangi Bir Kadın 1981
as Bozovalı Cemal
Deli Kan 1981
as Sefer
The Sacrifice 1980
as Mümin
Seninle Son Defa 1979
as Uğur
Kanal 1979
as Kaymakam
Demir Yol 1979
as Bülent
The Mine 1978
as Nurettin
Lekeli Melek 1978
as Salih
The Herd 1978
as Şivan
Savage Police 1977
as Murat
My Dear Uncle 1977
as Tarık
Şeref Sözü 1977
as Sedat
Our Girl 1977
as Murat Boğa
The Three Superboys in the Snow 1977
as Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
The River 1977
as Sinan
Baraj 1977
as Orhan
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir 1976
as Yakup
Kader Bağlayınca 1976
as Murat
Let It Be 1976
as Ferit
The Chaos Class Failed the Class 1976
as Damat Ferit
Oh Where 1975
as Ferit
Firefly 1975
as Tarık
Our Family 1975
as Ferit
You're Crazy 1975
as Ferit
Çapkın Hırsız 1975
as Orhan
The Chaos Class 1975
as Damat Ferit
Playing House 1975
as Adnan
Gece Kuşu Zehra 1975
as Ferit
The Blue Bead 1975
as Yakışıklı Necmi
My Homeland 1974
as Mehmet
Esir Hayat 1974
as Aydın
Boşver Arkadaş 1974
as Ferit
An Angel on Earth 1974
as Ömer Mutlu
Kanlı Deniz 1974
as Ahmet
Mahcup Delikanlı 1974
as Metin
Summer Single 1974
as Orhan Güven
Yalancı Yarim 1973
as Ferdi
Umut Dünyası 1973
as Ahmet
My Dear Brother 1973
as Murat
Para 1973
as Murat
Baby Face 1973
as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
Feryat 1973
as Ferdi
Oh Olsun 1973
as Ferit Haznedar
Suçlu 1972
as Hakan
Sev Kardeşim 1972
as Ferit
Sisli Hatıralar 1972
as Hakan
Kaderimin Oyunu 1972
as Bülent Akman
Vefasız 1972
as Halil
Aşkların En Güzeli 1972
Actor
Azad Kuşu 1972
as Hakan
Üç Sevgili 1972
as Ali
Sweet Talker 1972
as Ferit
Emine 1971
as Metin
The Beauty of Beyoglu 1971
as Ferit Aker
Angel or Devil? 1971
as Sedat
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi 1971
as Murat Sayman
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