Tarık Akan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 13, 1949
- Died
- September 16, 2016 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
The Legend of the Ugly King
Movie · as Self
We Hit The Road
Movie · as Self
Piano Girl
Movie · as Mişka
Ahh İstanbul
TV · as Ahmet Zeybek · 11 eps
Vizontele Tuuba
Movie · as Güner Sernikli
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
Movie · as Baba
Gece Yürüyüşü
TV · as Sinan · 14 eps
Abdulhamid Falling
Movie · as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
Gülüm
Movie
Koçum Benim
TV · as Koç · 47 eps
After the Fall
Movie · as Hüseyin Efe
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
Movie · as Narrator
The Letter
Movie · as Ragıp
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
Movie
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
Movie
Çözülmeler
Movie · as Uğur
Siyaset Meydanı
TV · as Self - Interviewee · 1 ep
The Passenger
Movie · as Makasçı
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
Movie · as Ziya
Siyabend and Xece
Movie · as Siyabend
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
Movie · as Müşfik
Blackout Night
Movie · as Mustafa Ural
Berdel
Movie · as Ömer
Devlerin Ölümü
Movie · as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
A Little Cloud
Movie · as Saycan
Layla, Ma Raison
Movie · as Mecnun
İkili Oyunlar
Movie · as Erol
İsa, Musa, Meryem
Movie · as Musa
El Kapıları
Movie · as Zeynel
Dönüş
Movie · as Berde
Kimlik
Movie · as Sadettin
The Third Eye
Movie · as Tunç
Su da Yanar
Movie · as Yönetmen
Kızımın Kanı
Movie · as Cemil
Skandal
Movie · as Çetin
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
Movie · as Haydar Rıza
Çark
Movie · as Rauf
Yağmur Kaçakları
Movie
We Called Him the Ugly King
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Halkalı Köle
Movie · as Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
Adem ile Havva
Movie · as Münir Kozan
The Voice
Movie · as Adam
Acı Dünya
Movie · as Yusuf
Kıskıvrak
Movie · as Yılmaz
Son Darbe
Movie · as Nazmi Yalçın
Blood
Movie · as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
Bir Avuç Cennet
Movie · as Kamil
To Pieces
Movie · as Tayfun
Tele Kızlar
Movie · as Şahin
Kayıp Kızlar
Movie · as Komiser Yılmaz
The Wrestler
Movie · as Bilal
Aflame
Movie · as Murat
Yosma
Movie · as Kerem
The Stigma
Movie · as Cengiz
White Death
Movie · as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
Remedy
Movie · as Şehmuz
Gecenin Sonu
Movie · as Kadir
Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz
Movie · as Topal Yakup
The Road
Movie · as Seyit Ali
Kaçak
Movie · as Habip
My Friend
Movie · as Ali
Herhangi Bir Kadın
Movie · as Bozovalı Cemal
Deli Kan
Movie · as Sefer
The Sacrifice
Movie · as Mümin
Seninle Son Defa
Movie · as Uğur
Kanal
Movie · as Kaymakam
Demir Yol
Movie · as Bülent
Lekeli Melek
Movie · as Salih
The Herd
Movie · as Şivan
The Mine
Movie · as Nurettin
The River
Movie · as Sinan
The Three Superboys in the Snow
Movie · as Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
My Dear Uncle
Movie · as Tarık
Our Girl
Movie · as Murat Boğa
Baraj
Movie · as Orhan
Savage Police
Movie · as Murat
Şeref Sözü
Movie · as Sedat
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
Movie · as Damat Ferit
Let It Be
Movie · as Ferit
Kader Bağlayınca
Movie · as Murat
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
Movie · as Yakup
The Blue Bead
Movie · as Yakışıklı Necmi
The Chaos Class
Movie · as Damat Ferit
Oh Where
Movie · as Ferit
Our Family
Movie · as Ferit
Playing House
Movie · as Adnan
Firefly
Movie · as Tarık
You're Crazy
Movie · as Ferit
Çapkın Hırsız
Movie · as Orhan
Gece Kuşu Zehra
Movie · as Ferit
Oh Olsun
Movie · as Ferit Haznedar
Boşver Arkadaş
Movie · as Ferit
Summer Single
Movie · as Orhan Güven
An Angel on Earth
Movie · as Ömer Mutlu
My Homeland
Movie · as Mehmet
Esir Hayat
Movie · as Aydın
Mahcup Delikanlı
Movie · as Metin
Kanlı Deniz
Movie · as Ahmet
My Dear Brother
Movie · as Murat
Yalancı Yarim
Movie · as Ferdi
Umut Dünyası
Movie · as Ahmet
Feryat
Movie · as Ferdi
Baby Face
Movie · as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
Para
Movie · as Murat
Golden Butterfly Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
Sweet Talker
Movie · as Ferit
Sev Kardeşim
Movie · as Ferit
Suçlu
Movie · as Hakan
Üç Sevgili
Movie · as Ali
Kaderimin Oyunu
Movie · as Bülent Akman
Aşkların En Güzeli
Movie
Vefasız
Movie · as Halil
Azad Kuşu
Movie · as Hakan
Sisli Hatıralar
Movie · as Hakan
Emine
Movie · as Metin
The Beauty of Beyoglu
Movie · as Ferit Aker
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
Movie · as Murat Sayman
Angel or Devil?
Movie · as Sedat