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.
Filmography
all 118
Movies 114
TV Shows 4
self 2
Director 2
Producer 2
Afrodisias (2012)
Uçan Melekler (2010)
Piano Girl (2009)
Ahh İstanbul (2006)
Gece Yürüyüşü (2004)
Vizontele Tuuba (2004)
Abdulhamid Falling (2003)
Koçum Benim (2002)
After the Fall (1999)
The Letter (1997)
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi (1997)
The enger (1993)
Siyabend and Xece (1991)
Berdel (1990)
Blackout Night (1990)
Devlerin Ölümü (1990)
Bir Küçük Bulut (1990)
El Kapıları (1988)
The Third Eye (1988)
Dönüş (1988)
Çark (1987)
We Called Him the Ugly King (1987)
Su da Yanar (1987)
Skandal (1987)
Acı Dünya (1986)
Adem ile Havva (1986)
Kıskıvrak (1986)
The Other Side of Beyoğlu (1986)
Halkalı Köle (1986)
Son Darbe (1985)
Blood (1985)
Paramparça (1985)
Tele Kızlar (1985)
The Stigma (1984)
Yosma (1984)
Kayıp Kızlar (1984)
Alev Alev (1984)
Remedy (1983)
Çoçuklar Çiçektir (1983)
White Death (1983)
The Road (1982)
Herhangi Bir Kadın (1981)
Deli Kan (1981)
Kanal (1979)
The Herd (1979)
Demir Yol (1979)
The Mine (1978)
Şeref Sözü (1978)
The Three Superboys in the Snow (1977)
Bizim Kız (1977)
The River (1977)
Baraj (1977)
Let It Be (1976)
Oh Where (1975)
Firefly (1975)
Our Family (1975)
The Chaos Class Failed the Class (1975)
Delisin (1975)
The Chaos Class (1975)
Memleketim (1974)
Esir Hayat (1974)
An Angel on Earth (1974)
Kanlı Deniz (1974)
The Blue Bead (1974)
Yaz Bekarı (1974)
Bebek Yüzlü (1973)
Para (1973)
Oh Olsun (1973)
Feryat (1973)
Suçlu (1972)
Sev Kardeşim (1972)
Kaderimin Oyunu (1972)
Vefasız (1972)
Azad Kuşu (1972)
Emine (1971)
Beyoğlu Güzeli (1971)
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi (1971)
Siyaset Meydanı
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-10-13
Deathday
2016-09-16 (66 years old)
Birth Name
Tahsin Tarık Üregül
Birth Place
Istanbul, Turkey
Children
Barış Zeki Üregül
Citizenships
Turkey
Also Known As
Tarik Akan
Awards
Golden Orange Life Achievement Award
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