About

Known credits:
121
Birthday:
1949-12-13
Place of birth:
Istanbul, Turkey
Website:
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Tarık Akan

Overview

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 Actor Self 59
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2017 Yol - The Full Version Actor Seyit Ali N/A
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2009 Piano Girl Actor Mişka 59
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2006 Ahh İstanbul Actor Ahmet Zeybek 68
Fair
2004 Gece Yürüyüşü Actor Sinan N/A
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2004 Vizontele Tuuba Actor Güner Sernikli 59
Average
2004 Hayal Kurma Oyunları Actor Baba 58
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2003 Abdulhamid Falling Actor Mahmut Şevket Paşa 59
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2003 Gülüm Actor N/A
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2002 Koçum Benim Actor Koç 68
Fair
1999 After the Fall Actor Hüseyin Efe 58
Average
1997 The Letter Actor Ragıp 58
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1997 Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi Actor Narrator N/A
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1995 Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris Actor N/A
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1995 Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey Actor N/A
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1994 Çözülmeler Actor Uğur N/A
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1993 The Passenger Actor Makasçı N/A
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1991 Uzun İnce Bir Yol Actor Müşfik N/A
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1991 Bir Kadın Düşmanı Actor Ziya N/A
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1991 Siyabend and Xece Actor Siyabend N/A
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1990 Bir Küçük Bulut Actor Saycan N/A
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1990 Blackout Night Actor Mustafa Ural 59
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1990 Devlerin Ölümü Actor Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa N/A
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1990 Berdel Actor Ömer 59
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1989 Layla, Ma Raison Actor Mecnun N/A
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1989 İsa, Musa, Meryem Actor Musa N/A
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1989 İkili Oyunlar Actor Erol N/A
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1988 El Kapıları Actor Zeynel N/A
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1988 Kimlik Actor Sadettin N/A
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1988 Dönüş Actor N/A
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1988 The Third Eye Actor Tunç 58
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1987 Çark Actor Rauf N/A
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1987 Yağmur Kaçakları Actor 59
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1987 Skandal Actor Çetin N/A
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1987 We Called Him the Ugly King Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1987 Kızımın Kanı Actor Cemil N/A
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1987 Su da Yanar Actor Yönetmen N/A
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1986 Acı Dünya Actor Yusuf 58
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1986 The Voice Actor Adam N/A
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1986 Kıskıvrak Actor Yılmaz N/A
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1986 The Other Side of Beyoğlu Actor Haydar Rıza 58
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1986 Adem ile Havva Actor Münir Kozan N/A
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1986 Halkalı Köle Actor Yazar/Matbaacı N/A
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1985 Bir Avuç Cennet Actor Kamil 58
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1985 Son Darbe Actor N/A
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1985 Blood Actor Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa N/A
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1985 Paramparça Actor Tayfun 58
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1985 Tele Kızlar Actor 58
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1984 The Stigma Actor Cengiz 58
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1984 The Wrestler Actor Bilal 59
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1984 Yosma Actor Kerem N/A
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1984 Kayıp Kızlar Actor 58
Average
1984 Alev Alev Actor Murat 58
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1983 Remedy Actor Şehmuz 58
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1983 Çoçuklar Çiçektir Actor Yakup 58
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1983 White Death Actor Komiser Yilmakz Gürel N/A
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1983 Gecenin Sonu Actor Kadir N/A
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1982 The Road Actor Seyit Ali 61
Fair
1982 Kaçak Actor N/A
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1982 My Friend Actor Ali 59
Average
1981 Herhangi Bir Kadın Actor Bozovalı Cemal 58
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1981 Deli Kan Actor Sefer N/A
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1980 The Sacrifice Actor Mümin 58
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1979 Seninle Son Defa Actor Uğur N/A
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1979 Kanal Actor Kaymakam 58
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1979 The Herd Actor Şivan 59
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1979 Demir Yol Actor Bülent N/A
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1978 The Mine Actor Nurettin 59
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1978 Lekeli Melek Actor Salih N/A
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1978 Şeref Sözü Actor Sedat N/A
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1977 The Girlfriend Actor Murat 58
Average
1977 My Dear Uncle Actor Tarık 59
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1977 Bizim Kız Actor Murat Boğa 58
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1977 The Three Superboys in the Snow Actor Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer 59
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1977 The River Actor Sinan 59
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1977 Baraj Actor Orhan 58
Average
1976 Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir Actor 59
Average
1976 Kader Bağlayınca Actor Murat N/A
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1976 Let It Be Actor Ferit 58
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1975 Oh Where Actor Ferit 59
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1975 Firefly Actor Tarık 59
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1975 Our Family Actor Ferit 60
Fair
1975 The Chaos Class Failed the Class Actor Damat Ferit 62
Fair
1975 Delisin Actor Ferit 59
Average
1975 Çapkın Hırsız Actor Orhan 58
Average
1975 The Chaos Class Actor Damat Ferit 63
Fair
1975 Evcilik Oyunu Actor Adnan 58
Average
1975 Gece Kuşu Zehra Actor Ferit 58
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1974 Memleketim Actor Mehmet 58
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1974 Esir Hayat Actor Aydın N/A
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1974 Boşver Arkadaş Actor Ferit 59
Average
1974 Bebek Yüzlü Actor 58
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1974 An Angel on Earth Actor Ömer Mutlu 58
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1974 Kanlı Deniz Actor Ahmet N/A
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1974 Mahcup Delikanlı Actor Metin N/A
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1974 Yaz Bekarı Actor Orhan Güven 58
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1974 The Blue Bead Actor Yakışıklı Necmi 61
Fair
1973 Yalancı Yarim Actor Ferdi 59
Average
1973 Umut Dünyası Actor Ahmet 58
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1973 My Dear Brother Actor Murat 61
Fair
1973 Para Actor Murat 58
Average
1973 Feryat Actor Ferdi N/A
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1973 Oh Olsun Actor Ferit Haznedar 59
Average
1972 Suçlu Actor Hakan 58
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1972 Sev Kardeşim Actor Ferit Çalışkan 59
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1972 Sisli Hatıralar Actor Hakan 58
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1972 Vefasız Actor Halil 58
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1972 Aşkların En Güzeli Actor N/A
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1972 Kaderimin Oyunu Actor Bülent Akman N/A
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1972 Azad Kuşu Actor Hakan N/A
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1972 Üç Sevgili Actor Ali 58
Average
1972 Sweet Talker Actor Ferit 59
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1971 Beyoğlu Güzeli Actor Ferit Aker 58
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1971 Angel or Devil? Actor Sedat N/A
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1971 Emine Actor 58
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1971 Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi Actor Murat Sayman 58
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Directing
2016 Atatürk'ün Alev Çiçekleri Directing Director N/A
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2012 Afrodisias Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1987 Çark Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1997 Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi Production Producer N/A
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1988 The Third Eye Production Co-Producer 58
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