About
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
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2018 | The Legend of the Ugly King | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2017 | Yol - The Full Version | Actor | Seyit Ali | N/A N/A |
2009 | Piano Girl | Actor | Mişka | 59 Average |
2006 | Ahh İstanbul | Actor | Ahmet Zeybek | 69 Fair |
2004 | Gece Yürüyüşü | Actor | Sinan | N/A N/A |
2004 | Vizontele Tuuba | Actor | Güner Sernikli | 59 Average |
2004 | Hayal Kurma Oyunları | Actor | Baba | 59 Average |
2003 | Abdulhamid Falling | Actor | Mahmut Şevket Paşa | 59 Average |
2003 | Gülüm | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2002 | Koçum Benim | Actor | Koç | 69 Fair |
1999 | After the Fall | Actor | Hüseyin Efe | 58 Average |
1997 | The Letter | Actor | Ragıp | 58 Average |
1997 | Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1995 | Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1994 | Çözülmeler | Actor | Uğur | N/A N/A |
1993 | The Passenger | Actor | Makasçı | N/A N/A |
1991 | Bir Kadın Düşmanı | Actor | Ziya | N/A N/A |
1991 | Siyabend and Xece | Actor | Siyabend | N/A N/A |
1991 | Uzun İnce Bir Yol | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1990 | Devlerin Ölümü | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1990 | Blackout Night | Actor | Mustafa Ural | 59 Average |
1990 | Bir Küçük Bulut | Actor | Saycan | N/A N/A |
1990 | Berdel | Actor | Ömer | 59 Average |
1989 | İkili Oyunlar | Actor | Erol | N/A N/A |
1989 | Layla, Ma Raison | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1989 | İsa, Musa, Meryem | Actor | Musa | N/A N/A |
1988 | El Kapıları | Actor | Zeynel | N/A N/A |
1988 | Kimlik | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1988 | The Third Eye | Actor | Tunç | 59 Average |
1988 | Dönüş | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1987 | Çark | Actor | Rauf | N/A N/A |
1987 | Su da Yanar | Actor | Yönetmen | N/A N/A |
1987 | Yağmur Kaçakları | Actor | 59 Average |
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1987 | Skandal | Actor | Çetin | N/A N/A |
1987 | Kızımın Kanı | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1986 | Acı Dünya | Actor | Yusuf | 58 Average |
1986 | The Voice | Actor | Adam | N/A N/A |
1986 | Halkalı Köle | Actor | Yazar/Matbaacı | N/A N/A |
1986 | Kıskıvrak | Actor | Yılmaz | N/A N/A |
1986 | The Other Side of Beyoğlu | Actor | Haydar Rıza | 58 Average |
1986 | Adem ile Havva | Actor | Münir Kozan | N/A N/A |
1985 | Bir Avuç Cennet | Actor | Kamil | 59 Average |
1985 | Son Darbe | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1985 | Blood | Actor | Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa | N/A N/A |
1985 | Tele Kızlar | Actor | 58 Average |
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1985 | Paramparça | Actor | Tayfun | 58 Average |
1984 | The Stigma | Actor | Cengiz | 58 Average |
1984 | The Wrestler | Actor | Bilal | 59 Average |
1984 | Kayıp Kızlar | Actor | 58 Average |
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1984 | Alev Alev | Actor | Murat | 58 Average |
1984 | Yosma | Actor | Kerem | N/A N/A |
1983 | Remedy | Actor | Şehmuz | 58 Average |
1983 | White Death | Actor | Komiser Yilmakz Gürel | N/A N/A |
1983 | Gecenin Sonu | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1983 | Çoçuklar Çiçektir | Actor | Yakup | 58 Average |
1982 | The Road | Actor | Seyit Ali | 61 Fair |
1982 | Kaçak | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1982 | My Friend | Actor | Ali | 59 Average |
1981 | Herhangi Bir Kadın | Actor | Bozovalı Cemal | 58 Average |
1981 | Deli Kan | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1980 | The Sacrifice | Actor | Mümin | 59 Average |
1979 | Seninle Son Defa | Actor | Uğur | N/A N/A |
1979 | The Herd | Actor | Sivan | 59 Average |
1979 | Kanal | Actor | 59 Average |
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1979 | Demir Yol | Actor | Bülent | N/A N/A |
1978 | Lekeli Melek | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1978 | The Mine | Actor | Nurettin | 59 Average |
1978 | Şeref Sözü | Actor | Sedat | N/A N/A |
1977 | The Girlfriend | Actor | Murat | 58 Average |
1977 | My Dear Uncle | Actor | Tarık | 59 Average |
1977 | Bizim Kız | Actor | Murat Boğa | 58 Average |
1977 | The Three Superboys in the Snow | Actor | Ömer / Fintonto | 59 Average |
1977 | The River | Actor | Sinan | 59 Average |
1977 | Baraj | Actor | Orhan | 58 Average |
1976 | Kader Bağlayınca | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1976 | Let It Be | Actor | 59 Average |
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1976 | Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir | Actor | 59 Average |
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1975 | Oh Where | Actor | Ferit | 59 Average |
1975 | Firefly | Actor | Tarık | 59 Average |
1975 | Our Family | Actor | Ferit | 61 Fair |
1975 | The Chaos Class Failed the Class | Actor | Damat Ferit | 62 Fair |
1975 | Delisin | Actor | 59 Average |
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1975 | The Chaos Class | Actor | Damat Ferit | 63 Fair |
1975 | Çapkın Hırsız | Actor | 59 Average |
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1975 | Evcilik Oyunu | Actor | Adnan | 59 Average |
1975 | Gece Kuşu Zehra | Actor | Ferit | 59 Average |
1974 | Memleketim | Actor | Mehmet | 58 Average |
1974 | Esir Hayat | Actor | Aydın | N/A N/A |
1974 | Boşver Arkadaş | Actor | Ferit | 59 Average |
1974 | An Angel on Earth | Actor | Ömer | 59 Average |
1974 | Bebek Yüzlü | Actor | 58 Average |
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1974 | Kanlı Deniz | Actor | Ahmet | N/A N/A |
1974 | Mahcup Delikanlı | Actor | Metin | N/A N/A |
1974 | The Blue Bead | Actor | Yakışıklı Necmi | 61 Fair |
1974 | Yaz Bekarı | Actor | Orhan | 58 Average |
1973 | Yalancı Yarim | Actor | Ferdi | 59 Average |
1973 | Umut Dünyası | Actor | Ahmet | 59 Average |
1973 | My Dear Brother | Actor | Murat | 61 Fair |
1973 | Para | Actor | 59 Average |
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1973 | Feryat | Actor | Ferdi | N/A N/A |
1973 | Oh Olsun | Actor | Ferit Haznedar | 59 Average |
1972 | Suçlu | Actor | Hakan | 58 Average |
1972 | Sev Kardeşim | Actor | Ferit Çalışkan | 59 Average |
1972 | Sisli Hatıralar | Actor | Hakan | 58 Average |
1972 | Aşkların En Güzeli | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1972 | Kaderimin Oyunu | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1972 | Vefasız | Actor | Halil | 58 Average |
1972 | Üç Sevgili | Actor | 58 Average |
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1972 | Sweet Talker | Actor | Ferit | 59 Average |
1972 | Beyoğlu Güzeli | Actor | Ferit Aker | 58 Average |
1972 | Azad Kuşu | Actor | Hakan | N/A N/A |
1971 | Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi | Actor | Murat Sayman | 58 Average |
1971 | Emine | Actor | 58 Average |
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1971 | Angel or Devil? | Actor | Sedat | N/A N/A |
Directing |
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2016 | Atatürk'ün Alev Çiçekleri | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2012 | Afrodisias | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Production |
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1997 | Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1988 | The Third Eye | Production | Co-Producer | 59 Average |