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Tarık Akan
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Tarık Akan

Date of Birth
Dec 13, 1949
Current Age
76 Years
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.

Notable Roles & Movies

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PIANO GIRL

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AHH ISTANBUL

TV Series

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GECE YURUYUSU

TV Series

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VIZONTELE TUUBA

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ABDULHAMID FALLING

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KOCUM BENIM

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AFTER THE FALL

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THE LETTER

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THE THIRD EYE

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ÇARK

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WE CALLED HIM THE UGLY KING

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ACI DÜNYA

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THE OTHER SIDE OF BEYOĞLU

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TELE KIZLAR

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AFLAME

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YOSMA

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THE ROAD

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MY FRIEND

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DELI KAN

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KANAL

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THE HERD

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THE THREE SUPERBOYS IN THE SNOW

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OH WHERE

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OUR FAMILY

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THE CHAOS CLASS FAILED THE CLASS

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DELISIN

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THE CHAOS CLASS

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ÇAPKIN HIRSIZ

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EVCILIK OYUNU

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MAHCUP DELIKANLI

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MY DEAR BROTHER

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SWEET TALKER

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ÜÇ SEVGILI

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EMINE

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Full Career History

2009

PIANO GIRL

In Database

Role: Mişka

2006

AHH ISTANBUL

In Database

Role: Ahmet Zeybek

2004

GECE YURUYUSU

In Database

Role: Sinan

2004

VIZONTELE TUUBA

In Database

Role: Güner Sernikli

2003

ABDULHAMID FALLING

In Database

Role: Mahmut Şevket Paşa

2002

KOCUM BENIM

In Database

Role: Koç

1999

AFTER THE FALL

In Database

Role: Hüseyin Efe

1997

THE LETTER

In Database

Role: Ragıp

1988

THE THIRD EYE

In Database

Role: Tunç

1987

ÇARK

In Database

Role: Rauf

1987

WE CALLED HIM THE UGLY KING

In Database

Role: Self (archive footage)

1986

ACI DÜNYA

In Database

Role: Yusuf

1986

THE OTHER SIDE OF BEYOĞLU

In Database

Role: Haydar Rıza

1985

TELE KIZLAR

In Database

Role: Şahin

1984

AFLAME

In Database

Role: Murat

1984

YOSMA

In Database

Role: Kerem

1982

THE ROAD

In Database

Role: Seyit Ali

1982

MY FRIEND

In Database

Role: Ali

1981

DELI KAN

In Database

Role: Sefer

1979

KANAL

In Database

Role: Kaymakam

1978

THE HERD

In Database

Role: Şivan

1977

THE THREE SUPERBOYS IN THE SNOW

In Database

Role: Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer

1975

OH WHERE

In Database

Role: Ferit

1975

OUR FAMILY

In Database

Role: Ferit

1975

THE CHAOS CLASS FAILED THE CLASS

In Database

Role: Damat Ferit

1975

DELISIN

In Database

Role: Ferit

1975

THE CHAOS CLASS

In Database

Role: Damat Ferit

1975

ÇAPKIN HIRSIZ

In Database

Role: Orhan

1975

EVCILIK OYUNU

In Database

Role: Adnan

1974

MAHCUP DELIKANLI

In Database

Role: Metin

1973

MY DEAR BROTHER

In Database

Role: Murat

1972

SWEET TALKER

In Database

Role: Ferit

1972

ÜÇ SEVGILI

In Database

Role: Ali

1971

EMINE

In Database

Role: Metin

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