About
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...
Known for
The Chaos ClassMovie • 1975
The RoadMovie • 1982
Vizontele TuubaMovie • 2004
The HerdMovie • 1978
The Blue BeadMovie • 1975
The Chaos Class Failed the ClassMovie • 1976
Oh OlsunMovie • 1973
Oh WhereMovie • 1975
Sev KardeşimMovie • 1972
Sweet TalkerMovie • 1972
You're CrazyMovie • 1975
My Dear BrotherMovie • 1973
Our FamilyMovie • 1975
Yalancı YarimMovie • 1973
FireflyMovie • 1975