Acting
Tarık Akan
DE, TR, KU, AR cinema · 115 credits
Born
13 December 1949
Died
16 September 2016 (aged 66)
Birthplace
İstanbul, Türkiye
Also known as Tarik Akan · Tarık Tahsin Üregül
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
Filmography
We Hit The Road
as Self
Afrodisias
Director
Piano Girl
as Mişka
Vizontele Tuuba
as Güner Sernikli
Abdulhamid Falling
as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
Gülüm
Actor
After the Fall
as Hüseyin Efe
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
as Narrator, Producer
The Letter
as Ragıp
Çözülmeler
as Uğur
The Passenger
as Makasçı
Siyabend and Xece
as Siyabend
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
as Müşfik
Blackout Night
as Mustafa Ural
Berdel
as Ömer
Devlerin Ölümü
as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
A Little Cloud
as Saycan
Layla, Ma Raison
as Mecnun
İkili Oyunlar
as Erol
El Kapıları
as Zeynel
Dönüş
as Berde
Kimlik
as Sadettin
The Third Eye
as Tunç, Co-Producer
Su da Yanar
as Yönetmen
Kızımın Kanı
as Cemil
Skandal
as Çetin
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
as Haydar Rıza
Çark
as Rauf, Writer
We Called Him the Ugly King
as Self (archive footage)
Halkalı Köle
as Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
Adem ile Havva
as Münir Kozan
The Voice
as Adam
Acı Dünya
as Yusuf
Kıskıvrak
as Yılmaz
Son Darbe
as Nazmi Yalçın
Blood
as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
Bir Avuç Cennet
as Kamil
To Pieces
as Tayfun
Tele Kızlar
as Şahin
Kayıp Kızlar
as Komiser Yılmaz
The Wrestler
as Bilal
Aflame
as Murat
Yosma
as Kerem
The Stigma
as Cengiz
White Death
as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
Remedy
as Şehmuz
Gecenin Sonu
as Kadir
Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz
as Topal Yakup
The Road
as Seyit Ali
Kaçak
as Habip
My Friend
as Ali
Herhangi Bir Kadın
as Bozovalı Cemal
Deli Kan
as Sefer
The Sacrifice
as Mümin
Seninle Son Defa
as Uğur
Kanal
as Kaymakam
Demir Yol
as Bülent
Lekeli Melek
as Salih
The Herd
as Şivan
The Mine
as Nurettin
The River
as Sinan
The Three Superboys in the Snow
as Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
My Dear Uncle
as Tarık
Our Girl
as Murat Boğa
Baraj
as Orhan
Savage Police
as Murat
Şeref Sözü
as Sedat
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
as Damat Ferit
Let It Be
as Ferit
Kader Bağlayınca
as Murat
The Blue Bead
as Yakışıklı Necmi
The Chaos Class
as Damat Ferit
Oh Where
as Ferit
Our Family
as Ferit
Playing House
as Adnan
Firefly
as Tarık
You're Crazy
as Ferit
Çapkın Hırsız
as Orhan
Gece Kuşu Zehra
as Ferit
Boşver Arkadaş
as Ferit
Summer Single
as Orhan Güven
An Angel on Earth
as Ömer Mutlu
My Homeland
as Mehmet
Esir Hayat
as Aydın
Kanlı Deniz
as Ahmet
Mahcup Delikanlı
as Metin
My Dear Brother
as Murat
Yalancı Yarim
as Ferdi
Oh Olsun
as Ferit Haznedar
Umut Dünyası
as Ahmet
Feryat
as Ferdi
Baby Face
as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
Para
as Murat
Sweet Talker
as Ferit
Sev Kardeşim
as Ferit
Suçlu
as Hakan
Üç Sevgili
as Ali
Vefasız
as Halil
Kaderimin Oyunu
as Bülent Akman
Azad Kuşu
as Hakan
Sisli Hatıralar
as Hakan
Emine
as Metin
The Beauty of Beyoglu
as Ferit Aker
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
as Murat Sayman
Angel or Devil?
as Sedat