Tarık Akan
Acting
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.
TV Shows(5)
Movies(113)
The Legend of the Ugly King
Self
2017
We Hit The Road
Self
2014
Piano Girl
Mişka
2009
Vizontele Tuuba
Güner Sernikli
2004
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
Baba
2004
Abdulhamid Falling
Mahmut Şevket Paşa
2003
Gülüm
2003
After the Fall
Hüseyin Efe
1999
The Letter
Ragıp
1997
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
Narrator
1997
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
1995
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
1995
Çözülmeler
Uğur
1994
The Passenger
Makasçı
1993
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
Ziya
1991
Siyabend and Xece
Siyabend
1991
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
Müşfik
1991
Blackout Night
Mustafa Ural
1990
Berdel
Ömer
1990
Devlerin Ölümü
Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
1990
A Little Cloud
Saycan
1990
Layla, Ma Raison
Mecnun
1989
İsa, Musa, Meryem
Musa
1989
İkili Oyunlar
Erol
1989
El Kapıları
Zeynel
1988
Kimlik
Sadettin
1988
Dönüş
Berde
1988
The Third Eye
Tunç
1988
Çark
Rauf
1987
Su da Yanar
Yönetmen
1987
Kızımın Kanı
Cemil
1987
Skandal
Çetin
1987
Yağmur Kaçakları
1987
We Called Him the Ugly King
Self (archive footage)
1987
Acı Dünya
Yusuf
1986
The Voice
Adam
1986
Halkalı Köle
Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
1986
Adem ile Havva
Münir Kozan
1986
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
Haydar Rıza
1986
Kıskıvrak
Yılmaz
1986
Bir Avuç Cennet
Kamil
1985
Son Darbe
Nazmi Yalçın
1985
Blood
Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
1985
To Pieces
Tayfun
1985
Tele Kızlar
Şahin
1985
The Stigma
Cengiz
1984
The Wrestler
Bilal
1984
Kayıp Kızlar
Komiser Yılmaz
1984
Aflame
Murat
1984
Yosma
Kerem
1984
Remedy
Şehmuz
1983
Çoçuklar Çiçektir
Topal Yakup
1983
White Death
Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
1983
Gecenin Sonu
Kadir
1983
The Road
Seyit Ali
1982
Kaçak
Habip
1982
My Friend
Ali
1982
Herhangi Bir Kadın
Bozovalı Cemal
1981
Deli Kan
Sefer
1981
The Sacrifice
Mümin
1980
Seninle Son Defa
Uğur
1979
Kanal
Kaymakam
1979
Demir Yol
Bülent
1979
The Mine
Nurettin
1978
Lekeli Melek
Salih
1978
The Herd
Şivan
1978
The Girlfriend
Murat
1977
My Dear Uncle
Tarık
1977
The Three Superboys in the Snow
Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
1977
Our Girl
Murat Boğa
1977
Şeref Sözü
Sedat
1977
The River
Sinan
1977
Baraj
Orhan
1977
Let It Be
Ferit
1976
Kader Bağlayınca
Murat
1976
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
Yakup
1976
Oh Where
Ferit
1975
Firefly
Tarık
1975
Our Family
Ferit
1975
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
Damat Ferit
1975
You're Crazy
Ferit
1975
The Chaos Class
Damat Ferit
1975
Çapkın Hırsız
Orhan
1975
Playing House
Adnan
1975
The Blue Bead
Yakışıklı Necmi
1975
Gece Kuşu Zehra
Ferit
1975
My Homeland
Mehmet
1974
Esir Hayat
Aydın
1974
Boşver Arkadaş
Ferit
1974
An Angel on Earth
Ömer Mutlu
1974
Kanlı Deniz
Ahmet
1974
Mahcup Delikanlı
Metin
1974
Summer Single
Orhan Güven
1974
Yalancı Yarim
Ferdi
1973
Umut Dünyası
Ahmet
1973
My Dear Brother
Murat
1973
Baby Face
Bebek Yüzlü Murat
1973
Para
Murat
1973
Oh Olsun
Ferit Haznedar
1973
Feryat
Ferdi
1973
Suçlu
Hakan
1972
Sev Kardeşim
Ferit Çalışkan
1972
Sisli Hatıralar
Hakan
1972
Kaderimin Oyunu
Bülent Akman
1972
Aşkların En Güzeli
1972
Vefasız
Halil
1972
Sweet Talker
Ferit
1972
Üç Sevgili
Ali
1972
Azad Kuşu
Hakan
1972
Emine
Metin
1971
The Beauty of Beyoglu
Ferit Aker
1971
Angel or Devil?
Sedat
1971
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
Murat Sayman
1971