Tarık Akan
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.
118 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 118
Golden Butterfly Awards
1973
The Road
1982
Siyaset Meydanı
1994
Koçum Benim
2002
Gece Yürüyüşü
2004
Ahh İstanbul
2006
After the Fall
1999
Kaçak
1982
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1975
Vizontele Tuuba
2004
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
1986
The Passenger
1993
The Herd
1978
Son Darbe
1985
White Death
1983
Şeref Sözü
1977
Remedy
1983
The Chaos Class
1975
Vefasız
1972
Baraj
1977
Yalancı Yarim
1973
We Called Him the Ugly King
1987
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
1995
The Letter
1997
The Blue Bead
1975
Kıskıvrak
1986
The Mine
1978
Oh Where
1975
You're Crazy
1975
Abdulhamid Falling
2003
Demir Yol
1979
Lekeli Melek
1978
My Homeland
1974
An Angel on Earth
1974
Üç Sevgili
1972
Aflame
1984
Deli Kan
1981
Let It Be
1976
Acı Dünya
1986
My Friend
1982
The Legend of the Ugly King
2017
The Sacrifice
1980
Feryat
1973
Sisli Hatıralar
1972
Playing House
1975
Kader Bağlayınca
1976
Suçlu
1972
My Dear Uncle
1977
The Wrestler
1984
The Girlfriend
1977
We Hit The Road
2014
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
1976
The Stigma
1984
The River
1977
Herhangi Bir Kadın
1981
Emine
1971
My Dear Brother
1973
Firefly
1975
The Beauty of Beyoglu
1971
Kızımın Kanı
1987
Bir Avuç Cennet
1985
Yosma
1984
Dönüş
1988
The Voice
1986
Sweet Talker
1972
Gecenin Sonu
1983
The Three Superboys in the Snow
1977
Oh Olsun
1973
Çark
1987
Berdel
1990
Summer Single
1974
Kanlı Deniz
1974
Angel or Devil?
1971
Kayıp Kızlar
1984
Our Family
1975
Çocuklar Çiçektir - Kuduz
1983
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
1991
Yağmur Kaçakları
1987
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
1995
Layla, Ma Raison
1989
Blood
1985
To Pieces
1985
Baby Face
1973
Azad Kuşu
1972
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
1971
Skandal
1987
Piano Girl
2009
Tele Kızlar
1985
Gülüm
2003
Halkalı Köle
1986
Kaderimin Oyunu
1972
Seninle Son Defa
1979
The Third Eye
1988
Çapkın Hırsız
1975
İsa, Musa, Meryem
1989
Our Girl
1977
Kimlik
1988
Aşkların En Güzeli
1972
İkili Oyunlar
1989
Para
1973
El Kapıları
1988
Kanal
1979
Esir Hayat
1974
Boşver Arkadaş
1974
Mahcup Delikanlı
1974
Umut Dünyası
1973
A Little Cloud
1990
Devlerin Ölümü
1990
Gece Kuşu Zehra
1975
Blackout Night
1990
Su da Yanar
1987
Sev Kardeşim
1972
Çözülmeler
1994
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
1997
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
1991
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
2004
Siyabend and Xece
1991
Adem ile Havva
1986
