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.
Acted in
The Legend of the Ugly King
2018
as Self
Piano Girl
2009
as Mişka
Ahh İstanbul
2006
as Ahmet Zeybek
Gece Yürüyüşü
2004
as Sinan
Vizontele Tuuba
2004
as Güner Sernikli
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
2004
as Baba
Abdulhamid Falling
2003
as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
Gülüm
2003
Koçum Benim
2002
as Koç
After the Fall
1999
as Hüseyin Efe
The Letter
1997
as Ragıp
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
1997
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
1995
Çözülmeler
1994
as Uğur
The Passenger
1993
as Makasçı
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
1991
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
1991
as Ziya
Siyabend and Xece
1991
as Siyabend
Blackout Night
1990
Berdel
1990
as Ömer
Devlerin Ölümü
1990
Bir Küçük Bulut
1990
as Saycan
İkili Oyunlar
1989
as Erol
Layla, Ma Raison
1989
İsa, Musa, Meryem
1989
as Musa
El Kapıları
1988
as Zeynel
Kimlik
1988
Dönüş
1988
The Third Eye
1988
as Tunç
Çark
1987
as Rauf
Su da Yanar
1987
as Yönetmen
Yağmur Kaçakları
1987
Skandal
1987
as Çetin
Kızımın Kanı
1987
Acı Dünya
1986
as Yusuf
The Voice
1986
as Adam
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
1986
as Haydar Rıza
Kıskıvrak
1986
as Yılmaz
Adem ile Havva
1986
as Münir Kozan
Halkalı Köle
1986
as Yazar/Matbaacı
Bir Avuç Cennet
1985
as Kamil
Son Darbe
1985
Blood
1985
as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
Paramparça
1985
as Tayfun
Tele Kızlar
1985
The Stigma
1984
as Cengiz
The Wrestler
1984
as Bilal
Alev Alev
1984
as Murat
Yosma
1984
as Kerem
Kayıp Kızlar
1984
Remedy
1983
as Şehmuz
Gecenin Sonu
1983
Çoçuklar Çiçektir
1983
as Yakup
White Death
1983
as Komiser Yilmakz Gürel
The Road
1982
as Seyit Ali
Kaçak
1982
My Friend
1982
as Ali
Herhangi Bir Kadın
1981
as Bozovalı Cemal
Deli Kan
1981
The Sacrifice
1980
as Mümin
Seninle Son Defa
1979
as Uğur
The Herd
1979
as Sivan
Kanal
1979
Demir Yol
1979
as Bülent
Lekeli Melek
1978
The Mine
1978
as Nurettin
Şeref Sözü
1978
as Sedat
The Girlfriend
1977
as Murat
My Dear Uncle
1977
as Tarık
The Three Superboys in the Snow
1977
as Ömer / Fintonto
Bizim Kız
1977
as Murat Boğa
The River
1977
as Sinan
Baraj
1977
as Orhan
Let It Be
1976
Kader Bağlayınca
1976
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
1976
Oh Where
1975
as Ferit
Firefly
1975
as Tarık
Our Family
1975
as Ferit
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1975
as Damat Ferit
Delisin
1975
The Chaos Class
1975
as Damat Ferit
Çapkın Hırsız
1975
Evcilik Oyunu
1975
as Adnan
Gece Kuşu Zehra
1975
as Ferit
Memleketim
1974
as Mehmet
Esir Hayat
1974
as Aydın
Boşver Arkadaş
1974
as Ferit
Bebek Yüzlü
1974
An Angel on Earth
1974
as Ömer
Kanlı Deniz
1974
as Ahmet
Mahcup Delikanlı
1974
as Metin
The Blue Bead
1974
as Yakışıklı Necmi
Yaz Bekarı
1974
as Orhan
Yalancı Yarim
1973
as Ferdi
Umut Dünyası
1973
as Ahmet
My Dear Brother
1973
as Murat
Para
1973
Oh Olsun
1973
as Ferit Haznedar
Feryat
1973
as Ferdi
Suçlu
1972
as Hakan
Sev Kardeşim
1972
as Ferit Çalışkan
Sisli Hatıralar
1972
as Hakan
Vefasız
1972
Kaderimin Oyunu
1972
Aşkların En Güzeli
1972
Sweet Talker
1972
as Ferit
Beyoğlu Güzeli
1972
as Ferit Aker
Üç Sevgili
1972
Azad Kuşu
1972
as Hakan
Emine
1971
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
1971
as Murat Sayman
Angel or Devil?
1971
as Sedat