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
2017
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
as Narrator
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
1995
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
1995
Çözülmeler
1994
as Uğur
The Passenger
1993
as Makasçı
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
1991
as Ziya
Siyabend and Xece
1991
as Siyabend
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
1991
as Müşfik
Blackout Night
1990
as Mustafa Ural
Berdel
1990
as Ömer
Devlerin Ölümü
1990
as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
Bir Küçük Bulut
1990
as Saycan
Layla, Ma Raison
1989
as Mecnun
İsa, Musa, Meryem
1989
as Musa
İkili Oyunlar
1989
as Erol
El Kapıları
1988
as Zeynel
Kimlik
1988
as Sadettin
Dönüş
1988
as Berde
The Third Eye
1988
as Tunç
Çark
1987
as Rauf
Su da Yanar
1987
as Yönetmen
Kızımın Kanı
1987
as Cemil
Skandal
1987
as Çetin
Yağmur Kaçakları
1987
We Called Him the Ugly King
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Acı Dünya
1986
as Yusuf
The Voice
1986
as Adam
Halkalı Köle
1986
as Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
Adem ile Havva
1986
as Münir Kozan
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
1986
as Haydar Rıza
Kıskıvrak
1986
as Yılmaz
Bir Avuç Cennet
1985
as Kamil
Son Darbe
1985
as Nazmi
Blood
1985
as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
Paramparça
1985
as Tayfun
Tele Kızlar
1985
as Şahin
The Stigma
1984
as Cengiz
The Wrestler
1984
as Bilal
Kayıp Kızlar
1984
as Komiser Yılmaz
Alev Alev
1984
as Murat
Yosma
1984
as Kerem
Remedy
1983
as Şehmuz
Çoçuklar Çiçektir
1983
as Topal Yakup
White Death
1983
as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
Gecenin Sonu
1983
as Kadir
The Road
1982
as Seyit Ali
Kaçak
1982
My Friend
1982
as Ali
Herhangi Bir Kadın
1981
as Bozovalı Cemal
Deli Kan
1981
as Sefer
The Sacrifice
1980
as Mümin
Seninle Son Defa
1979
as Uğur
Kanal
1979
as Kaymakam
The Herd
1979
as Şivan
Demir Yol
1979
as Bülent
The Mine
1978
as Nurettin
Lekeli Melek
1978
as Salih
The Girlfriend
1977
as Murat
My Dear Uncle
1977
as Tarık
The Three Superboys in the Snow
1977
as Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
Bizim Kız
1977
as Murat Boğa
Şeref Sözü
1977
as Sedat
The River
1977
as Sinan
Baraj
1977
as Orhan
Let It Be
1976
as Ferit
Kader Bağlayınca
1976
as Murat
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
1976
as Yakup
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
as Ferit
The Chaos Class
1975
as Damat Ferit
Çapkın Hırsız
1975
as Orhan
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
An Angel on Earth
1974
as Ömer Mutlu
Kanlı Deniz
1974
as Ahmet
Mahcup Delikanlı
1974
as Metin
The Blue Bead
1974
as Yakışıklı Necmi
Yaz Bekarı
1974
as Orhan Güven
Yalancı Yarim
1973
as Ferdi
Umut Dünyası
1973
as Ahmet
My Dear Brother
1973
as Murat
Bebek Yüzlü
1973
as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
Para
1973
as Murat
Oh Olsun
1973
as Ferit Haznedar
Feryat
1973
as Ferdi
Altın Kelebek
1972
as Self - Winner
Suçlu
1972
as Hakan
Sev Kardeşim
1972
as Ferit Çalışkan
Sisli Hatıralar
1972
as Hakan
Aşkların En Güzeli
1972
Vefasız
1972
as Halil
Kaderimin Oyunu
1972
as Bülent Akman
Sweet Talker
1972
as Ferit
Üç Sevgili
1972
as Ali
Azad Kuşu
1972
as Hakan
Emine
1971
as Metin
Beyoğlu Güzeli
1971
as Ferit Aker
Angel or Devil?
1971
as Sedat
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
1971
as Murat Sayman