Place of Birth:
Istanbul, Turkey
Date of Birth:
12/13/1949
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.
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
The Legend of the Ugly King
El Kapıları
Piano Girl
Su da Yanar
My Dear Brother
The Blue Bead
Abdulhamid Falling
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
The Chaos Class
Vizontele Tuuba
After the Fall
Son Darbe
White Death
Yalancı Yarim
Oh Olsun
Sweet Talker
Layla, Ma Raison
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
Seninle Son Defa
Halkalı Köle
Blood
Oh Where
Kayıp Kızlar
Our Family
Siyabend and Xece
Evcilik Oyunu
Lekeli Melek
Kızımın Kanı
The River
İkili Oyunlar
Skandal
Adem ile Havva
The Voice
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
The Wrestler
Firefly
Remedy
Dönüş
The Road
Blackout Night
Çözülmeler
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
Sev Kardeşim
Kanal
The Three Superboys in the Snow
The Letter
Gecenin Sonu
Emine
The Herd
My Dear Uncle
Umut Dünyası
Bizim Kız
Delisin
The Mine
Let It Be
Suçlu
Feryat
Alev Alev
Berdel
Bebek Yüzlü
Beyoğlu Güzeli
Boşver Arkadaş
Kader Bağlayınca
Üç Sevgili
Yaz Bekarı
The Sacrifice
Bir Avuç Cennet
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
Baraj
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
Devlerin Ölümü
Çark
Çapkın Hırsız
Acı Dünya
Çoçuklar Çiçektir
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
Gece Kuşu Zehra
Aşkların En Güzeli
Vefasız
An Angel on Earth
Kaçak
Kimlik
Kaderimin Oyunu
The Girlfriend
Paramparça
Herhangi Bir Kadın
The Third Eye
Angel or Devil?
Tele Kızlar
Kıskıvrak
Demir Yol
Yosma
İsa, Musa, Meryem
Bir Küçük Bulut
The Passenger
The Stigma
Azad Kuşu
Memleketim
Sisli Hatıralar
Para
Esir Hayat
Kanlı Deniz
Mahcup Delikanlı
My Friend
Deli Kan
Yağmur Kaçakları
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
Gülüm
Şeref Sözü
We Called Him the Ugly King
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris