Cast
Tarık Akan
Acting
Cast
Tarık Akan
Known for
Acting
Born
1949-12-13
From
İstanbul, Türkiye
Died
2016-09-16
Also known as Tarik Akan, Tarık Tahsin Üregül
Biography
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.
★8.0
MOVIE1975
The Chaos Class
as Damat Ferit
★6.0
MOVIE1973
Umut Dünyası
as Ahmet
★7.4
MOVIE1982
The Road
as Seyit Ali
★6.9
MOVIE1973
Oh Olsun
as Ferit Haznedar
★6.1
MOVIE2004
Vizontele Tuuba
as Güner Sernikli
★6.3
MOVIE1971
The Beauty of Beyoglu
as Ferit Aker
★9.0
MOVIE2014
We Hit The Road
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE1999
After the Fall
as Hüseyin Efe
MOVIE1990
Devlerin Ölümü
as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
★8.5
MOVIE1990
Blackout Night
as Mustafa Ural
★7.0
MOVIE1988
El Kapıları
as Zeynel
MOVIE1985
Son Darbe
as Nazmi Yalçın
MOVIE1979
Demir Yol
as Bülent
★8.5
MOVIE1985
Bir Avuç Cennet
as Kamil
★7.5
MOVIE1975
The Blue Bead
as Yakışıklı Necmi
MOVIE1972
Azad Kuşu
as Hakan
★7.5
MOVIE1990
Berdel
as Ömer
★5.4
MOVIE1977
Baraj
as Orhan
★7.0
MOVIE1985
Blood
as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
★7.7
MOVIE1976
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
as Damat Ferit
★7.1
MOVIE1978
The Mine
as Nurettin
★6.5
MOVIE1972
Sweet Talker
as Ferit
★7.0
MOVIE1974
Kanlı Deniz
as Ahmet
★10.0
MOVIE1995
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
★6.6
MOVIE1972
Sev Kardeşim
as Ferit
★6.0
MOVIE1983
Remedy
as Şehmuz
MOVIE1987
Çark
as Rauf
★6.3
MOVIE1979
Kanal
as Kaymakam
MOVIE1973
Feryat
as Ferdi
★4.7
MOVIE1971
Emine
as Metin
★7.1
MOVIE2009
Piano Girl
as Mişka
★5.5
MOVIE1988
The Third Eye
as Tunç
★5.0
MOVIE1989
İkili Oyunlar
as Erol
★7.0
MOVIE2017
The Legend of the Ugly King
as Self
MOVIE1988
Dönüş
as Berde
MOVIE1988
Kimlik
as Sadettin
★8.0
MOVIE1987
Su da Yanar
as Yönetmen
★9.0
MOVIE1971
Angel or Devil?
as Sedat
★10.0
MOVIE2004
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
as Baba
MOVIE1997
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
as Narrator
★7.5
MOVIE1978
The Herd
as Şivan
★5.1
MOVIE1986
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
as Haydar Rıza
★6.8
MOVIE1983
Çocuklar Çiçektir - Kuduz
as Topal Yakup
MOVIE1990
A Little Cloud
as Saycan
★8.0
MOVIE1991
Siyabend and Xece
as Siyabend
★5.8
MOVIE1974
An Angel on Earth
as Ömer Mutlu
★8.3
MOVIE1973
My Dear Brother
as Murat
★6.8
MOVIE1975
Çapkın Hırsız
as Orhan
MOVIE1989
İsa, Musa, Meryem
as Musa
MOVIE1986
Halkalı Köle
as Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
★10.0
MOVIE1995
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
★6.5
MOVIE1981
Herhangi Bir Kadın
as Bozovalı Cemal
★5.0
MOVIE1984
The Stigma
as Cengiz
★7.3
MOVIE1977
The Three Superboys in the Snow
as Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
★8.0
MOVIE1986
The Voice
as Adam
★4.0
MOVIE1976
Kader Bağlayınca
as Murat
★6.7
MOVIE1973
Yalancı Yarim
as Ferdi
★6.7
MOVIE2003
Abdulhamid Falling
as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
★7.0
MOVIE1976
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
as Yakup
★8.0
MOVIE1980
The Sacrifice
as Mümin
★4.3
MOVIE1984
Aflame
as Murat
★1.0
MOVIE1984
Kayıp Kızlar
as Komiser Yılmaz
★7.8
MOVIE1975
Our Family
as Ferit
★7.0
MOVIE1986
Adem ile Havva
as Münir Kozan
★5.8
MOVIE1975
Playing House
as Adnan
★7.5
MOVIE1974
Boşver Arkadaş
as Ferit
★4.7
MOVIE1974
Summer Single
as Orhan Güven
★6.9
MOVIE1975
Oh Where
as Ferit
★7.0
MOVIE1991
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
as Ziya
★8.3
MOVIE1982
My Friend
as Ali
★8.0
MOVIE1982
Kaçak
as Habip
★9.0
MOVIE1974
Esir Hayat
as Aydın
★5.5
MOVIE1977
Our Girl
as Murat Boğa
★10.0
MOVIE1987
We Called Him the Ugly King
as Self (archive footage)
★5.0
MOVIE1985
Tele Kızlar
as Şahin
MOVIE1984
Yosma
as Kerem
★6.7
MOVIE1977
The River
as Sinan
★5.8
MOVIE1986
Acı Dünya
as Yusuf
MOVIE1983
Gecenin Sonu
as Kadir
MOVIE1978
Lekeli Melek
as Salih
★7.5
MOVIE1974
My Homeland
as Mehmet
MOVIE1994
Çözülmeler
as Uğur
★5.5
MOVIE1973
Baby Face
as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
★1.0
MOVIE1975
Gece Kuşu Zehra
as Ferit
★4.8
MOVIE1997
The Letter
as Ragıp
MOVIE1987
Kızımın Kanı
as Cemil
★6.6
MOVIE1976
Let It Be
as Ferit
★5.8
MOVIE1984
The Wrestler
as Bilal
MOVIE1986
Kıskıvrak
as Yılmaz
★6.6
MOVIE1977
My Dear Uncle
as Tarık
★10.0
MOVIE1983
White Death
as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
★10.0
MOVIE1981
Deli Kan
as Sefer
MOVIE1987
Skandal
as Çetin
★2.0
MOVIE1977
The Girlfriend
as Murat
★9.0
MOVIE2003
Gülüm
★6.4
MOVIE1975
You're Crazy
as Ferit
★2.0
MOVIE1985
To Pieces
as Tayfun
★5.3
MOVIE1972
Suçlu
as Hakan
★4.5
MOVIE1972
Üç Sevgili
as Ali
★9.0
MOVIE1991
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
as Müşfik
★4.0
MOVIE1974
Mahcup Delikanlı
as Metin
★8.0
MOVIE1993
The Passenger
as Makasçı
★5.0
MOVIE1987
Yağmur Kaçakları
MOVIE1977
Şeref Sözü
as Sedat
★5.3
MOVIE1972
Vefasız
as Halil
★9.0
MOVIE1989
Layla, Ma Raison
as Mecnun
★3.0
MOVIE1973
Para
as Murat
★7.1
MOVIE1975
Firefly
as Tarık
★8.0
MOVIE1979
Seninle Son Defa
as Uğur
★9.0
MOVIE1972
Kaderimin Oyunu
as Bülent Akman
MOVIE1972
Aşkların En Güzeli
★6.0
MOVIE1971
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
as Murat Sayman
★4.5
MOVIE1972
Sisli Hatıralar
as Hakan