Tarık Akan
Date of birth: 1949-12-13
Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey
Known for: Acting
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.
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The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1975-04-15
A young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school.
The Legend of the Ugly King
2017-09-14
Director Hüseyin Tabak explores the legacy of Yilmaz Güney — political dissident, convicted murderer
El Kapıları
1988-11-16
When Zeynel goes away to work, her lover Elif is adopted by a rich aga. After a while, it is heard t
Piano Girl
2009-04-17
The story of an exile man who came from Russia. He is the last descended of his family.
Su da Yanar
1987-01-01
It is the story of the dilemmas and struggles in the life of a film director during a period when fe
My Dear Brother
1973-03-01
Two poor men try to find a television as a last wish for the terminally ill brother of one of them.
The Blue Bead
1974-01-01
After being humiliated and kicked out from a music hall because they could not pay the bill, six ne'
Abdulhamid Falling
2003-04-18
Şefik, a successful soldier, is one of the leading figures of the Committee of Union and Progress. W
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
1995-03-01
Five short films by five directors based on themes of love and tolerance, each independent of the ot
The Chaos Class
1975-04-01
Lazy, uneducated students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in t
Vizontele Tuuba
2004-01-23
Guner Sernikli is a government official who, with his wife and their wheelchair bound daughter, has
After the Fall
1999-01-01
In the early days of the September 12 military coup, five-year-old Metin waits for his mother, singi
Son Darbe
1985-05-01
Nazmi is a young man who works as a doctor in Mardin. One day, he learns that there has been a mass
White Death
1983-01-01
Meral is a show girl and drug addict and Yilmaz is a handsome police chief who fights against drug d
Yalancı Yarim
1973-12-01
Sweet Talker
1972-01-01
Ferit is a basketball player from Istanbul. One day, at a camp he attends, he meets Emine, a village
Oh Olsun
1973-01-01
A tycoon tries to teach some life lessons to his three spoiled sons by making them work on the floor
Layla, Ma Raison
1989-02-03
Since childhood, Qays and Layla have been in love. Qays, being a poet, publicly sings of his love, c
Bir Kadın Düşmanı
1991-01-01
Ziya's passion for his partner's wife Zuhal and his past mistakes have made his life miserable. On t
Seninle Son Defa
1979-10-01
The film tells the story of a married woman who falls in love with a younger man. Nesrin is a middle
Halkalı Köle
1986-01-01
The couple, who are married and have two children, are in the process of divorcing. Problems that ha
Blood
1985-01-02
Seyit Ağa, who attends a wedding to which he was not invited, starts an endless blood feud. A film a
Oh Where
1975-11-19
Three boys are having their higher education in Istanbul (!). In fact, they are messing around and d
Kayıp Kızlar
1984-01-01
Young, beautiful, and innocent girls from different economic and social backgrounds, who share simil
Our Family
1975-09-07
A love story between a poor man and a rich girl. The rich girl's father tries to prevent their marri
Siyabend and Xece
1991-01-01
The mythological love story of two Kurdish youth.
Evcilik Oyunu
1975-01-08
A young woman, Süreyya, distrustful of men, enters a sham marriage with Necmi Gökmen to escape rumor
Lekeli Melek
1978-10-01
The film tells the story of a man trying to save his sister from a life of crime. When Yusuf was you
Kızımın Kanı
1987-01-01
Cemil is a ski instructor who is divorced from his wife. His daughter Figen lives with her mother. F
The River
1977-01-02
A group of young people living a luxurious life in Istanbul go to a village for a rafting adventure
İkili Oyunlar
1989-01-01
Adem ile Havva
1986-01-01
Skandal
1987-01-01
The Voice
1986-01-02
Directed by Zeki Ökten.
Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi
1997-01-01
The Wrestler
1984-01-02
With good guidance from director Zeki Okten but an uninspired script, this story of a brother and hi
Firefly
1975-09-16
The road runner movie of two clever cheaters turns to a love story.
Remedy
1983-02-16
A midwife is caught in a snowstorm on the way to Anatolia and forced to spend four months in an isol
Dönüş
1988-01-01
The Road
1982-09-01
When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they f
Çözülmeler
1994-05-06
Blackout Night
1990-01-01
In this biographical drama, the Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz (Tarik Akan) is forced to go into interna
Uzun İnce Bir Yol
1991-01-01
Sev Kardeşim
1972-06-26
A factory owners son falls in love with a worker who works at the factory.
Kanal
1979-03-01
Based on real events, this story traces a young district governor’s moral awakening as he confronts
The Three Superboys in the Snow
1977-02-01
Cafer, bored with his marriage, works as a cashier. One day he is caught embezzling a large sum of m
The Letter
1997-09-26
A man researches the death of his political activist father while in police custody.
Gecenin Sonu
1983-01-01
The film is about a father and son, both notorious gangsters, reuniting after many years. Hasan, a n
Emine
1971-04-01
The film tells the story of two brothers who fall in love with the same woman. Murat, who lost his f
The Herd
1979-02-01
Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodit
My Dear Uncle
1977-03-04
Turkish Uncle Buck. A funny slob (Tarik Akan) leaves his village after getting into trouble. He leav
Umut Dünyası
1973-11-01
A girl later known as an orphan has to be taken care of because of an accusation of her Former emplo
Bizim Kız
1977-02-01
The lives of Hacer, Ömer, Tayfur, Haydar, and Cevriye take a dramatic turn when they find a baby in
Delisin
1975-04-04
A shy introvert falls for the photographer who took her pictures during high school. Confused and wo
The Mine
1978-11-26
When work accidents in a coal mine start to result in death, İlyas warns his colleagues working in t
Let It Be
1976-01-01
Ferit who works as a reporter on a newspaper, makes fake news about the olive oil king Hulusi. One d
Suçlu
1972-11-15
A genetic narrator who lovingly loves his friend's wife tells the story.
Feryat
1973-01-01
Berdel
1990-01-01
Family relations begins to get rough when father of the house desperately insists to have a boy and
Aflame
1984-01-01
Handsome yacht captain Murat and beautiful Alev are two lovers preparing for marriage. But being tog
Baby Face
1973-02-01
The story of three siblings who lost their parents at a young age and went their separate ways. Know
Boşver Arkadaş
1974-04-01
Beyoğlu Güzeli
1971-03-01
Kader Bağlayınca
1976-01-01
A devoted portrait photographer Murat and flower-selling entertainer Zeynep, who frequently clash ye
Üç Sevgili
1972-01-01
Ali is a flirtatious young man who is managing three girlfriends at the same time. When the three lo
Yaz Bekârı
1974-01-01
Orhan, who works at a bank, has an unhappy marriage. His wife, Şermin, drinks constantly, gambles, a
The Sacrifice
1980-10-01
After being released from prison, Müslüm will fulfill his dedication and sacrifice his 2.5-month-old
Bir Avuç Cennet
1985-10-29
The story of a family who moved from a village to Istanbul with two children in order to live a bett
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir
1976-01-01
The love story of a handsome beach attendant with two young women, one rich and the other disabled.
Baraj
1977-01-01
Nazim, a foreman working on a dam construction, falls in love with Aysel, the most beautiful girl of
The Other Side of Beyoğlu
1986-01-01
Reminiscent of Martin Scorsese's 1985 production, After Hours, this film narrates the events of a ni
Devlerin Ölümü
1990-01-01
About a director who fights for making a different film about relationships between the sexes.
Çark
1987-04-23
The injustice that people suffer in the workplace and the weight of working conditions cause them to
Çapkın Hırsız
1975-04-01
Orhan and Cemal are two thieves who work together abroad. Orhan learns that Cemal's grandfather, who
Acı Dünya
1986-11-01
Yusuf, who attacked seven people with a knife in the middle of the street, begins to tell his life s
Çoçuklar Çiçektir
1983-01-10
The film depicts the horror of rabies in a small town. World War II is raging. The war affects the l
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
1971-01-01
A young couple meets a child on a day of an invitation. A child tells to her that she is his mother.
Gece Kuşu Zehra
1975-01-01
Ferit wins a large prize in the lottery and buys a car, then goes on vacation with his friends. He i
Kaderimin Oyunu
1972-04-01
Thinking that her fiancé, Bülent, is dead, Sema's life will become even more tragic when she loses h
Aşkların En Güzeli
1972-04-01
Kaçak
1982-04-01
The love between a man wanted by the gendarme and a woman who hid him.
Kimlik
1988-04-01
The story of a married couple who searched for identity after the September 12 coup and clashed with
An Angel on Earth
1974-02-01
Tomboy Zehra helps Omer to get with the girl he is madly in love with after saving him from a suicid
Vefasız
1972-04-01
The film tells the story of the love triangle between Zehra, Ömer, and Meral. Zehra lost her family
The Girlfriend
1977-04-01
This awesome and incredibly rare Turkish/Italian co-production, starts out as a Euro crime outing an
Paramparça
1985-01-01
A car accident brings together Cemil and the young and beautiful doctor Ümran, whose car he crashes
Herhangi Bir Kadın
1981-09-14
The Third Eye
1988-01-01
Tunç, who is a director, is looking for a location in a small town for his new film. He observes eve
Angel or Devil?
1971-02-01
A young bride wows to take revenge on her father's killers.
Tele Kızlar
1985-01-01
Şahin is a courageous and aggressive police commissioner who pursues female traffickers. He is the n
Kıskıvrak
1986-01-01
The film tells the story of the relationship between a police officer fighting crime syndicates and
Demir Yol
1979-01-01
The fight of the striking railroad workers.
Yosma
1984-01-01
Kerem, who lives in a small town in Anatolia, goes to Istanbul on a business opportunity. However, t
İsa, Musa, Meryem
1989-01-06
The film tells the story of two brothers who fall in love with the same woman. Isa grows up with his
A Little Cloud
1990-01-01
A young man, his wife, and their child move to Istanbul to start a new life. Since they don't have a
The Passenger
1993-11-19
The railway station in a small town in Western Anatolia where no birds or caravans pass, during the
The Stigma
1984-12-31
Tarik Akan plays a man who attempts to get revenge for the rape of his fiancee.
Azad Kuşu
1972-01-01
The film tells the story of a mother trying to get her sick son operated. Working as a worker in a c
Sisli Hatıralar
1972-05-12
The movie tells about the experiences of three men who are in love with the same woman. Businessman
Para
1973-02-01
It tells the story of a man taking revenge on his girlfriend, who cheated on him with his closest fr
Memleketim
1974-04-18
Esir Hayat
1974-04-05
The film tells the story of Aydın and Ayşe, who crossed the roads in Cyprus, for their love. Ayşe st
Mahcup Delikanlı
1974-01-02
The film tells the story of a man who is in love with the brother of a woman with whom he had an aff
Kanlı Deniz
1974-01-03
The film tells about the struggle between two men who are in love with the same woman. Ahmet and Azi
My Friend
1982-02-01
The story of a man who learns that his friend, whom he loves more than his life, is the enemy he was
Deli Kan
1981-04-01
Sefer, a fisherman from the village of Mitari in Rize, is in love with a girl named Zekiye. Although
Hayal Kurma Oyunları
2004-01-01
Yağmur Kaçakları
1987-01-01
The film tells the story of a man who flees abroad and his relationship with a foreign woman. The ma
Gülüm
2003-02-07
Şeref Sözü
1977-02-01
Story of two brothers, struggling to build a life after losing their father in a young age.
We Called Him the Ugly King
1987-01-01
A mockumentary about Turkey-based Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor Yilmaz Güney
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
1995-12-12
We Hit The Road
2014-10-10
Laborers of the film industry have decided to march against the new censorship act in 1977. 60 years