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Born in 1944 Istanbul, Turkey. Graduated from Vefa High School, Fatih, Istanbul. Sunal acted in many popular films, although he began his artistic career in the theater. His first play was called, "Unwilling Doctor" and he later worked at the Devekusu Kabare Theatre with Ulvi Uraz. Although Sunal had minor roles at first, after 1973 he was highly acclaimed for his roles in movies with large casts. He won the Antalya Film Festival's Golden Orange Award in 1977. He contributed greatly to Turkish cinema with his successful acting, including his roles in such movies as "Hababam Sinifi" (Outrageous Class), "Kapicilar Krali" (King of Janitors), "Salako" (Moron), "Inek Saban" (Shaban the Cow) and "Davaro". Sunal's latest role was in Sinan Cetin's border comedy "Propaganda"(1999). He also made a TV commercial.
Kemal Sunal died suddenly of a heart attack on July 3 at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport. he had just boarded the plane for Trabzon, where he was to take part in the filming of director Ali Ozgenturk's "Balalaika" (2000).
His death caused a wave of sorrow across Turkey. President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and Minister of Culture Istemihan Talay and other politicians sent messages of condolence expressing their sorrow.38.5
Kapıcılar Kralı (1976) - 5
Hababam Sınıfı (1975) - 5
Gurbetçi Saban (1985) - 5
Garip (1986) - 4.5
Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) - 4.5
Polizei (1988) - 3.5
Çöpçüler Kralı (1977) - 3
Köyden İndim Şehire (1974) - 3
Tosun Paşa (1976) - 3
Yüz Numaralı Adam (1978) - 2- Actor
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He was born and grew up in Istanbul. He started his career at Bakirkoy Community Center Theatre. Later he worked at Ankara State Theatre, Istanbul State Theatre and Istanbul City Theatre. He also worked in small play houses with today's famous actors and actresses. He made his place in the theatre stronger with the play Fareler ve Insanlar (Mice and Men). Although he was a known stage actor he became famous nationwide with his movies, after 1950's.
In 1970's, he took part in many Ertem Egilmez movies which contained other famous names of the time. In those movies he mostly played with actress Adile Nasit as a duo and they became a memorable couple in the minds of the audience. His most known role is Kel Mahmut (Mahmut the Bald), who is the idealist principal of a high school with troubled students in Hababam Sinifi; movie series. Kel Mahmut (a.k.a. Mahmut Hoca) tries to help those students and guide them to a better life.
Ozkul, secluded himself from public when the TV started to become popular. Yet, he appeared in some TV shows as a guest star or in small parts.
Turkish Ministry of Culture awarded him with the title State Artist, in 1998.
In his youth he had some problems with his drinking habit. After that he spent the most of his life fighting against alcohol and by the 1990s he quit drinking, completely.
Ozkul's been married for 4 times and he has 3 children from those marriages. His first wife was Sadan, the second one was a famous actress Suna Selen, the third one was Yasar and the fourth and current one is Umman Ozkul with whom he's been married for 27 years now. One of his children, Guner Ozkul, is an actress and a TV presenter.
He's been suffering from Dementia since the early 2000s and, as a result of this disease, he almost never leaves home.
He's been battling with dementia and COPD for almost two decades and on January 5th, 2018 he lost that battle. He died at his home in Istanbul, where he lived the rest of his days with his family, at the age of 93.17.5
Hababam Sınıfı (1975) - 5
Gülen Gözler (1977) - 5
Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) - 4
Oh Olsun (1974) - 2
Mavi Boncuk (1975) - 1.5- Actor
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Halit Akcatepe was a Turkish actor. Akcatepe was born in Üsküdar in 1938, the son of Sitki Akcatepe. In 1943, he made his debut in the film "Dertli Pinar" at the age of 5 and made more appearances in other films in some child roles. Akcatepe completed his studies in Saint Benoit French High School. In 1956. he joined the army and stayed there for 1,5 years before returning to acting. Akcatepe became a household name for his parts in "Ah Nerede Vah Nerede" in 1960 and the films "Yasak", "Gundogarken" and "Semaya baktim Seni Gordum" in 1963. In 1975, he acted in "Hababam Sinifi" and then later its sequels "Hababam Sinifi Sinifta Kaldi", "Hababam Sinifi Dokuz Doguruyor" and "Hababam Sinifi Tatilde".14
Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) - 5
Hababam Sınıfı (1975) - 4
Köyden İndim Şehire (1974) - 3
Gülen Gözler (1977) - 2- Actor
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Early in his career, he mainly acted in comedy movies with Kemal Sunal such as "Hababam Sinifi", "Tosun Pasa", "Davaro" etc. Later, he had roles in movies criticizing Turkish society for its moral weaknesses as in "Milyarder", " Çiplak Vatandas" and the ones that reflected the contemporary social developments and problems as in "Zügürt Aga". He played in "Gönül Yarasi-Lovelorn" that was nominated to be the candidate for Academy Awards in 2005. He had many national and international awards and honored as a state artist by Turkish Republic in 1998.13
Tosun Paşa (1976) - 4.5
Gülen Gözler (1977) - 4
Çöpçüler Kralı (1977) - 3
Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) - 1.5- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Tarik Akan's real name is Tarik Üregül and he was born in Istanbul in 1949 and grew up in the other parts of Turkey because of his father's job. His father was a colonel. Before he started his acting career he worked as a lifeguard on the beaches, rented boats to people... He also went on going to the university (Yildiz Teknik) at nights studying mechanical engineering.
He entered a contest of a famous magazine called "Voice(Ses)" back then to earn some money and he won the contest as a first runner up... He acted in his first film in 1970, at the age of 21... He left the university and joined the journalism faculty. He learnt film grammar from the famous Turkish film director 'Ertem Eilmez'. In 1974 the famous Turkish theatre director and writer 'Vasif Öngören' was his teacher. Back in the 70s, he took the young handsome lad roles in romantic comedies. Then going parallel with his age; he took roles in political strong dramas and he made it today. He has acted in 110 films and he took place in many unforgettable movies in the Turkish film history, won lots of awards from various festivals including Cannes, Berlin.
He directed several productions such as documentaries and serials for TV. He's been considered as the most handsome actor in Turkey also one of the best... He's been an educator for 11 years now and he wrote his first book "Anne Kafamda Bit Var" (biographical) in 2002. He's still going on with his acting career and keep enchanting his fans.10
Hababam Sınıfı (1975) - 5
Oh Olsun (1974) - 3
Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) - 2- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 - 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kibrisli Mehmed Kamil Pasha.
Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, he joined MTTB Theatre as an amateur actor. For a short time, he worked at Arena, Gen-Ar and Ulvi Uraz Theatre. With some friends, he founded the Devekusu Kabare Theatre (Ostrich Cabaret Theatre).
From 1973, he started acting in films and gained fame as a comedian paired with Metin Akpinar like Salak Milyoner, Bes Milyoncuk Borç Verir misin, Köyden Indim Sehire, Güler misin Aglar misin, Nerden Çikti Bu Velet, Nereye Bakiyor Bu Adamlar, Hasip ile Nasip and Güle Güle. In 1977, he also took up directing and went on to direct films such as Aslan Bacanak, Sivri Akillilar, Caferin Çilesi, Petrol Krallari, Doktor, Köse Kapmaca, Vay Basimiza Gelenler and Elveda Dostum.
Alasya died on 8 May 2015 in the hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for liver disease. He was 72. He was laid to rest in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at Levent Mosque.3.5
Köyden İndim Şehire (1974) - 3.5- Actor
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Feridun Savli was born on 6 August 1953 in Burdur, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Neseli Günler (1978), The Chaos Class Is on Vacation (1978) and The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976). He died on 19 April 1995 in Istanbul, Turkey.3.5
Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) - 2.5
Hababam Sınıfı (1975) - 1- Mete Horozoglu was born on 11 October 1975 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun (2009), Kayip (2013) and Takim: Vatan Sana Canim Feda (2011).3
Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun (2009) - 3 - Actor
- Writer
Mete Sezer was born in 1935 in Ünye, Ordu, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Gol Krali (1981), King of the Doormen (1976) and Pamuk Hemsire (1990). He was married to Defne Yalniz. He died on 3 August 2005 in Ankara, Turkey.3
Tosun Paşa (1976) - 3- Hulusi Kentmen was born on 20 January 1912 in Tirnovo, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Oyun Bitti (1972), Dad, Make Me Marry (1975) and Ali Baba ve Kirk Haramiler (1971). He died on 20 December 1993 in Istanbul, Turkey.3
Oh Olsun (1974) - 3 - Sitki Akçatepe was born in 1902 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Saban, Son of Saban (1977), The Chaos Class Is on Vacation (1978) and The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976). He was married to Leman Akçatepe. He died in 1985 in Istanbul, Turkey.3
Hababam Sınıfı (1975) - 3 - Özcan Özgür was born on 30 October 1936 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for King of the Doormen (1976). He died in December 1995 in Istanbul, Turkey.2
Çöpçüler Kralı (1977) - 2 - Cem Erman was born in 1947 in Iskenderun, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Kan Su Gibi Akacak (1990), Takip (1972) and Ölümsüz Ask (1986). He died on 5 August 2011 in Adana, Turkey.2
Yüz Numaralı Adam (1978) - 2 - Ali Sen was born in 1918 in Adana, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Süt Kardesler (1976), Turkish the Wizard of Oz (1971) and Erkekçe (1983). He died on 15 December 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey.2
Yüz Numaralı Adam (1978) - 2 - Actor
- Director
- Writer
Born in 1942, Metin Akpinar started acting at the age of 20 with an amateur dramatics society. He landed his first professional stage role two years later, in 1964, and this was followed by performances in several leading theatre productions. In 1967, he co-founded the Devekusu Theatre, Turkey's first cabaret theatre. His film career took off in 1972, when he acted in the first of several Ertem Egilmez comedies to follow. Soon after, he developed an enduring screen partnership with the actor and director, Zeki Alasya, the two gaining popularity as a pair of comic dimwits. It was only in the 1990s that Akpinar, by now an experienced actor, broke away and decided to go his own way in film, theatre and television alike.0.5
Oh Olsun (1974) - 0.5