Fikret Hakan

Biography

Fikret Hakan (born Bumin Gaffar Çitanak; 23 April 1934 – 11 July 2017) was a prolific Turkish film actor and a recipient of the honorary State Artist, a title awarded by the Turkish government. Hakan was born as Bumin Gaffar Çitanak in 1934 to Gaffar and Fatma Belkıs. His mother was a head nurse while his father was a literature teacher. He moved along with his parents as a teenager from Balikesir to Istanbul, and enrolled in Galatasaray High School.[3] Hakan began his artistic career in 1950 as an actor for the Ses Theatre and a contributor to literary magazines. Making his debut in Evli mi bekar mi, a short comedy directed by Muhsin Ertugrul in 1951, and his feature film debut in 1953 in Köprüalti Çocuklari (Kids Under the Bridge), he has made over 170 appearances in film to date, although his career was at its most productive throughout the 1950s and 1960s through to 1976. He starred in films such as Revenge of the Snakes (Yılanların öcü) in 1962. Hakan appeared as Colonel Ahmed Elçi along with Tony Curtis and Charles Bronson in the 1970-mpvie You Can't Win 'Em All directed by Peter Collinson.[4] Hakan made four marriages. His spouses were Lale Sarı, Semiramis Pekkan, Neşec…

Movies & TV Shows

1. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) — Colonel Elci
2. The Legend of Battal Gazi (1971) — Ahmet Turani (Hammer)
3. Borrowed Bride (2005) — Talat
4. Revenge of the Snakes (1962) — Kara Bayram
5. Three Friends (1958) — Murat
6. Two Hearts As One (2014) — Niyaz
7. Karanlıkta Uyananlar (1964) — Turgut Yetimoglu
8. Öğretmen Kemal (1981) — Duran Ali
9. Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema (2019) — Self
10. The Saga of Ali of Keshan (1964) — Ali
11. Dün Gece Bir Rüya Gördüm (2006) — Adem
12. Umut (2009) — İlyas Aslanoğlu
13. The Road That Has No End (1965) — Ahmet
14. My Friend (1982) — Mahmut
15. Sarı Zeybek (1953)
16. Gülşah Küçük Anne (1976) — Murat Akova
17. Köprü (1975)
18. Illicit (1983) — Fikret
19. Afacan the Little Tramp (1971) — himself
20. White Handkerchief (1956)
21. Sex of the Devil (1971) — Omar
22. Before the Thaw (1965) — Kaymakam
23. Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor (1958) — Çakici Mehmet Efe
24. Cingöz Recai: White Hell (1954) — Tatar Şevki
25. Male and Female (1966)
26. The Bride's Murat (1957) — Dr. Murat Doğramacıoğlu
27. Four for All (1975) — Brad
28. Bir Damla Ateş (1982) — Fikret
29. Unutulmayanlar (1981) — Fikret
30. Kaybolan Yıllar (2006) — Süleyman Çesen
31. Küçük Ağa (1984) — Çolak Salih
32. Kurşun Yarası (2003) — Halil Efe'nin Dedesi
33. Bekleyis (1976)
34. Married or Single (1951)
35. Darbe (1976) — Kemal
36. Battal Gazi Geliyor (1955) — Cafer / Battal Gazi
37. White Gold (1957) — Mehmet
38. Pir Sultan Abdal (1973) — Pir Sultan Abdal
39. Cemo (1972) — Memo
40. Gülüm, Dalım, Çiçeğim (1971)

Directed

1. The Porter (1976) — Director
2. Sürgün (1976) — Director
3. Cennetin Kapısı (1973) — Director
4. En Büyük Patron (1975) — Director