Atıf Kaptan

Biography

Atıf Kaptan (21 May 1908 – 22 April 1977) was a Turkish film and theater actor. He began his artistic career in 1928 with the play “Hamlet” at Dar-ül bedayi. That same year, he also took his first steps into cinema acting. He gained widespread acclaim for his role as “Yahya Kaptan” in the first Turkish sound film, “Bir Millet Uyanıyor” (A Nation Awakens). He founded a troupe called “Kaptan Tiyatrosu” (Captain's Theater) and toured throughout Anatolia. After leaving theater to focus on cinema, the artist starred in over 300 films.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Tarkan and the Blood of the Vikings (1971) — Kral Gero
2. Blood Money (1974) — Salim'in Babası
3. The Legend of Battal Gazi (1971) — Ömer Bey
4. Battal Gazi's Revenge (1973) — Kahin
5. Savulun Battal Gazi Geliyor (1973) — Oba Beyi
6. Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu (1974) — Büyücü
7. Tarkan and the Silver Saddle (1970) — Kahin
8. Kara Murat: Fatih'ın Fedaisi (1972) — Vezir Çakırcı Hamza Paşa
9. Kara Murat: Ölüm Emri (1974) — Çandarlı Halil Paşa
10. Sezercik Aslan Parçası (1972) — Avukat
11. The Guilty Are Among Us (1964) — Halis Bey
12. Sezercik Yavrum Benim (1971) — Memduh
13. Dracula in Istanbul (1953) — Dracula
14. Ninja Killer (1974)
15. Otobüs Yolcuları (1961) — Mahmut
16. Ala Geyik (1969) — Hüseyin
17. The Cunning Brothers in High Society (1973) — Nurullah
18. A Nation Awakens (1966)
19. Sarı Zeybek (1953)
20. Linç (1970) — Savci
21. The Empty Crib (1969)
22. Afacan (1970)
23. Victim of Lust (1940)
24. Afacan the Little Tramp (1971)
25. Bir Millet Uyanıyor (1932) — Yahya Kaptan
26. Homeland and Namık Kemal (1969) — Miralay Ahmet Sıtkı
27. Before the Thaw (1965) — Mahmut
28. Sezercik Küçük Mücahit (1974) — Türk Generali
29. Alpaslan'ın Fedaisi Alpago (1967) — Vezir Nizamülmülk
30. Umut Dünyası (1973) — Fuat Sami
31. Gülizar (1972)
32. Cilalı İbo Avrupa'da (1970) — General Gogenhaffen
33. Suçlu (1972) — Ayla'nın Amcası
34. Altın Prens Devler Ülkesinde (1971) — Kral
35. Ezo Gelin (1968) — Dinar Usta
36. Gönüller Fatihi Yunus Emre (1974)
37. Hazreti İbrahim (1972)
38. The Beautiful Chauffeur (1970)
39. Ayşecik Canımın İçi (1963)
40. Bulgar Sadık (1954) — Sandaneski