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Atıf Kaptan

Acting Born Apr 8, 1908 İzmit ,Türkiye 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Umut Dünyası

as Fuat Sami

Full filmography

  • Siyaset Meydanı (1994) as Self(archive footage)
  • Cinci Hoca (1953)
  • Fakir Şarkıcı (1960)
  • Şimal Yıldızı (1954)
  • A Nation Awakens (1966)
  • Star Hill (1965) as Kılıçoğlu Ahmet
  • Umut Dünyası (1973) as Fuat Sami
  • Göçmen Çocuğu (1952)
  • Kahpe (1955)
  • İngiliz Kemal (1968)
  • İngiliz Kemal (1968) as General Harrington
  • Vahşi Bir Kız Sevdim (1954)
  • Captain Tahsin (1950)
  • Beyaz Şehir (1955)
  • İsimsiz Kahramanlar (1964)
  • Ankara Express (1952) as Nazi Subayı
  • Linç (1970) as Savci
  • Ala Geyik (1969) as Hüseyin
  • The Guilty Are Among Us (1964) as Halis Bey
  • Nilgün (1954) as Mr. Lellan
  • The Empty Crib (1969)
  • Gençlik Günahı (1947)
  • The Death Curtain (1960)
  • Nasreddin Hodja (1954)