Tamer Balcı
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Tamer Balcı | |
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| Born | Toma Valcis 1 January 1917 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 10 April 1993 (aged 76) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–1977[1] |
Toma Valcis, bilinen adıyla Toma Balcı veya Tamer Balcı Rum kökenli oyuncu ve sporcu (1 January 1917 – 10 April 1993) was a Turkish film actor.[2]
Early life and education
He was born Toma Valcis[3] in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Career
A former Olympic athlete,[3] Balcı appeared in fourteen films between 1951 and 1977, including as the title role in Tarzan in Istanbul (1952) (originally released as Tarzan İstanbul'da).[1][4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes |
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| 1951 | Ali ile Veli | comedy adventure | ||
| 1952 | Tarzan in Istanbul (originally released as Tarzan İstanbul'da) |
adventure | Tarzan | |
| 1952 | The Treasure of Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe (originally released as Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe'nin Definesi) |
adventure drama | ||
| 1953 | Köroğlu-Türkan Sultan | romance drama | ||
| 1954 | Meyhane Köşeleri | drama | ||
| 1954 | Nasreddin Hoca ve Timurlenk | comedy | ||
| 1954 | Charlot in Istanbul (originally released as Şarlo İstanbul'da) |
comedy | ||
| 1955 | Kanlarıyla Ödediler | drama | ||
| 1961 | Sepetçioğlu | adventure | ||
| 1964 | Desert Law (originally released as Çöl Kanunu) |
adventure | ||
| 1964 | None but the Lonely Spy (originally released as FBI Chiama Istanbul) |
action thriller | ||
| 1972 | Kader Yolcuları | drama | ||
| 1973 | Mahpus | romance drama | ||
| 1977 | Hınç | action drama | Hasan |
References
- ^ a b Database (undated). "Filmography by Type for Tamer Balci". The Internet Movie Database. Accessed 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Tamer Balcı" (in Turkish). sinmaturk.com. Retrieved 6 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Terri Ginsberg, Chris Lippard, Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Scarecrow Press, 2010. p 384.
- ^ "Tarzan in Istanbul" in Andrew Schanie, Movie Confidential. Clerisy Press, 2010. p 119.
External links
- Tamer Balcı at IMDb
- Database (undated). "Tamer Balci". sinemalar.com (in Turkish language). Accessed 6 September 2010.
- Database (undated). "Tamer Balci". theiapolis.com. Accessed 6 September 2010.
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