Münir Özkul
Münir Özkul | |
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Born | |
Died | 5 January 2018 Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 92)
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1940–2003 |
Spouse(s) | Suna Selen (div.) Umman Özkul (m. 1986) |
Children | 3 |
Münir Özkul (15 August 1925 – 5 January 2018) was a Turkish cinema and theatre actor. He has been awarded the title of "State Artist of Turkey". In 1972, he won a Golden Orange Award for Best Actor for his performance in Sev Kardeşim.[1]
Career
He completed his formal education at İstanbul Erkek Lisesi. Özkul starting his acting career at Bakırköy Halkevi theatre. Later he worked at Ankara State theatre and İstanbul Şehir theatre. He became famous after his role in Muhsin Ertuğrul's Fareler ve İnsanlar. From the 1950s onwards, he acted mostly in cinema. During the 1970s, he appeared in many films of the director Ertem Eğilmez like Hababam Sınıfı, Şabanoğlu Şaban, Mavi Boncuk, Banker Bilo, Namuslu.
Many of these films paired him with the actress Adile Naşit. Other films include Edi ile Büdü, Halıcı Kız, Kalbimin Şarkısı, Miras Uğruna, Balıkçı Güzeli, Neşeli Günler, Gülen Yüzler, Gırgıriye, Görgüsüzler, Mavi Boncuk, Bizim Aile, Aile Şerefi. In the 1980s, he acted in some television series such as Uzaylı Zekiye, Ana Kuzusu ve Şaban ile Şirin.
Personal life
Özkul has married four times and he has three children.[2] His second wife was actress Suna Selen. In 1998, he was awarded the title of "State Artist of Turkey" by the Turkish Ministry of Culture.[3] He dealt with alcoholism for a number of years but stopped consuming alcohol completely in the 1990s.[4] He suffered from dementia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease since 2003. In the years before his death, he used to think that many people whom he knew in the past were still alive.[5] On 5 January 2018, he died at his home in Cihangir, Beyoğlu, at the age of 92.[6][7] After performing the funeral prayers at Teşvikiye Mosque, his body was buried in Bakırköy Cemetery.[8]
Filmography
Film
Television
Television | |||
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Year | Series | ||
1979 | İbiş'in Rüyası | ||
1984 | Köşe Dönücü | ||
1987 | Uzaylı Zekiye | ||
1991 | Bir Ömrün Bedeli | ||
1991 | Varsayalım İsmail | ||
1993 | Nasreddin Hoca | ||
1994 | Kızlar Sınıfı | ||
1996–1997 | Ana Kuzusu | ||
1997 | Şaban ile Şirin | ||
2000–2002 | Reyting Hamdi |
References
- ^ "Veteran Turkish actor Münir Özkul dies at age 93". dailysabah.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Aktör dediğin nedir ki? Er geç unutuluyorsun", Sabah, 20 August 2004 Retrieved: 15 September 2007
- ^ http://www.discoverturkey.com/haberler/haberler-sanatcilar.html Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 15 September 2007
- ^ "Babam evlenmekten korkmaz boşanamamaktan korkar", Hürriyet, 8 January 2006 Retrieved: 15 September 2007
- ^ ",28 January 2013 Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 17 August 2013
- ^ "Son dakika haberi... Münir Özkul hayatını kaybetti". NTV. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Yeşilçam'ın çınarı Münir Özkul hayatını kaybetti". Hürriyet. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ http://m.hurriyet.com.tr/munir-ozkulu-ugurluyoruz-40702181
External links
- Münir Özkul at IMDb