Atıf Kaptan
Actor
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.
Filmography
Blood Money
as Salim'in Babası 1974
Battal Gazi Destanı
as Ömer Bey 1971
Battal Gazi'nin İntikamı
as Kahin 1973
Savulun Battal Gazi Geliyor
as Oba Beyi 1973
Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu
as Büyücü 1974
Tarkan and the Silver Saddle
as Kahin 1970
Kara Murat: Fatih'ın Fedaisi
as Vezir Çakırcı Hamza Paşa 1972
Kara Murat: Ölüm Emri
as Çandarlı Halil Paşa 1974
The Guilty Are Among Us
as Halis Bey 1964
Sezercik Aslan Parçası
as Avukat 1972
Sezercik Yavrum Benim
as Memduh 1971
Dracula in Istanbul
as Dracula 1953
Ninja Killer
1974
Ala Geyik
as Hüseyin 1969
Bitirimler Sosyetede
as Nurullah 1973
A Nation Awakens
1966