Ekrem Bora
Actor
Biography
Ekrem Bora (born Ekrem Şerif Uçak; 7 March 1934 – 1 April 2012) was a Turkish film actor.
After finishing school, he went to Sultanahmet State Printinghouse where he got a diploma in typesetting and binding. In 1953, he participated in and won the "Sinema Artist" competition held by Sezai Solelli's Yıldız (Star) magazine. Bora made his film debut in Alın Yazısı in 1955. After leaving acting for two years, he returned as the leading actor in Mavi Boncuk and went on to appear in nearly 150 films. He won the Golden Orange award for Best Actor twice; first in 1966 for his role in Sürtük, and second in 1991 for Soğuktu Ve Yağmur Çiseliyordu.
On 1 April 2012 he died in hospital in Istanbul, aged 78, from a pulmonary edema. and was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery on 3 April 2012.
Filmography
Sezercik Yavrum Benim
1971
Acı Hayat
as Ender 1962
Gözleri Ömre Bedel
as Turgut 1964
Emine
as Murat 1971
Öksüzler
1973
Streetwalker
1970
Woman Despiser
as Kemal 1967
Şafak Bekçileri
as Üstegmen Faruk 1963
Ağlayan Melek
as Vedat 1970
The Boy Who Knew Too Much!
as Katil 1972
It Was Cold and Raining
as Udi Cemal Bey 1990
Yumuşak Ten
as Erol 1994
Unutulmayanlar
as Nefret Ekrem 1981
The End of Fame
as Nihat 1981
The Stranger's Daughter
as Mazhar 1966
Dikkat Kan Aranıyor
as Komiser 1970