Atıf Kaptan
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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Movies (50)
Yalan
1976
Sevdalılar
1976
Söyleyin Anama Ağlamasın
as Ökkeş Ağa
1976
Kral Benim
1975
Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi
as Sufi
1975
Nöri Kantar Ailesi
as Nuriye Kantar'ın Babası
1975
Televizyon Çocuğu
1975
Deli Kız
as Mahmut Hacıoğlu
1975
Küçük Bey
1975
Canavar Cafer
1975
Çapkınım Hovardayım
1975
Pembe İncili Kaftan
1975
Gönüller Fatihi Yunus Emre
1974
Sezercik Küçük Mücahit
as Türk Generali
1974
Almanyalı Yarim
1974
Kara Murat: Ölüm Emri
as Çandarlı Halil Paşa
1974
Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu
as Büyücü
1974
Bahriyeli Kemal
1974
Karaların Ali
1974
Fedai
1974
Maceraya Bayılırım
as Rıfat
1974
Yolsuzlar
1974
Ninja Killer
1974
Blood Money
as Salim'in Babası
1974
Bir Tanem
1974
Destan
as Ökkeş Ağa
1974
Don't Cry for Me, Mama
1974
Kader Çıkmazı
1974
Kara Orkun
as Kesis
1973
Mountain Wolf
1973
Umut Dünyası
as Fuat Sami
1973
Savulun Battal Gazi Geliyor
as Oba Beyi
1973
Bitirimler Sosyetede
as Nurullah
1973
Tatlım
as Adil
1973
Kara Haydar
as Komiser Zeki
1973
Kaderimiz
as police officer
1973
Gazi Kadın
1973
Aşkımla Oynama
1973
Aynı Yolun Yolcusu
1973
Acı Hayat
1973
Bilal-i Habeşi
as Varaka
1973
Namus
1973
Battal Gazi'nin İntikamı
as Kahin
1973
Aşk Mahkumu
1973
Cennetin Kapısı
1973
İki Bin Yılın Sevgilisi
1973
Cano: Acı Izdırap
1973
Kurt Dölü
1973
Arap Abdo
1973
Sen Alınyazımsın
1973