Actor

Atıf Kaptan

Acting

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Acting credits

200

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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0.5

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Movies: 199Series: 1

TMDB ID: 1320916

IMDb ID: nm0438615

Known for: Acting

Born: April 8, 1908

Died: April 22, 1977

Age: 69

Place of birth: İzmit ,Türkiye

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1929 - 1994

Years active: 66

Average TMDB rating: 5.75

Wikidata: Q6102733

Also known as

Атыф Каптан

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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.