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Kartal Tibet

Biography

Kartal Tibet (27 March 1939, Ankara - 1 July 2021) was a Turkish actor, director, screenwriter and producer.

He took part in nearly two hundred movies and TV series as actor, director and screenwriter. In cinema, he first played the lead role in the comic book adaptations Karaoğlan and Tarkan adventure films. In the 1970s, he shared the lead roles with many actors including Hülya Koçyiğit, Türkan Şoray, Fatma Girik, Hale Soygazi and Filiz Akın. Tibet made his directorial debut in 1977 with Tosun Pasha and directed 56 films, more than twenty of which starred Kemal Sunal. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Davaro, Şendul Şaban and Şabaniye.

He was awarded the Golden Orange Film Festival Lifetime Honor Award in 2002 and the Yıldırım Önal Memorial Award in 2006 for his contributions to Turkish cinema. He died on July 1, 2021 in Istanbul at the age of 82.

Known For

A Bunch of Violets
A Bunch of Violets
Tahran Macerası
Tahran Macerası
Once a Year
Once a Year
Aşk Mahkumu
Aşk Mahkumu
While Lilies Bloom
While Lilies Bloom
Fadime
Fadime
I Am a Whore
I Am a Whore
Yalan Dünya
Yalan Dünya
Tarkan and the Blood of the Vikings
Tarkan and the Blood of the Vikings
Küçük Hanımefendi
Küçük Hanımefendi

Filmography

1989 Samanyolu
as Nejat'ın Babası
1988 The Teacher
as Öğrenci Velisi
1988 Uyanık Gazeteci
as Sarhoş
1983 Çarıklı Milyoner
as Sarhoş (uncredited)
1981 Feryada Gücüm Yok
as
1974 Boys Don't Cry
as
1974 The Killing Field
as Ali Ekber
1973 While Lilies Bloom
as Oğuz Albatros
1973 Tarkan and the Armless Hero
as Tarkan
1973 Tarkan: The Golden Medallion
as Tarkan
1973 Bitirimler Sosyetede
as Veli
1973 A Bunch of Violets
as Kenan
1973 Düşman
as Murat
1973 The Cunning Brothers
as
1973 Siyah Eldivenli Adam
as Seker Ahmet
1973 Aşk Mahkumu
as
1973 Kabadayının Sonu
as Murat
1972 Aşk Fırtınası
as
1972 Zorbanın Aşkı
as Ömer
1972 İtham Ediyorum
as