Abdi Algül was born on March 15, 1939 in Kütahya. Since the early 1970s, he became known for his villain and bully characters, especially those we see in Kemal Sunal's films; He took part in approximately 170 productions in the adventure, erotic and comedy genres.
His acting started in 1971 with the movie "Father" and then continued in many productions such as "The Most Beautiful of Love", "A Thousand and One Nights Tales", "Elif ile Seydo", "Elveda Meyhaneci". In 1974-1975, he strengthened his cinema career with films such as "Homeland First", "Two Angry Men", "Good Family Boy", "Unutulmayanlar" and "Tokatçı".
In the last years of his life, he tried to make ends meet with his wife at his home in the Cankurtaran district of Fatih, Istanbul, with the old-age pension he received every three months. He passed away on September 30, 2019, at the age of 80. His body was buried in Ayazağa Cemetery.
Abdi Algör (known as; Abdi Algül or "Arap Abdi"; 15 March 1939, Istanbul-30 September 2019, Cankurtaran, Fatih, Istanbul), Turkish character film actor.
The actor was born on March 15, 1939 in Istanbul. Since the early 1970s, he has appeared in nearly 170 films in the adventure, erotic and comedy genres, mostly in Kemal Sunal films, as villains and bullies.
Among the productions in which the actor took part: First Homeland (1974), Two Angry Men (1976), Good Family Boy (1978), Unutulmayanlar (1981) and "Tokatçı" (1983) etc. countable.
Actor Abdi Algül, a veteran of Turkish Cinema, who spent his last years in need with his wife in their home in Cankurtaran and Fatih, with the old-age pension he received three months apart, passed away on September 30, 2019, at the age of 80. On the same day, master actor Tarık Ünlüoğlu also died. Algül's body was buried in Ayazağa Cemetery.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 81 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Şekerpare (1983)
- Little Agha (1984)
- Gırgıriye (1981) — Fedai
- Tokatçı (1984) — Black Marketer
- Davaro (1981) — Bekiro's man
- Sweet Nigâr (1978)
- Eastern Bülbülü (1979) — Zülfo Ağa's Man
- Football (1983)
- Tired (1983)
- A Farewell to Arms (1976)
- Revenge is Mine (1983)
- Poor People (1975) — The Keeper
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
