Ahmet Niyazi Levendoğlu, who was born in Istanbul in 1945, is an artist who has produced works in many fields such as acting, directing, art direction and theater teaching. His father, Tarık Levendoğlu, is a theater expert who worked with Muhsin Ertuğrul during the establishment of the State Theaters and held various positions from decor and costume works to directing. Her mother attributes the roots of the Levendoğlu family to Agâh Sırrı Levend.
Levendoğlu, who completed his education at Robert College, went to England on a scholarship and studied theater at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and completed his education at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1969. The artist, who stepped into theater life in England here, performed at Exeter Northcott Theater for a season, then worked at Ankara State Theater between 1971-1976 and at Istanbul State Theater between 1978-1980. He also served as the assistant director of the Istanbul State Theater during its establishment.
Levendoğlu, who started his teaching career in 1971, gave lectures in prestigious institutions such as Ankara and Istanbul State Conservatories, Boğaziçi University and Akademi Istanbul. He founded "Theater Studio" under his own name and organized plays and offered theater training. Despite his many years on the theater stage, he has undertaken limited projects in front of the camera.
In her private life, Levendoğlu, who separated from her British husband in 1981, has three children named Emil, Esma and Eren. While Emil and Esma graduated from Oxford University, Eren studied music at the South African Republic Music Academy and is known as the founder and artistic director of the Muğla Bodrum Gümüşlük Classical Music Festival.
Levendoğlu, who died on April 6, 2025 at the age of 80, had a ceremony at the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center and was then buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.
Ahmet Levendoğlu was born in Istanbul, Türkiye in 1945. He died on April 6, 2025.
Productions in which he took part
- Little Women (2008) — Hulusi Deviren
- The Last (2012) — Asım Denizci
- Days of Fire (1987) — Peyami
- Red Apple (2014) — Arman
- Sağır Oda (2006) — Galip Gündüz Tan
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1999) — Mustafa Kemal
- Black Bread (2015) — Ahmet
- Summer Rain (1994)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
